Part 42,748 in the City that Fades Away series.
Yesterday I walked over to the Easy in Barracas to buy a lamp for my writing desk. On the way I came across this corner (Jovellanos and Villafañe) where a building had recently been demolished.
I was sad since I remembered taking the photo below just last month.
At the time I was concerned that the billboards around the house meant that it was going to be demolished. But then I thought, maybe the signs are just to keep people out. It looked like such a nice house.
From the city’s map site I found this photo of the house from a few years back.
November 30th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
Thank you for drawing attention to these sad changes.
Oh, to have been here in BsAs “before.”
November 30th, 2007 at 8:16 pm
Hi, i like your blog =)
its amazing how fast this city has changed after the crisis.
one of the things where you can see that, is the extermination of the garages, though you can still find some.
Very sad.
saludos!!
November 30th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
Cherie – Glad you’re enjoying the series. Too bad it has to be done.
Matias – Thanks for your nice words about the blog. I also love those old garages. The few that remain are absolutely wonderful!
November 30th, 2007 at 9:05 pm
That looks as though it had been a fantastic house. I’d love to get a peek inside something like that sometime. Guess it won’t be on the corner of Jovellanos and Villafañe. Too bad. Anyway, thanks for documenting this stuff, Jeff.
November 30th, 2007 at 9:43 pm
How depressing… you know this kind of topic deserves a blog of its own. It might even save some buildings.
December 1st, 2007 at 12:45 am
Robert – you have a point…the rate that buildings are disappearing is alarming.
December 6th, 2007 at 7:00 pm
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