Avenida Álvaro Obregón

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El Parián Commercial Passage
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Park median in Avenida Álvaro Obregón

Avenida Álvaro Obregón is an avenue in the Roma district of Mexico City, divided by a park median along which fountains are located with characters from Roman and Greek mythology. [1]

Colonia Roma Neighborhood of Mexico City in Cuauhtémoc

Colonia Roma, also called La Roma or simply, Roma, is a district located in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City just west of the city’s historic center, and in fact is no longer a single colonia (neighbourhood) but now two officially defined ones, Roma Norte and Roma Sur, divided by Coahuila street.

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There was a well known street market of art and antiques along the median, but this was eliminated in 2012. [2] The median continues to be the site of various cultural events, including exhibitions of art, organic and natural product fairs, etc.

The avenue is a hotspot for a fast-changing scene of restaurants, [3] such as La Docena, Cocina Conchita, [4] Scimmia Legno Pizza, [5] Mónica Patiño's Delirio, [6] Bacoa, Pisto y Ahumados [7] and bars such as Limantour, [8] Félix and Departamento. [9]

Casa Lamm and the El Parián Commercial Passage are both located along the avenue.

Casa Lamm

The Casa Lamm Cultural Center is the best known landmark in Colonia Roma. It was a house built in the early 20th century when Colonia Roma was a new neighborhood for the wealthy leaving the historic center of Mexico City. In the 1990s, the house was restored to open as a cultural center in 1994, with the aim of making the area a center for the visual arts. Today, it hosts numerous exhibits as well as offering classes, even degrees, in art and literature.

Fountains

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  2. Leandro Arellano, "Adiós al bazar cultural de la colonia Roma" (Goodbye to the cultural bazaar of Colonia Roma), Excelsior, 28 October 2012
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