Cuba - Havana, Packard Hotel and Morro Castle

Habana: Vista desde la Cabaña

Havana: View from Cabaña Heights

This postcard is unused. 

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Morro Castle's view from the Packard Hotel

This postcard has two Cuba stamps attached to the back.

Cuba stamp 1950

Havana Tobacco Industry

Tobacco farmers

1 c - Correos 

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Cuba stamp 1951

Palacio de Comunicaciones

1 c - Correos 

Cuba - Havana, Five Vintage Postcards, Pineapple Field etc.

Habana, Campo De Pinas

Havana, Pine-Apple Fields

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Habana: Universidad Nacional

Havana: National University

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Habana, Parque Central, Hotel Inglaterra

Havana, Central Park, Capitol, Inglaterra Hotel

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Habana, Avenida del Puerto

Havana, Port Avenue

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Habana, Parque Fraternidad y Avenida Bolivar

Havana, Fraternity Square and Bolivar Avenue

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All five of these vintage Cuba postcards are unused

Cuba - Havana, Five Vintage Postcards, Cemetery and More

Habana: Paisaje Cubano

Havana: Cuban Landscape

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Habana: Panteon de Los Bomberos

Havana: Firemen's Tomb, Colon Cemetery

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Habana: Interior Del Cemetario

Havana: Interior of Cemetery

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Habana: Parque Central, Centro Asturiano

Havana: Central Park, Asturian Club

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This is not on the card, but here is some information:

In the Palacio del Centro Asturiano (Palace of the Asturian Center) built in 1927 by the architect Manuel Bustos. European paintings and sculptures, along with a collection of ancient art are on displayed there. Originally, it was a club for natives of the Spanish Province of Asturias but after the 1959 Revolution it housed the Supreme Court of Justice.

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Habana: La Caterdral

Havana: The Cathedral

Cuba - Havana, Hotel Bristol, 1939

Hotel Bristol
Havana, Cuba

We are stopping at the Hotel Bristol.  Two blocks from the Capitol building and Central Park, on San Rafael Street, Best Shopping Street.

A Distinctive Hotel
Where Service Predominates
Compania Hotelera Bristol, S.A.

The sender writes:
This is a great place if you could drive down and understand what people were saying about you.
1939

Cuba - Havana, Hotel Nacional, Multiview with Interior

Ciudad Habana, Cuba
"Hotel National de Cuba 1930".
Monumento Nacional

This postcard is from 2017. 

Cuba - Havana - El Christo de La Habana (Two Postcards)

Cristo de La Habana / Christ of Havana

Obra monumental de la escultora cubana Jilma Madera, elaborado en marmol de Carrara e inauguarado el 24 de diciembre de 1958.  Ubicado sobre las alturas dominantes de la ciudad, en la orilla este de la Bahia de La Habana. 

Monumental piece of the Cuban sculptures Jilma Madera, created in Carrara marble and inaugurated on December 24th, 1958.  Located on the dominant heights of the city, at the east shore of Havana Bay. 

This unused postcard has raised images.  I bought it in Havana, Cuba in 2016. 

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This statue of Jesus is about 20 metres (66 ft) high including a 3-metre (10 ft) base and it weighs approximately 320 tons. 

El Cristo de La Habana
La Habana

(The Christ of Havana)
(Havana)
2016

Cuba - Havana, Billboard with Castro

Visit Cuba!
National Postcard Week
May 3 - 9, 2015

This postcard features an old car and a billboard with Fidel Castro.  It is a limited edition card number 158 of 250 designed by Mike Aronstein.

Cuba - Havana, The Malecon

Luz de Ciudad, Cuba
(Lights of the City, Cuba)

2015

Cuba - Havana, The Grand Theater, Raised Image Postcard

Gran Teatro de La Habana
Havana Great Theatre

La construccion se inicio en 1907 para el Centro Gallego de La Habana abarcando al antiguo Teatro Tacon y los terrenos anexos que completaban la manzana.  Se inauguro en 1914 y el Teatro Natcional al ano siguiente. Su estilo tomo como modelo las construcciones-barrocas europeas.  Los grupos escultoricos de la fachada son obra del escultor italiano Giuseppe Moretti.  Es la actual sede del Gran Teatro de La Habana y el Ballet Nacional de Cuba.

The construction began in 1907 for the Galacian Center of Havana,  including the ancient Tacon Theatre and the annexed lands that complete the block.  It was inaugurated in 1914 and the National Theatre the following year.  Its style took as model European Baroque constructions.  The sculptural groups of the facade were made by the Italian sculptor Guiseppe Moretti.  It is the current site of the Havana Great Theatre and the National ballet of Cuba
(There are no typing errors, this is the way it is written.)

This is a 'raised image' postcard.
2015

Cuba - Havana, The Capitol and Cars, Reproduction from 1920

La Habana, Cuba
1920

This postcard features the Capitol building in Havana with some vintage cars.  It was bought in 2015 in Havana. 

Cuba - Havana, Hotel Nacional de Cuba

Ciudad Habana, Cuba
"Hotel Nacional de Cuba 1930"
Monumento Nacional

The sender writes:
June, 2015
We stayed on the top floor!  AKA the Presidential floor.  It is reserved for dignitaries.  We had a two room suite, even with two doors to get in and out!
2015

Cuba - Havana Limousine

A Limousine in Havana, Cuba

Photo: Rick and Brenda Perez

The sender writes:
They take two cars, cut them apart and use the good parts to make one limo.
2015

This postcard was bought HERE, and then mailed from Cuba.

Cuba - Havana, Malecon and Morro Castle

Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba
(The city of Havana, Cuba)
Malecon de la Habana y Castillo del Morro
(The Malecon of Havana and The Morro Castle)
2015

The sender writes:
We went with Victor and Abby to the Canon Ceremony!  We even rode the horse and buggy around the 'castillo'.  Also, check out the waves flooding the malecon on this postcard!

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Castillo de los Tres Reyes Magos del Morro, named after the three biblical Magi, is a fortress guarding the entrance to Havana bay in Havana, Cuba. It was built in 1589.

The Morro fortress shares its name with structures in Santiago de Cuba and the Castillo de San Felipe del Morro in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 

Cuba - Old Havana, UNESCO site

Habana Vieja (Old Havana)

Ciudad de la Habana Cuba. (City of Havana, Cuba)
Plaza de la Catedral, La Bodeguita del Medio y Habaneras
2015

The sender writes:
We spent most of the day with the youth of the church visiting museums.  These kids are amazing!  And they are ALL gorgeous, their faces just light up!!

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Plaza de la Catedral (English: Cathedral Square) is one of the five main squares in Old Havana and the site of the Cathedral of Havana from which it takes its name. Originally it was a swamp, then later it was drained and used as a naval dockyard. Following the construction of the Cathedral in 1727, it became the site of some of the city's grandest mansions.

Since 1982 Old Havana has been an UNESCO World Heritage site. 

Cuba - Havana, Capitol and Old Cars

Cuba
La Habana (Havana)
2015

The sender writes:
From the church we are staying at as missionaries (YEA!!)  We could see the capitol building.  It is being re-done now - It's about half done.  

Cuba - Havana Multiview, Jose Marti Memorial

La Habana
Vistas de La Habana
(Views of Havana)
2015

The sender writes:
We took an old car taxi and one of the bicycle taxies.  We did that one after we saw The Buena Vista Social Club.  Of all the music shows I've seen (and I've seen many) This one was my FAVORITE!!! 

Havana - Cuba and the Hotel National

La Habana, Cuba
(Havana)

Litoral Norte De La Habana.
(Northern Havana coastline.)
2015

The sender writes:
We are staying at the Hotel National in June! (pictured on the left of the postcard) I can't wait! 

Cuba - Vestas de Cuba (Views of Cuba)

Cuba
Vistas de Cuba: Catedral de la Habana, Plaza de la Revolucion, "Chacon" (cuidador de cocodrilos in Guama), Plaza Mayor de Trinidad, Playa de Varadero y muchachas cubanas en vestidos tipicos de epoca colonial en la Habana.

Translation:
Views of Cuba: Havana Cathedral, Plaza de la Revolucion, "Chacon '(caregiver crocodile in Guama), Plaza Mayor in Trinidad, Varadero Beach and Cuban girls in dresses typical colonial era in Havana.
2015

Cuba - Havana, Paseo del Prado Art of a Car and the Capital

The sender writes:

April, 2015
This is an original piece of art Rick bought me on the Paseo del Prado in Havana, Cuba and said I should make a postcard of it.  I have a wonderful husband who thinks of me and my postcard collection  :D

This is painted on thick card stock paper and is the size of a standard postcard.  It is postmarked in 2015.

Cuba - Havanna, Dodge 1952 and Other Old Cars

Dodge 1952.
Havanna, 2008. marcius 4.
(Havana, March 4th, 2008)

Foto: ifj. Kovach Laszlo
(Photo: jr. Laszlo Kovach)

The original language on this postcard is Hungarian.