Havana looked like 100 years ago

Havana looked like 100 years ago

Categories: History | North America

These pictures of Havana, made in the first years of independence of Cuba from Spain, show us the richness of the architecture of the Cuban capital.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

Founded in the early sixteenth century, Spanish colonists, Havana became not only a major stopping point for ships coming from America to Europe and back, but also one of the most fortified cities in a New Light. Photo: Cathedral of Havana, 1900.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

The explosion of USS Maine in the Harbor of Havana, following the decades of the struggle of Cubans for independence and tension in us-Spanish relations, ultimately gave rise to the outbreak of the Spanish-American war of 1898, in which the Spaniards were defeated. Then Cuba gained independence from Spain, but fell into the grip of the American zone of influence. Photo: Paseo del Prado, 1900.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

After he was found loopholes in the law that could be used to appease the anti-imperialists, the representatives of American business has invested in the Cuban economy a lot of money, and in the first decades of the XX century, trade between the two countries was growing at a rapid pace. Photo: Plaza de La Catedral, 1900.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

With the end of the American occupation in 1902 to Havana it is a period of sustained growth, which was accompanied by a flourishing middle class and a lot of tourists roaming the streets of the "Caribbean of Rome." Photo: Central Park "Inglaterra", 1900.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

Street Obrapia, 1900.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

Prospect Zulueta, 1900.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

The stalls of the merchants in the market Tokon.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

Loaded with meat, 1903.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

Residential building on Paseo del Prada, 1903.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

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Havana looked like 100 years ago

Ice cream.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

Fruits sellers in the market, 1890.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

Plaza-de-Luz, 1900.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

A merchant's wagon coconuts, 1890.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

Market Tokon, 1904.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

Room to play Jai-Alai, 1904.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

Dealer Newspapers and soldiers in the area, 1900.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

Wreckage of USS Maine exploded in the Harbor of Havana on 15 February 1898.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

Square of the custom, 1900.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

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Havana looked like 100 years ago

Streetview O'reilly at the Havana Cathedral, 1900.

Havana looked like 100 years ago

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Havana looked like 100 years ago

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Havana looked like 100 years ago

Street Obispo, 1906.

Keywords: North America | Cuba | History | Havana | Past | Retro | Vintage | Black and white photography

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