It is not a secret the the United States had a big influence in the early days of Cuban independence (and before). When you mix that with hispanic sense of art and architecture and a tropical climate what you get is a colorful nation like Cuba and Art Deco in Havana. Exploring Havana is like entering the time capsule. Not only the city is one of the best preserved colonial cities of the Americas, but it is one of the top Art Deco destinations. While Europe in 1920s had early modernism, Cuba had Art Deco art executed with luxurious materials and pastel colors.
Bacardi Building
Designed by Rafael Fernández Ruenes, Esteban Rodríguez Castell and José Menéndez , 1930. Photo by James Emery
Teatro Fausto
Designed by Saturino Parajon, 1938. It was the first theatre in Havana to have air-conditioning
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTFrYJBFiNF/?tagged=teatrofausto
Teatro America
Designed by Fernando Martinez Campos and Pascual de Rojas, 1941.
In the 20s and 30s there was an influx of USA films that helped spread it's influence in Cuba.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYTV99xj3PS/?tagged=teatroamerica
Lopez Serrano Building
Designed by Ricardo Mira and Miguel Rosich, 1932 https://www.instagram.com/p/BGXINdAK98x/?tagged=lopezserranobuilding
Casa de las Americas
Designed by Ramón del Busto, 1953 (Art Deco renovation)
Photo by Sandra Cohen-Rose and Colin Rose
La Moderna Poesia
Designed by Ricardo Mira, 1941.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BBMiyYSqvXq/?tagged=lamodernapoesia
Focsa building
Hotel Nacional
Designed by McKim, Mead and White, 1930.
Photo by momo
Teatro Sierra Maestra
Designed by Evelio Govantes and Felix Cabarrocas, 1932.
La Casa de la Amistad (Casa Lasa / Baró)
Designed by Evelio Govantes and Félix Caborrocas, cca 1926.
https://www.instagram.com/p/8Dd1gQLmVl/?taken-at=975683038
Catalina Lasa and Juan Pedro Baró Mausoleum
Designed by René Lalique, 1930
Photo by Michael Casey or by Sandra Cohen-Rose and C
Casa de Julia Tarafa, Havana
El País newspaper building, Havana
Designed by Cristóbal Díaz and Rafael de Cárdenas, 1941
José Martí Memorial, Havana
Designed by team of architects led by Raoul Otero de Galarraga, 1958.
Photo by Cabrera Photo
Miguel de Soto Methodist Church, Havana
Designed by Ricardo Franklin, 1950.
https://www.google.com.cu/maps/contrib/107074082231851894339/photos/@23.1379216,-82.3835052,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m7!1e2!3m5!1sAF1QipOfuy_K32NZXmy03kBrh6KQ4pbf91B4ASidFFHp!2e10!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipOfuy_K32NZXmy03kBrh6KQ4pbf91B4ASidFFHp%3Dw203-h100-p-k-no!7i1536!8i2048!4m3!8m2!3m1!1e1?hl=en
Modelo Brewery, Havana
Designed by Enrique Luis Varela, 1948.
Hotel Palacio Cueto, Havana
Sloppy Joe's Bar, Havana, Havana
Solomon Kalamanowitz House
Designed by Angel López Valladares, 1936.
http://habanartdeco.blogspot.hr/
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/modern-architecture-of-havana-book-slideshow
http://holidayplace.co.uk/blogs/posts/111328/discovering-havanas-finest-art-deco-pieces
https://www.flickr.com/search/?text=havana%20art%20deco&license=4%2C5%2C6%2C9%2C10
Art Deco was very popular in Havana, and there are many other buildings that you’ll be able to discover if you look carefully. The list includes La Moderna Poesia bookstore at the end of Obispo street, the old building of El Pais newspaper and the Ultra department store, both in Reina Street, Centro Habana; plus the Maternidad Obrera Hospital in Marianao, just to name a few.

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