Buildings I - PRAHA

Buildings I

Description

Main façade of a one-story business located in the coastal town of Loíza. The business "Friquitín Esquina Caliente" is made of wood and has a flat, zinc roof. The balcony is small with a wooden railing, over which there is a person sitting. The windows are lattice-style and the door is simple with aluminum, lattice-style windows. The windows and door are surrounded by wooden moldings. In the front of the house there are plants, a trashcan, and a person standing.
Origin Name
CAJ_1007_N0015
Relation
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 2 - Pruebas de contacto y negativos
Geographical Coverage
Loiza
Date
1979
Descriptive Notes
The title, date, and address were provided by the Architecture and Construction Archive of the University of Puerto Rico (AACUPR). In the file provided by the archive, the following information is clarified: "Photographer: Carol F. Jopling, architecture students, or Earth Watch volunteers". Some of the photos found in the archives of this collection are repeated and show the same houses because they document other formats created for the research project led by Carol F. Jopling and were taken on different occasions (example: 35mm negatives, color, black and white, instant photos, photos that were brightened or with contrast).
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Houses
  • Balconies
  • Railings (balustrades)
  • Windows
  • Chairs (furniture forms)
  • Swinging doors (doors)
  • Fanlights
  • Plank construction
  • Zinc
  • Row houses
  • Electric wiring
  • Sidewalks
  • Streets
  • Persiennes
  • Stores (built works)
  • People (agents)
Decolonial Subject
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Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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