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Restored vintage neon sign of the former department store "Fin de Siglo", La Habana - Cuba

Restored vintage neon sign of the former department store "Fin de Siglo", La Habana - Cuba

La Habana - Cuba 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air

Calle Barcelona, La Habana Vieja - Cuba

La Habana Vieja - Cuba

Vittorio Garatti's abandoned Ballet School in Havana - Cuba. More photos and information later! HFF and a wonderful weekend, please take care and stay safe ;-)

El Capitolio, or National Capitol Building in Havana, Cuba, was the seat of government in Cuba until after the Cuban Revolution in 1959, and is now home to the Cuban Academy of Sciences. "El Capitolio" has a size of 208 by 92 m. Its design is compared to that of the United States Capitol, but is not a replica of it. It's a meter higher, a meter wider, and a meter longer ;-)) Completed in 1929, it was the tallest building in Havana until the 1950s and houses the world's third largest indoor statue. The Government of Cuba has now restored the building for use once again as the home of Cuba's National Assembly.

Another nice Art déco appartment house, built in 1939, La Habana - Cuba

Famous Art déco warehouse from the 1930s (Edificio Reina in Calle Reina - La Habana). Originally they sold fabrics and sewing accessories. Architect was Alberto Prieto Suárez (1901-1991), who built it in 1935. The building is nowadays known as "Ultra", but actually the name is "Edificio Reina".

Calle Reina - La Habana

Fallen out of time: The former cinema and theater "Cine Reina", now home of "Gran Maestro Tony Menéndez" in Calle Reina - La Habana.

The former "Reina cinema" with 1570 seats is now the headquarters of the famous salsa dancer and teacher Tony Menéndez and his Dance Company. Actually it looks quite abandoned.

Facade in "Calle Reina" - La Habana The building "El Cetro de Oro" ("The golden scepter") shows elements of Art nouveau and was built in 1910. Architect was Eugenio Dediot.

"Cine Cuba", a long gone cinema with 900 seats in Calle Reina - La Habana. In Havana, the cinema Cuba was the first to open and was considered one of the most elegant at the time. With its early 1900 facade in white granite, it's very stunning. The insignia "CUBA" was added in the 1950s. The inside is beautiful, and you can see clearly the first floor which had seating and the second floor, which held the projection room. It's now used as a laboratory for wood reportedly, but obviously it looks abandoned.