Ponce Firehouse
Description
Ponce Firehouse. A mostly wooden fire station designed to resemble a castle, featuring two towers, one on each side of the structure. The façade showcases a series of fanlights. The eaves have decorative edges. In front, there are two flagpoles and a lamppost. In the background, a portion of the Ponce Cathedral (Catholic church) is visible. There are three fire engines and an ambulance, as well as a police officer and other people in the vicinity.| Origin Name |
CARDC125_R
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| Relation |
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín > Sección X, Serie 3, Colección Ángel Ramón del Corral
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| Geographical Coverage |
Ponce
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| Date |
[19--]
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| Descriptive Notes |
Title assigned by the cataloging team.
Back. Inscription: "Old firehouse, Ponce P.R."
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| Descripción decolonial |
The Parque de Bombas firehouse in Ponce, with its striking architecture and vibrant colors of black and red, stands as a symbolic reflection of Puerto Rico's complex history, the shadow of Spanish colonialism, and the veiled rhetoric of US colonialism represented through the tourism industry. Built as an exhibit pavilion in 1882, the firehouse served multiple roles over the years, including a fire station and the Mayor's office. This multifaceted history, coupled with the photograph of young, smiling North Americans on tour flanked by citizens and a stern looking guard, mirrors the socio-racial dynamics and cultural impositions of Spanish colonialism and US imperialism. Although the happy tourists would not immediately evoke imperial rule, in reality the scene alludes to the dynamics of colonial power and capitalism seen through tourism projects on the Island.
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| Rights |
English Rights. (hyperlink)
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| Editor |
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
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| Resource Format |
JPEG
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| Resource Type |
Image
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