Old Street at Old San Juan

by Sandra Pena de Ortiz

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Old Street at Old San Juan

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Sandra Pena de Ortiz

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Photograph - Photography

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A view of one of the beautiful old streets at the city of Old San Juan. The image shows the right corner and further path in perspective of Calle San Justo (Saint Just Street), taken from across Norzagaray street with the Atlantic Ocean on my back. Actually, the photograph in my gallery titled, "Cobblestone Streets Of Old San Juan" (http://fineartamerica.com/featured/blue-cobblestone-streets-of-old-san-juan-sandra-pena-de-ortiz.html), was taken at the very corner of this street, a spot not seen in the photo. In the photograph, one can see that Calle San Justo, which is immediately next to Gallery Inn, one of the most precious historical and art gallery inns in the Island, elevates as a righted-sided curved hill that then lowers down into the horizon. Here you have a better view of what these century old streets look like. The entire city of Old San Juan is noted for its narrow, blue cobblestone streets, all built by Spaniards during the times of Puerto Rico's colonization by Spain. Cobblestones are stones frequently used in the past for the purposes of pavement of streets. They were used as materials to build the first paved streets. As seen in the photograph, cobblestones can display distinct color variations as any other type of rock. Different types of cobblestones portray distinct colors, which are effected by the different types of minerals and mineral deposits inside them. Another important element of the photograph portrayed compositionally starting at the right side of the image, is the group of bright, colorful houses displaying their Spanish colonial architecture. These set of houses, buildings and stores, all carefully restored and maintained by law under the historical guidelines of the National Historic Site of Old San Juan, give the city a special charm and beauty. As you can see, even the painting of the houses is controlled so as to preserve the uniqueness, diversity, and flow along street blocks in the old city.

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February 8th, 2013

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