Slide Title
Preview
Date
1-1-1988
Description
Downtown Mexico City from above. The Alameda Central public park is to the right of the photo. Alameda Central was initially an Aztec marketplace, but was converted in 1592 to a public park. It is popularly referred to as Mexico City's Time Square. It was once a prominent walking place exclusively for the elite and upper-class as it had (and still has) ornate European statues and gas lamps, both of which were not common in Mexico City, but eventually became more open to all classes and peoples.
Rights
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Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Building Type
Park
Subject Headings
Mexico City -- Aerial views; Urban parks; Mexico City
Country Name
Mexico
Region Name
Valley of Mexico
City Name
Mexico City
Recommended Citation
Smolski, Chester, "Mexico City: Alameda Central (park)" (1988). Browse All. 1113.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/1113
Keywords
public spaces, cityscape, downtown, parks
Notes
Bibliography: "Alameda Central." Project for Public Spaces, n.d., placemaking.pps.org/great_public_spaces/one?public_place_id=925. Accessed 06 Apr. 2016 Wisenthal, M. "Mexico City." Geocolor, 1979.