La Boca Outtakes

Some outtakes from my post La Boca Reconsidered that I posted back in September.

Retiro - Mitre Line

The Retiro train station is actually three adjacent stations, owing the the fragmented constuction history of railways in Argentina. This is the inside of the largest, the Linea Mitre. While I think Constitucion is the most beautiful station in Buenos Aires, this one is definitely 2nd place.

La Plata Museum - Outtakes

Some outtakes from my visit to La Plata's natural history museum.

La Plata Cathedral

The interior of La Plata's cathedral. Dating from the 19th century, it's built in a gothic revival style and is one of the largest churches in Argentina. I didn't get any good shots of the exterior but here's one on Flickr that gives you an idea of what the cathedral looks like.

Zoo - Architecture

The animal shelters at the zoo are done up in architecture styles associated with the place the animals are from [eg. a hindu temple for the elephants].

Zoo - Giraffe

I took a lot of photos of this giraffe.

Zoo - Baboons, Rodents & Elephants

A baboon family



These large rodents roam the public areas of the zoo. This bottom one looks like a capybara but is a little small. If you know their names, please leave a comment!

Zoo - Feeding the Animals

The Buenos Aires Zoo is right off Plaza Italia. It's small but well designed. You can also feed most of the animals. They sell bags of feed near the entrance.

Plymouth Checker

An old Plymouth painted up like a Checker Cab. I'm not sure what it's used for but maybe nobody notices the difference.

Zebra Monoblock

Two large, stripped apartment towers in a quiet residential part of Boedo, on Inclan and Avenida La Plata

Latino 11

Latino 11 is a large bailanta or disco that plays Cumbia. It's located on Plaza Miserere right next to the Cromagnon memorial. I've always wanted to check out a bailanta but I'm waiting to find a friend brave enough to accompany me.

Cromagnon Memorial

In a corner of Plaza Miserere is a memorial to the 194 people killed in the Cromagnon fire on Dec. 30, 2004. The scattered shoes of the people leaving the scene that night became a symbol for those who lost their life.

Cobblestones in Tree

It looks like this tree is bleeding cobblestones. Found on Sanchez de Loria near Parque Patricios

Teal Chalet

The teal is way out of place on this Chalet but it did draw my attention.

San Martin

San Martin in the Jardin Botanico

Peron

Juan Domingo Peron

Orange House in Floresta

Orange House in Floresta. A little crooked.

Medianera - Tacuari & Venezuela

Demolished building with visible medianeras on Tacuari & Venezuela

Entrance Tiles

Pasaje Dardo Rocha

Pasaje Dardo Rocha in La Plata

Villa Devoto - Bizarro Houses

Villa Devoto has got some funky looking houses. I've taken to calling them in my mind Bizarro Houses. This one, for instance, has got a whole lot going on with it's facade.


Usually I try to avoid having cars in my pictures but in this case I feel that the Jeep ads to the feel of the photo. In Buenos Aires the large SUV is vastly out of place in this small-car culture.

See also, Marino Balbuena's series Casas.

Chalet in Caballito

Just a little chalet in Caballito. I like the extra split level on the left.

Theatre Re-uses

Lavalle used to be the main center for movie going in Buenos Aires. A few active theatres still remain but the large spaces have largely been turned into evangelical churches, bingo halls and large commercial galleries selling tourist junk and pirated movies [ironic]. This theatre did the bare minimum of renovation. You can see the suitcases crawling up the stairs to what used to be the balcony. Merchandise is set up on the downward sloping floor of the theatre itself. Hopefully Teatro Colon will avoid this fate, altho it seems dicey at the moment.

Orange Mudanza

An unbranded and very orange moving truck

An impressive medianera left from a demolished building downtown on Sarmiento and Reconquista.