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The Colonia de La Prensa

The Colony Press is a collection of modernist houses raised in early twentieth century as a second holiday home of wealthy families in Carabanchel people. And, before the annexation in 1948 the city of Madrid, Carabanchel was considered a rest area and summer.


The colony was a project architect Mario Lopez Felipe Blanco and the foundation stone of the buildings put Alfonso XIII in 1913. Came to house 42 single family hotels modernist garden and for the journalists. As a curiosity, was the first cooperative housing held in Madrid.

A colony is accessed by the numbers 61 and 63 Eugenie Street. This is a monumental entrance and decorative Art Nouveau style, in which two square towers twins are joined by a canopy. Modernist elements stand out as the posters and forged railings and windows. This building served as a porter, telephone booths and tram halt.

remain standing still some of these modernist houses in the Period Street, and Future Century Diario La Nacion that were national newspapers of those years. Some of these houses are badly damaged. Many others have gone into brick buildings typical of the working class districts of Madrid.












Sources:
"Curiosities of Madrid" by José del Corral , Ediciones El País Aguilar. 1992.
Madrid Photo to Photo Blog:
http://madridfotoafoto.blogspot.com/2009/02/la-colonia-de-la-prensa.html
Idade Urban Blog: http:// urbancidades.wordpress.com/2009/06/16/colonia-de-la-prensa-carabanchel-madrid / Web
Madrid Modernist:
http://alejandromena.info/madridmodernista/colprensa.html

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