OK, let's take a stroll through our colourful, next door neighbourhood La Condesa. Compared to the mixed-use of Roma Norte it seems to be essentially a residential area.
John and I entered from Avenida Álvaro Obregón. We moved westward past this delightful renovated 1910s building decorated with a "Jetsons" rocket and a sign saying it was "established in 2098".
Adjacent to the little Parque España, from which the tree-lined streets of La Condesa span out, we noticed some wonderful Modernist buildings.
The buildings we saw were so interestingly Deco and so well maintained
we wondered if most of the residents were design and architecture professionals.
We soon encountered a feast of Art Deco buildings
like this lovely little corner store
and this door.
and Modernist marvels evoking the early decades of the 20th century.
We also found evocative Hacienda architecture
mixing and matching
with other styles
along the street.
La Condesa is a very colurful neighbourhood
with detail rewarding your attention.
Never has Deco looked so cottage style.
At last we finished our tour and wandered back through Parque España, through the Hipodromo
along Calle Celaya and back to Roma Norte.
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