Cuba’s architecture has assimilated various outside influences over the last 600 years, mixing Moorish, Baroque, Art Deco and more to create strikingly unique cityscapes.
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Roberta Jacobson, the highest ranking official to visit Havana in more than 30 years, said she had no clearer idea if new policy of engagement will be a success
As travel restrictions lift and embargoes soften, AD’s Mitchell Owens heads to Havana, where the mojitos are sweet, the architecture is astounding, and society is embracing a new era
Plenty of jobs exist today that didn't exist 10, 20 or 30 years ago – social media analyst, app developer, etc. – but we're not exactly awash in jobs, either. So what happened to all of those old jobs? This list of pictures will go over a few jobs that have gone the way of the dinosaur. And while the world's hordes of unemployed students may disagree, it's probably a good thing that most of these jobs are gone.
Cuba's capital city is meant to be explored, and there are plenty of fun things to do in Havana and cool places to visit. Habana is a blend of the old and new, where vintage cars mix with kitschy galleries and what to do, see and eat are never-ending.
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Every once in a while on Saturday mornings I listen to "The Swingin' Years" radio show with Chuck Cecil who re-broadcasts big band and swing music from the likes of Glenn Miller, The Dorseys, Artie Shaw, and Count Basie, to name a few. Some of these recordings are from performances that took place at nightclubs and supper clubs of the forties and fifties. The performances were recorded and aired on the radio as shows for people listening in at home. Those were the days when couples got all gussied up for a night out on the town. Drinks. Dinner. Dancing. The nightclub or supper club was an all-night destination where you could grab a drink, a bite to eat, and dance a few rounds on the dance floor serenaded by a live orchestra or a big band. Some of the more famous ones were The Mocambo and The Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles and the Stork Club and the Copacabana in New York City. The food was simple, most of the drinks were gin, rum, brandy or whiskey based, and many places had themes (the "Latin" theme seems to be one of the more popular ones). The most well-known clubs were hot spots for celebrities of the time, and it seems that many of these establishments were formerly speakeasies or prohibition roadhouses. There are still a few places like this around, and some cropping up (in Los Angeles The Cicada Club and First and Hope), so we have at least an inkling as to what this experience was like. I always get nostalgic for these when I watch old movies or I Love Lucy episodes because it just looks so classy and sophisticated - the perfect night out if you ask me. The Cocoanut Grove Night Club and Restaurant at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles (The club opened in 1921 and it was the location of the first Academy Awards ceremonies in 1930; from The USC Digital Library) The Stork Club, New York City 1944 (Photographer: Alfred Eisenstaedt; LIFE Photo Archive) Conversations and cocktails at the bar, a nightclub in New York City 1945 (Photographer: Allan Grant; LIFE Photo Archive)
Gorgeous photos capture life in the Cuban capital around the time of its independence.
A residential building collapse in the Cuban capital of Havana on Tuesday night has killed at least three people, state media said on Wednesday.
Revista gráfica semanal publicada en La Habana, entre finales de 1910 y 1960. Reseñando en sus páginas espectáculos, deportes, cultura, historia y...
Photographer: William Williams (1859-1948) Bedroom in "The Old Shebang", Cuba Street, Wellington, ca 1883 Original negative Reference No. 1/2-140322-G Photographic Archive, Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand Find out more about this image from the Alexander Turnbull Library.
German photographer Bernhard Hartmann captures both the dilapidated and the splendid buildings of old Havana in a new book published by teNeues
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Cuba’s architecture has assimilated various outside influences over the last 600 years, mixing Moorish, Baroque, Art Deco and more to create strikingly unique cityscapes.
What do you imagine when you think of Cuba? The colours? The rum? The revolution? Few places evoke such clear images to those who have never been before. We all get a feeling of Cuba, but how much...
While I wouldn’t normally consider wandering around a city on a self-guided tour an adventure, Havana certainly was. So much so we were exhausted after only 3 days in the UNESCO World Heritage city. Between the heat, the hustle and the long-distance walks, we were glad to get a respite in tobacco country and on the […]
Calle Muralla, Habana Vieja, Cuba
Photomontage of Havana.
The street outside Graeme Greene’s Hotel Sevilla is quiet, but as the dramatic Prado opens up beyond, suddenly the sheer scale of this paradox strikes me: Havana is truly a world city. Columb…
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To see the wedding pictures look on our site , here and Facebook. This was my 6th visit to Cuba since 1996, but the cars have not changed. I was in Havana to photograph a real Cuban wedding - on 14th December 2014 - but couldn't resist spending a day in Old Havana just taking…
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Vitrales (stained glass over doorways) is common in Old Havana from the late eighteenth century architecture.
