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A WALK THROUGH THE HISTORY OF SAVANNAH GRANDE

Running in an from Plaza Venezuela to Chacaíto , now that our boulevard has been recovered, we know enough of his story. The boulevard was formerly a street passable and known as Calle Real. At the exit of the Metro Plaza Venezuela, is on the corner building Los Andes, this was the first residential building in the area, when Caracas began to grow toward the east. Also if the first buildings in question, the Lincoln Tower was the first of its kind to be built for offices. In the Torre La Previsora, operated since opening the only cinema devoted to non-commercial films, or films that did not happen hollywood capitalist industry but artistic and avant-garde cinema. Leaving the subway opened recently found a statue dedicated to Francisco de Miranda, indeed, believe that the Generalissimo, deserved better ... The landmark theater Radio City, is currently closed, but apparently is going to rescue the Mayor Metropolitan. In anticipation of this very soon, do not forget to stop by, look up where the image of the eagle. But if we have to talk emblematic points, no other like this: The Grand Café. There is always a great bohemian met Caracas.
Henry Charriere, known worldwide as "Papillon, a prisoner of Cayenne" - at the end of the decade of the 50, who founded together with some Italian partners , which at that time was known as the Grand (completed then with D in French) Café. Charriere's autobiography, led to the famous movie "Papillon" in 1973 starred Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. A journalist who interviewed him a few years before his death, asked about his stay in our country, as follows: "Have you ever resented the Venezuelan police, knowing who you were?" Y "Papillon" replied: "Not really. Only when they killed a French came to interrogate me. They came to the room I had and n Caracas. I said it was not a very decent, but I had to make money. If not for my respect for the ladies, would have a brothel, so I decided to exploit those exploited women and installed a home game ... "
Also in the same corner where the Grand Café, painted the famous artist Pascual Navarro, so that traditional street bears his name, although we were surprised that the poster corners are not pointed it out that way. What about this? we asked the two mayoral ...
Navarro also met there with another great master of painting, Matthew Manaure. also the former president, Juan Domingo Perón during his exile in Argentina, took his coffee here every afternoon, accompanied by their dogs and vet them.
Even 70's had two big leather goods for women traveling abroad in countries very cold (thankfully no longer exist!), too many jewelers and dressmakers, Calle Real was "the site" for the many good shops Fabric & Notions of which are Capri and Antonia, like all the shops for painters and architects. In the decade of the 80 in the Grand Café began meeting called Swiss Bank, one large group of horse racing players, who swarmed into this corner of the Horse Gazette and pen in hand, betting illegally without the Governments of the fourth did anything about it. It Moreover, police officers and share those profits ... Fortunately later also played .... but chess ...
In that area restaurants are famous, such as "Jaime Vivas" famous because it was said that there was eating the best flag of Venezuela or "Tinaja" with over 50 years serving meals, and what about the "Barber Briston "where politicians and celebrities shaved. There "Pepe" known as "The Barber of Caracas", attended sometimes in their homes Romulo Betancourt, Renny and José Luis Rodríguez Otolina.
whole area was known in the 60 and 70 as the Republic of East, and was permanently frequented by intellectuals and artists. Can not pass by without entering the old Bolivar Gallery murals and stone carvings on its walls, usually figures in our eyes never stop. Bakery In 900, we stopped to savor the tastiest gulfs Caracas, which have nothing to envy to those of Junquito. Eat there while we look inside, three photographs of the old Sabana Grande. The street vendors, now defunct, and we want to continue like this, "began in 1980, but only with books, records, and crafts. Union Street running from the boulevard to the Casanova is the only street that never was hawking, is the cleanest and orderly.
Sabana Grande is not only the boulevard but Francisco Solano Avenue and Avenida Casanova. The boulevard is commercial, the Solano, bars and restaurants and the Casanova of "bad life "....
Older people can still enjoy music and boleros of yesteryear "Triana Tropical" a ballroom in the Recreation Passage. And down to the Solano Lopez can not miss the other world famous ballroom salsa the "Peanut is so." In doing diagonal Eliseo Galleries Headquarters Recreation, there are two small shops, a restaurant famous for its super Colosseum good Creole food and a workshop old and almost unknown watches ... Worth seeing outside the building Great Solano that many years ago was all a tower dedicated to the sale of gold and jewels and reaching Chacaíto, in what is now the bakery Tickle, formerly ran the only agency Roll Royce cars was in Venezuela. Broadway Cinema, almost opposite the mall, unfortunately has now become the headquarters of a religious sect ....
A little later, is the alley where artisans guajiros is required down to see all the craft, both guajira cone around the country. And you can not leave this trip without going to the bookstore The Book General Store, down to the Solano, opposite the headquarters of the Banco Industrial de Venezuela. is a must because there is so uncontrollable ...