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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 Image
2. Constitución railway station, 1900 Image
3. Florida Street, 1927 Image
4. Diagonal Norte, 1936 Image
5. The Bencich Building, c.1935 Image
6. The Congress of the Argentine Nation, 1932 Image
7. Bosques de Palermo, c.1930 Image
8. The Boston Bank building on Avenida Roque Sáenz Peña, c.1930 Image
9. Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires Province), 1934 Image
10. Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires Province), 1920s Image
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