Reminder that Buenos Aires was once known as the Paris of South America.
Colorized images from the early 20th century 🧵
1. Avenida de Mayo looking towards Congress, 1918
2. Constitución railway station, 1900
3. Florida Street, 1927
4. Diagonal Norte, 1936
5. The Bencich Building, c.1935
6. The Congress of the Argentine Nation, 1932
7. Bosques de Palermo, c.1930
8. The Boston Bank building on Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña, c.1930
9. Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires Province), 1934
10. Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires Province), 1920s
Reposting these due to relevance!
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