La Esquina Famosa
Description
La Esquina Famosa store on Ponce de León Avenue, Stop 15, Santurce. Corner building of at least two floors. The store is on the lower floor with showcases (with signs that read "War to high prices") and a glass door. It has brick columns to each side of the façade. On the second floor, there are glass casement windows. Next to Esquina Famosa, there is another business called La Marquesita. It is a two-story building, probably residential, with persons looking out the balcony. It has a recessed balcony and two cantilevered balconies with iron balustrades. There are many persons on the sidewalk and a policeman in front of the group of persons.| Origin Name |
Folio 0014, Caja 147_R
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| Relation |
Archivo General de Puerto Rico > Colección Particular Felisa Rincón de Gautier (CP 85) > Serie Fotografías > Tema Obras Públicas > Caja 0147
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| Geographical Coverage |
San Juan
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| Date |
[1946-1968?]
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| Descriptive Notes |
Back. Stamp: "General Archive of Puerto Rico Felisa Rincón de Gautier Collection box #147 photo #14" Inscription: "Credit Warning The following credit line should be used when this photo is published: (City Government photo, By R. Andreu)
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| Descripción decolonial |
There is a men’s clothing store called La Esquina Famosa and next to it a store called La Marquesita. Outside the store, there are countless people of African descent, since the majority of the population of Cangrejos (today called Santurce) were runaway populations who found their freedom in this region of San Juan during the colonial slave period of Spain. The predominance of men represents the patriarchy that exists in capitalism, which is rooted in an intersectionality of social classes. There was a process of forced displacement and gentrification in Santurce against African-descendant populations in order to impose the developmental model of colonial capitalism in the metropolitan area. The sign on La Esquina Famosa says “War on high prices,” reminding us of the aggressive nature of market competition in capitalist consumerism. Dependence on foreign manufacturing is part of the reconfiguration of the colonial economy in Puerto Rico to destroy what little remains of the national industry.
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| Historical Background | |
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| Decolonial Subject | |
| 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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