n the 1950s, Rex Theatre was an essential destination for urban, middle-class Kuala Lumpur. Opened in 1947, it was the place young girls with bobbed hair, painted lips and easy smiles went to be seen, as did the boys who tried to court them. A peek into REXKL, an arts and entertainment hub that stands where Rex Theatre once did, would not be too different: the fashion has been updated and the building no longer houses just a theatre, but
