Havana's Office of the City Historianfrom LaHabana.com
The organization responsible for the renaissance of Cuba’s capital is the Office of the City Historian. The post of City Historian is a time-honored institution in Latin American cities, with some having had a historian since the eighteenth century. Havana remained without a historian until the early twentieth century, having throughout its existence been a city in which the inhabitants lived for the moment, rather than with any particular awareness of or respect for posterity. However, Havana has never been bombed, or developed, and the majority of its historical buildings are constructed of materials so monumental that it takes a great deal of hard work to completely destroy them. read more |
Old Havana Building Collapse
Kills Four HAVANA TIMES , July 2015— A building in the historic center of Havana collapsed at dawn on Wednesday leaving four dead, including a three-year-old child, and three other people injured.
The dramatic incident occurred at 7 a.m. when the two-story building located at number 409 Habana St., between Obispo and Obrapía Streets in Old Havana crumbled in seconds in the full view of early morning passersby read more |
Gran Teatro de la Habana
1838 Theater, rebuilt in 1915, has been restored and renamed Alicia Alonzo.
It reopened January 1, 2016 |
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