Site of former Metropole cinema sold

The Metropole Cinema when it first opened in 1938. (Guyana Heritage Museum, Meten-Meer-Zorg photo)

The plot of land that once housed the Metropole Cinema, at the corner of Robb and Wellington streets, in Georgetown, has been sold.

The neighbouring Discount Shoe Store is the new owner of the property and construction work is ongoing at the site.

The cinema, which was opened in