318 Castelar, Santurce - PRAHA

318 Castelar, Santurce

Description

Main façade of a house located in the town of San Juan. The house is made of wood with a zinc roof. It is surrounded by a low, concrete wall separated by an ornamental metallic bar gate, followed by entrance steps. In the front, there is a small balcony surrounded by a low, concrete wall, over which there are plants in decorative pots. The single door is lattice-style with a transom over it; the windows are aluminum, lattice-style. The house is surrounded by trees and power lines cables.
Origin Name
CAJ_4135_F0001_R
Relation
Archivo de Arquitectura y Construcción de la Universidad de Puerto Rico > Colección Carol F. Jopling > Caja 4 - Inventarios
Geographical Coverage
San Juan
Date
[19--]
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: "Fotógrafo: Carol F. Jopling, estudiantes de arquitectura o Earth watch Volunteers". On the back of the photo, there are handwritten notes that read: "318 Castelar". 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). The image has stains at the top.
Historical Background
Architectural Subject
  • Houses
  • Walls
  • Fliers (stair components)
  • Balconies
  • Plank construction
  • Windows
  • Transoms (opening components)
  • Swinging doors (doors)
  • Electric wiring
  • Grilles (barrier elements)
  • Flowerpots
  • Grilles (barrier elements)
  • Trees (woody plants)
  • People (agents)
Decolonial Subject
Rights
English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor
Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format
JPEG
Resource Type
Image
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