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Municipal Public Restrooms

Drawing of the old Municipal Public Restrooms located south of the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater in Old San Juan. The building was built in 1909 and is painted orange and white. The facade has parapets, balusters, cornices, dentils, and curved corners. The entrance has wooden double-leaf doors framed by pilasters, white moldings, and a rectilinear pediment with an inscription in its tympanum that reads "1909". Two wooden lattice windows with rectangular moldings and a keystone at the top can be observed. The sides of the building have two wall lamps supported by brackets. In front of the building, two staircases converge into a wall with balusters and two streetlights. The building later became the Municipal Tourist Information Center.

Aerial View of Martín Peña Canal and Slums

Aerial view of Caño Martín Peña in the town of San Juan. In the image paved streets, houses, slums, vehicular bridges and train bridges are visible. Also greenery and the seawater flow channel are visible.

Municipal Public Restrooms - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00004

Old Municipal Public Restrooms located south of the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater in Old San Juan. The building was built in 1909 and is painted orange and white. The upper part of the building has parapets with balusters, cornices, and dentils. The entrance has wooden double-leaf doors framed by pilasters, white moldings, and a rectilinear pediment with an inscription in its tympanum that reads "1909". The entrance also has two circular wall lamps. There is a sidewalk and a paved street in front of the building. The building later became the Municipal Tourist Information Center.

Municipal Public Restrooms - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00003

Old Municipal Public Restrooms located south of the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater in Old San Juan. The building was constructed in 1909 and is painted orange and white. The building has curved corners and parapets with balusters, cornices, and dentils. Rectangular-shaped white moldings frame two wooden lattice windows with a keystone at the top. The entrance has wooden double-leaf doors framed by pilasters, white moldings, and a rectilinear pediment with an inscription in its tympanum that reads "1909". The entrance also has two circular wall lamps. There is a sidewalk, a paved street, a planter, and bollards with iron chains in front of the building. The building later became the Municipal Tourist Information Center.

Municipal Public Restrooms - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00001

Old Municipal Public Restrooms located south of the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater in Old San Juan. The building was built in 1909. This image displays a close view of yellow, red, white, and native hydraulic ceramic-colored tiles with different decorative patterns and geometrical figures. The building later became the Municipal Tourist Information Center.

Municipal Public Restrooms - San Juan (Old San Juan) - 2011 00002

Old Municipal Public Restrooms located south of the Alejandro Tapia y Rivera Theater in Old San Juan. The building was built in 1909 and is painted orange and white. The building has curved corners and parapets with balusters, cornices, and dentils. Rectangular-shaped white moldings frame three wooden lattice windows with a keystone at the top. There is also a doorway with a rectilinear pediment framed by rectangular-shaped white moldings and pilasters. There is also a stairway with railings, trees, palms, streetlights, and a green trash can. The building later became the Municipal Tourist Information Center.