Antique Bear Claw Tub

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Antique Bear Claw Tub

Estación del Norte 1930(2)

Estación del Norte (3)

this small contribution Go graphics on the Real Basilica de San Francisco el Grande and Gran Via de San Francisco, complementing and contributing to the great articles published recently by Belok and Seeing Jesus in Madrid

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Madrid, respectively. After to have the item made and almost in the "press" was a term disposal work, because the work had been completed and I wanted to show it.

Estación del Norte5 1963

This is an approach, as stated in the post header, comparative. Focus on how much or how little have changed our streets, neighborhoods, plazas, shops, etc.. Changes, sometimes so radical that have made our dear mother, depending on what areas is completely unknown. In short, this is graphically compare the evidence of places and landmarks which also graphically, left us cartoonists, illustrators, architects and photographers previous centuries, with the environment that we live in this century.

Sometimes for good and some not so changes have been made that have improved or worsened quality of life. Better a paved street or paved not muddy. Best walking down a street by a lushly wooded Asolane wasteland. Before we were walking along boulevards now practically extinct. Every street banks had to make a brief stop on our walks. Then we could freshen up in many sources, moreover, it was common for our mothers in their bags, along with a snack, take a drink to quench our thirst folding. Google

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We communicated face to face with passers in "middle of the street." The phone, great step forward with their leading technology connects us, but without physical contact. The increase in traffic thunders us, runs, replace green spaces while our lungs off. Gardens in squares and parks have disappeared, Retirement or been reduced to a minimum by population growth and industrial. And why not, the speculation of those who hold any form of power has made in just fifty years to Madrid not recognize or our grandparents. Sources: "Madrid Villa y Corte" Peter Montoliú Camps, "Urbanity," "Postcards Old Madrid" Ediciones La Librería, "The English and American Illustration," "City of Madrid", "Regional Historical Archive," "Old Madrid" , English Society of Library "," Municipal Museum. " Madrid to top © 2010

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