La Palma Building - Mayagüez - 2012 00003

Description

Facade of the building known as La Palma, located on the corner of Méndez Vigo and Peral streets from the municipality of Mayagüez. This building has four floors and its facade is chamfered or curved. The main entrance is accentuated with a green awning. From the second floor to the fourth floor, the facade shows balconies with metal railings, doors with louvers and glass leaves, persienne windows, glass leaf windows, several oculus, moldings and air conditioning consoles. The building surface is gray, cream and green. On the second floor balcony it also stands out a sign that says: "Apartamentos La Palma disponibles para Tel 834-2800". This building was used as a hotel, café and restaurant during the 20th century.

Origin Name	Edificio la Palma - Mayagüez - 2012 00003
Relation	Puerto Rico Historic Building & Drawing Society > Colección Pueblos > Mayagüez (PRHBDS) > Edificio La Palma - Mayagüez
Geographical Coverage	Mayagüez
Date	2012
Descriptive Notes	Original name of provenience and the title were assigned by the Project Puerto Rico Architectural Heritage (PRAHA). The general description contains information taken from the official Facebook page of Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society.
Historical Background	Housing in Puerto Rico: Gentrification Tourism in Puerto Rico: Hotels Transportation in Puerto Rico: Automobile Architecture in Puerto Rico: Twentieth Century (1898-1940) Housing in Puerto Rico: Urban Housing
Architectural Subject	Facades Low-rise buildings Balconies Brackets (structural elements) Railings (balustrades) Louver doors Persiennes Moldings (object components) Eaves Parapets (wall components) Glass (material) Oculi (openings)
Decolonial Subject	Displacements Real Estate Speculation Gentrification
Rights	English Rights. (hyperlink)
Editor	Fundación Luis Muñoz Marín
Resource Format	JPEG
Resource Type	Image