tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post5053703294094199005..comments2024-03-27T04:02:47.206-04:00Comments on Old Urbanist: Thursday Old Urbanism: Western Hemisphere EditionCharlie Gardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07317335121565650040noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post-40126384756663304722011-11-18T17:41:16.511-05:002011-11-18T17:41:16.511-05:00Thanks, Brian -- love those! Mexico is a treasure...Thanks, Brian -- love those! Mexico is a treasure trove of Old Urbanism.<br /><br />Motowntotreetown: I agree -- the old centers of these cities remain the best-kept and most well-to-do areas, for the most part. There is plenty of poverty to be found on the fringes, but plenty of decent affordable housing as well, especially in Mexico.Charlie Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07317335121565650040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post-85039937935444956522011-11-18T15:56:27.069-05:002011-11-18T15:56:27.069-05:00Beautiful. It's easy to forget that so many o...Beautiful. It's easy to forget that so many of the great cities in Latin America pre-date our own here in the USA. And paradoxical that a lot of them are in much better shape than places like Detroit, Cleveland, etc despite much lower median incomes. Really shows how destructive auto-centric development decisions can be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7394091530012769761.post-67436217639682557762011-11-17T23:48:35.467-05:002011-11-17T23:48:35.467-05:00Guanajuato, Gto:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clau...Guanajuato, Gto:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/claudio_valle/4083753476/<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/72494726@N00/2176710954/<br /><br />San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/drarturocancino/4003433044/<br /><br />Cuernavaca, Morelos:<br />http://www.panoramio.com/photo/57138917<br /><br />Mexico City:<br />http://www.panoramio.com/photo/59188323<br />http://www.panoramio.com/photo/43194672<br /><br />Cuautla, Morelos (typical small town Mexico):<br />http://www.panoramio.com/photo/16045764<br /><br />Quetzaltenango, Guatemala:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattchalmers79/3576487031/<br /><br />San Pedro La Laguna, Guatemala:<br />http://www.panoramio.com/photo/31425679Briannoreply@blogger.com