The bar that time forgot

Arthur's Place in Trinidad is for jazz lovers, but as Kari Cobham reveals, it's not for everyone—even if it could hold more than 20 guests.

It’s the kind of place you can walk past without knowing. You might pick out the faded poster of Billie Holiday taped to the glass doors, her classic beauty faded in the midday sun.

If its keeper is your friend, you’ll know this is Arthur’s Place—the little jazz bar along Lucknow Street in St James, Trinidad, minutes from the noisy rumshops that define this vibrant suburb in the west of Port of Spain.

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