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Jesús E. Salgado · May 23rd, 2012, 12:03 PM

Guadalajara Jalisco

Juárez Theater
Teatro Juárez

Scapegoat Temple
Templo Expiatorio

The French Hotel
El Hotel Frances

Cube Tower in Iron Gate
Torre Cube in Puerta de Hierro

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Jesús E. Salgado · May 23rd, 2012, 10:05 PM

Guadalajara Jalisco

Roundhouse of the Illustrious Men of Jalisco.
La Rotonda de Los Hombres Ilustres de Jalisco

Roundhouse of the Illustrious Men of Jalisco.
La Rotonda de Los Hombres Ilustres de Jalisco

Santa María de Gracia Temple
Templo de Santa María de Gracia

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Jesús E. Salgado · May 24th, 2012, 11:05 AM

Guadalajara Jalisco

Downtown
Centro

Downtown
Centro

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Jesús E. Salgado · May 25th, 2012, 12:51 AM

Guadalajara Jalisco

Horsewaggon
Calandrias

Colonial architecture
Arquitectura Colonial

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MexicanBoy · May 25th, 2012, 05:34 AM

Some pictures and information about Mexico City!!
Woow viva xD

Ok the next construction over the right of the picture is Torre Mapfre, or Mapfre Tower, its going to be a office building of 127 meters tall. Its going to be done by december of this year. The building in front its the *Bolsa Mexicana de Valores* or stock exchange building Mexico City.

image hosted on flickr

Another picture of what is going to be Mapfre Tower

image hosted on flickr

Now this picture shows the Angel, *El Ángel de la Independencia*
Independence Angel, it was built in 1910 to celebrate 100 years of independence from Spain.

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

And 100 years later, the government of Mexico City built *La Estela de Luz*

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

Built to celebrate 200 years of independence from Spain

MexicanBoy · May 25th, 2012, 05:44 AM

This is the *Monumento a la Revolución*
Built in 1910 to celebrate the Mexican Revolution

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

And like the *Estela de Luz* in Toluca, another city of Mexico, in the State of Mexico, like 1 hour from Mexico City, the government of Toluca also did a monumento to independence. You know, like Liberty Statue..

This are the *Torres Bicentenario* Bicentenary Towers, 65 meters tall.

image hosted on flickr

image hosted on flickr

And this are the Bicentenary Towers but at night

image hosted on flickr

Hope you liked this little tour by my City and Toluca City.

I post pictures later

Jesús E. Salgado · May 25th, 2012, 10:09 AM

Guadalajara Jalisco

Airport
Aeropuerto

Corona Brewery
Cerveceria Corona

Currency exchange
Casa de cambio

Government Building
Edificio gubernamental

Historic Building
Edificio histoico

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apinamies · May 25th, 2012, 05:30 PM

Very good photos. For some reason I was thinking that Guadalajara don't have many historic buildings but your photos prove me wrong.

Jesús E. Salgado · May 26th, 2012, 06:14 AM

Apinamies you could not have been moe wrong about Guadalajara, that city besides been a thriving modern city it has a colonial touch. It has beautiful building that date to the XVIII, XIX and early XX Centuries.

Jesús E. Salgado · May 26th, 2012, 10:12 AM

Guadalajara Jalisco

City public market
Mercado público de la ciudad

City public market
Mercado público de la ciudad

Carmelitas Convent
Convento Carmelitas

Building of the Federal Judicial Force
Edificio del Poder Judicial de la Federación

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Linguine · May 26th, 2012, 11:39 AM

great photos from Mexico....

Jesús E. Salgado · May 27th, 2012, 02:10 AM

Guadalajara Jalisco

Government Palace
Palacio de Gobierno

Government Palace Orozco's Mural
Palacio de Gobierno Government Palace's, Mural de Orozco's

Government Palace
Palacio de Gobierno

Tapatia Plaza
Plaza Tapatía

Guadalajara University
Universidad de Guadalajara

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Jesús E. Salgado · May 27th, 2012, 10:38 AM

Guadalajara Jalisco

Downtown
Centro

Downtown
Centro

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Jesús E. Salgado · May 27th, 2012, 11:53 PM

Guadalajara Jalisco

Downtown
Centro

Downtown
Centro

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Jesús E. Salgado · May 28th, 2012, 10:14 AM

Guadalajara Jalisco

North of Guadalajara building along Hidalgo Avenue
Edificio al norte de Guadalajara en la Avenida Hidalgo

Oficinas en Guadalajara
Oficinas en Guadalajara

The old University of Guadalajara
La vieja Universidad de Guadalajara

Government Palace and Place of Arms
Palacio de Gobierno y Plaza de Armas

Justice Palace
Palacio de Justicia

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Jesús E. Salgado · May 29th, 2012, 01:09 AM

Guadalajara Jalisco

Government Palace
Palacio de Gobierno

Government Palace
Palacio de Gobierno

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Jesús E. Salgado · May 29th, 2012, 10:02 AM

Murals come to life in the Florence of Mexico Guadalajara by Tony Burton

In Guadalajara with a short time to spare after a business meeting or a long wait between flight? Even an hour or two will suffice to see something of the artistic heritage that Mexico's second city, Guadalajara, houses on behalf of the nation.

It is especially fitting that the city house so much fine mural art, not just because the city was christened the "Florence of Mexico" by Edward Gibbon, the distinguished English historian, but also because Guadalajara was the birthplace of Gerardo Murillo, better known by his pseudonym Dr. Atl, considered by art historians the founder of modern Mexican muralism. Atl, they say, inspired an entire generation of artists to develop their talents to new heights.

Of the triumvirate of mega-star national muralist of this century - David Alfaro Siqueiros, José Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera - only the last-named was too busy elsewhere to point a mural in Guadalajara.

Siqueiros, with Amado de la Cueva, is responsible for the sober- hued compositions which decorate the University of Guadalajara's downtown Biblioteca Octavio Paz. They broke the long-standing tradition in the city of neoclassical "aesthetic" murals. There is something bold, dramatic and disturbing about this change.

Jalisco native José Clemente Orozco did much of his finest work on walls in the city, although it must be admitted that these triumphs followed many years in which his native state failed to recognize or reward his talents, forcing him to roam far afield in search of worthy and wealthv patrons. Orozco was sought after to work in Mexico City and the U.S. long before he was invited to return to Guadalajara.

Of Orozco's works, the easiest to see are those in the Government Palace and, the Cabañas Cultural. Institute. A vigorous, white- haired Padre Miguel Hidalgo brandishing a flaming torch overwhelms visitors ascending the staircase of the Government Palace. Is Hidalgo liberating the downtrodden people from the forces of religion and politics? Orozco's, Is "Man of Fire", the central mural rising into the dome of the Cabañas Cultural Institute, the. "Sistine Chapel of the Americas," is an artistic and technical masterpiece, Another Orozco, this one with a suitably educational theme, decorates, the dome of the University assembly hall. While orozco had plenty of helpers, he could be said to have literally painted these murals single-handedly - he lost his left hand in a childhood accident.

Orozco's broad brush strokes disguise his keen, searching and exhaustive prior research into his subject matter. He may not have been prone to express his opinions orally but listen, or rather watch, how his brush speaks!

The work of lesser-known, but equally interesting muralists, abounds in the city. The highest expression of nineteenth century neoclassicism is seen in the wonderful mural, based on Dante's Divine Comedy, by Jacobo Gálvez and Gerardo Suárez on the dome of the Degollado Theater. The varied styles of Gabriel Flores can also be admired in downtown buildings. His mural of the founding of Guadalajara in the City Hall, which has some delightful., humorous touches,, is completely different to his first mural in the city, that covering the reading room dome in the state library, near Agua Azul park. Both are different to his "Mythology and History of Tequila" painted for the Tequila Sauza building.

Guillermo Chávez Vega painted the dome of the Centro de la Amistad Internacional. Where could it be more appropriate for José Marti, Bertrand Russell, Abraham Lincoln, Karl Marx, Martin Luther King, Mahatma Ghandi, Beethoven and Cervantes to share wall space? Chávez Vega also painted the stairwell of the municipal building in Zapopan.

However difficult it is to take a mural. away with you as a souvenir of your visit to Guadalajara, even a brief visit to any of those described here will enhance your appreciation of the oft-forgotten artistic treasures on public display around the city. And, should you think after seeing this wealth of mural art, so conveniently displayed in the "Florence of Mexico", that this must be a simple art form, then next time you have your house decorated, borrow some paints and have a go yourself on the bathroom wall before the professionals take over...

Jesús E. Salgado · May 29th, 2012, 10:29 PM

Guadalajara Jalisco

Downtown
Centro

Downtown
Centro

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Jesús E. Salgado · May 30th, 2012, 11:18 AM

Guadalajara Jalisco

Arial view of Jalisco arriving in Guadalajara
Vista aerea llegando a Guadalajara

Arial view of Jalisco arriving in Guadalajara
Vista aerea llegando a Guadalajara

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Jesús E. Salgado · May 30th, 2012, 10:51 PM

Guadalajara Jalisco

Downtown
Centro

Downtown
Centro

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May 23rd, 2012, 12:03 PM	#4401
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Guadalajara Jalisco Juárez Theater Teatro Juárez Scapegoat Temple Templo Expiatorio Scapegoat Temple Templo Expiatorio The French Hotel El Hotel Frances Cube Tower in Iron Gate Torre Cube in Puerta de Hierro ----------------------------------------------------------- Visit this posts to get to know how the city of Los Angeles developed through the years Visit the United States through pictures. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=24626612 Evolution through time of Los Angeles California http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=30802436

May 23rd, 2012, 10:05 PM	#4402
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Guadalajara Jalisco Roundhouse of the Illustrious Men of Jalisco. La Rotonda de Los Hombres Ilustres de Jalisco Roundhouse of the Illustrious Men of Jalisco. La Rotonda de Los Hombres Ilustres de Jalisco Roundhouse of the Illustrious Men of Jalisco. La Rotonda de Los Hombres Ilustres de Jalisco Roundhouse of the Illustrious Men of Jalisco. La Rotonda de Los Hombres Ilustres de Jalisco Santa María de Gracia Temple Templo de Santa María de Gracia ----------------------------------------------------------- Visit this posts to get to know how the city of Los Angeles developed through the years Visit the United States through pictures. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=24626612 Evolution through time of Los Angeles California http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=30802436

May 24th, 2012, 11:05 AM	#4403
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Guadalajara Jalisco Downtown Centro Downtown Centro Downtown Centro Downtown Centro Downtown Centro ----------------------------------------------------------- Visit this posts to get to know how the city of Los Angeles developed through the years Visit the United States through pictures. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=24626612 Evolution through time of Los Angeles California http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=30802436

May 25th, 2012, 12:51 AM	#4404
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Guadalajara Jalisco Horsewaggon Calandrias Colonial architecture Arquitectura Colonial Colonial architecture Arquitectura Colonial Colonial architecture Arquitectura Colonial Colonial architecture Arquitectura Colonial ----------------------------------------------------------- Visit this posts to get to know how the city of Los Angeles developed through the years Visit the United States through pictures. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=24626612 Evolution through time of Los Angeles California http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=30802436

May 25th, 2012, 05:34 AM	#4405
MexicanBoy BANNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mexico City Posts: 749 Likes (Received): 4	Some pictures and information about Mexico City!! Woow viva xD Ok the next construction over the right of the picture is Torre Mapfre, or Mapfre Tower, its going to be a office building of 127 meters tall. Its going to be done by december of this year. The building in front its the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores or stock exchange building Mexico City. image hosted on flickr Another picture of what is going to be Mapfre Tower image hosted on flickr Now this picture shows the Angel, El Ángel de la Independencia Independence Angel, it was built in 1910 to celebrate 100 years of independence from Spain. image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr And 100 years later, the government of Mexico City built La Estela de Luz image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Built to celebrate 200 years of independence from Spain

May 25th, 2012, 05:44 AM	#4406
MexicanBoy BANNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mexico City Posts: 749 Likes (Received): 4	This is the Monumento a la Revolución Built in 1910 to celebrate the Mexican Revolution image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr And like the Estela de Luz in Toluca, another city of Mexico, in the State of Mexico, like 1 hour from Mexico City, the government of Toluca also did a monumento to independence. You know, like Liberty Statue.. This are the Torres Bicentenario Bicentenary Towers, 65 meters tall. image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr And this are the Bicentenary Towers but at night image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr image hosted on flickr Hope you liked this little tour by my City and Toluca City. I post pictures later

May 25th, 2012, 10:09 AM	#4407
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Guadalajara Jalisco Airport Aeropuerto Corona Brewery Cerveceria Corona Currency exchange Casa de cambio Government Building Edificio gubernamental Historic Building Edificio histoico ------------------------------------------------------------ Visit this posts to get to know how the city of Los Angeles developed through the years Visit the United States through pictures. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=24626612 Evolution through time of Los Angeles California http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=30802436

May 25th, 2012, 05:30 PM	#4408
apinamies Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: pääkaupunkiseutu Posts: 837 Likes (Received): 14	Very good photos. For some reason I was thinking that Guadalajara don't have many historic buildings but your photos prove me wrong.

May 26th, 2012, 06:14 AM	#4409
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Apinamies you could not have been moe wrong about Guadalajara, that city besides been a thriving modern city it has a colonial touch. It has beautiful building that date to the XVIII, XIX and early XX Centuries.

May 26th, 2012, 10:12 AM	#4410
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Guadalajara Jalisco City public market Mercado público de la ciudad City public market Mercado público de la ciudad City public market Mercado público de la ciudad Carmelitas Convent Convento Carmelitas Building of the Federal Judicial Force Edificio del Poder Judicial de la Federación ------------------------------------------------------------ Visit this posts to get to know how the city of Los Angeles developed through the years Visit the United States through pictures. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=24626612 Evolution through time of Los Angeles California http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=30802436 Last edited by Jesús E. Salgado; June 2nd, 2012 at 11:18 PM.

May 26th, 2012, 11:39 AM	#4411
Linguine leisure cook Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bacolod Uptown East Posts: 10,123 Likes (Received): 1212	great photos from Mexico.... __________________ *Bacolod:* "Culinary destination par excellence"

May 27th, 2012, 02:10 AM	#4412
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Guadalajara Jalisco Government Palace Palacio de Gobierno Government Palace Orozco's Mural Palacio de Gobierno Government Palace's, Mural de Orozco's Government Palace Palacio de Gobierno Tapatia Plaza Plaza Tapatía Guadalajara University Universidad de Guadalajara ------------------------------------------------------------ Visit this posts to get to know how the city of Los Angeles developed through the years Visit the United States through pictures. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=24626612 Evolution through time of Los Angeles California http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=30802436

May 27th, 2012, 10:38 AM	#4413
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Guadalajara Jalisco Downtown Centro Downtown Centro Downtown Centro Downtown Centro Downtown Centro ------------------------------------------------------------ Visit this posts to get to know how the city of Los Angeles developed through the years Visit the United States through pictures. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=24626612 Evolution through time of Los Angeles California http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=30802436

May 27th, 2012, 11:53 PM	#4414
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Guadalajara Jalisco Downtown Centro Downtown Centro Downtown Centro Downtown Centro Downtown Centro ------------------------------------------------------------ Visit this posts to get to know how the city of Los Angeles developed through the years Visit the United States through pictures. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=24626612 Evolution through time of Los Angeles California http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=30802436

May 28th, 2012, 10:14 AM	#4415
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Guadalajara Jalisco North of Guadalajara building along Hidalgo Avenue Edificio al norte de Guadalajara en la Avenida Hidalgo Oficinas en Guadalajara Oficinas en Guadalajara The old University of Guadalajara La vieja Universidad de Guadalajara Government Palace and Place of Arms Palacio de Gobierno y Plaza de Armas Justice Palace Palacio de Justicia ------------------------------------------------------------ Visit this posts to get to know how the city of Los Angeles developed through the years Visit the United States through pictures. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=24626612 Evolution through time of Los Angeles California http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=30802436

May 29th, 2012, 01:09 AM	#4416
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Guadalajara Jalisco Government Palace Palacio de Gobierno Government Palace Palacio de Gobierno Government Palace Palacio de Gobierno Government Palace Palacio de Gobierno Government Palace Palacio de Gobierno ------------------------------------------------------------ Visit this posts to get to know how the city of Los Angeles developed through the years Visit the United States through pictures. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=24626612 Evolution through time of Los Angeles California http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=30802436

May 29th, 2012, 10:02 AM	#4417
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Murals come to life in the Florence of Mexico Guadalajara by Tony Burton In Guadalajara with a short time to spare after a business meeting or a long wait between flight? Even an hour or two will suffice to see something of the artistic heritage that Mexico's second city, Guadalajara, houses on behalf of the nation. It is especially fitting that the city house so much fine mural art, not just because the city was christened the "Florence of Mexico" by Edward Gibbon, the distinguished English historian, but also because Guadalajara was the birthplace of Gerardo Murillo, better known by his pseudonym Dr. Atl, considered by art historians the founder of modern Mexican muralism. Atl, they say, inspired an entire generation of artists to develop their talents to new heights. Of the triumvirate of mega-star national muralist of this century - David Alfaro Siqueiros, José Clemente Orozco and Diego Rivera - only the last-named was too busy elsewhere to point a mural in Guadalajara. Siqueiros, with Amado de la Cueva, is responsible for the sober- hued compositions which decorate the University of Guadalajara's downtown Biblioteca Octavio Paz. They broke the long-standing tradition in the city of neoclassical "aesthetic" murals. There is something bold, dramatic and disturbing about this change. Jalisco native José Clemente Orozco did much of his finest work on walls in the city, although it must be admitted that these triumphs followed many years in which his native state failed to recognize or reward his talents, forcing him to roam far afield in search of worthy and wealthv patrons. Orozco was sought after to work in Mexico City and the U.S. long before he was invited to return to Guadalajara. Of Orozco's works, the easiest to see are those in the Government Palace and, the Cabañas Cultural. Institute. A vigorous, white- haired Padre Miguel Hidalgo brandishing a flaming torch overwhelms visitors ascending the staircase of the Government Palace. Is Hidalgo liberating the downtrodden people from the forces of religion and politics? Orozco's, Is "Man of Fire", the central mural rising into the dome of the Cabañas Cultural Institute, the. "Sistine Chapel of the Americas," is an artistic and technical masterpiece, Another Orozco, this one with a suitably educational theme, decorates, the dome of the University assembly hall. While orozco had plenty of helpers, he could be said to have literally painted these murals single-handedly - he lost his left hand in a childhood accident. Orozco's broad brush strokes disguise his keen, searching and exhaustive prior research into his subject matter. He may not have been prone to express his opinions orally but listen, or rather watch, how his brush speaks! The work of lesser-known, but equally interesting muralists, abounds in the city. The highest expression of nineteenth century neoclassicism is seen in the wonderful mural, based on Dante's Divine Comedy, by Jacobo Gálvez and Gerardo Suárez on the dome of the Degollado Theater. The varied styles of Gabriel Flores can also be admired in downtown buildings. His mural of the founding of Guadalajara in the City Hall, which has some delightful., humorous touches,, is completely different to his first mural in the city, that covering the reading room dome in the state library, near Agua Azul park. Both are different to his "Mythology and History of Tequila" painted for the Tequila Sauza building. Guillermo Chávez Vega painted the dome of the Centro de la Amistad Internacional. Where could it be more appropriate for José Marti, Bertrand Russell, Abraham Lincoln, Karl Marx, Martin Luther King, Mahatma Ghandi, Beethoven and Cervantes to share wall space? Chávez Vega also painted the stairwell of the municipal building in Zapopan. However difficult it is to take a mural. away with you as a souvenir of your visit to Guadalajara, even a brief visit to any of those described here will enhance your appreciation of the oft-forgotten artistic treasures on public display around the city. And, should you think after seeing this wealth of mural art, so conveniently displayed in the "Florence of Mexico", that this must be a simple art form, then next time you have your house decorated, borrow some paints and have a go yourself on the bathroom wall before the professionals take over...

May 29th, 2012, 10:29 PM	#4418
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Guadalajara Jalisco Downtown Centro Downtown Centro Downtown Centro Downtown Centro Downtown Centro ------------------------------------------------------------ Visit this posts to get to know how the city of Los Angeles developed through the years Visit the United States through pictures. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=24626612 Evolution through time of Los Angeles California http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=30802436

May 30th, 2012, 11:18 AM	#4419
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Guadalajara Jalisco Arial view of Jalisco arriving in Guadalajara Vista aerea llegando a Guadalajara Arial view of Jalisco arriving in Guadalajara Vista aerea llegando a Guadalajara Arial view of Jalisco arriving in Guadalajara Vista aerea llegando a Guadalajara Arial view of Jalisco arriving in Guadalajara Vista aerea llegando a Guadalajara Arial view of Jalisco arriving in Guadalajara Vista aerea llegando a Guadalajara ------------------------------------------------------------ Visit this posts to get to know how the city of Los Angeles developed through the years Visit the United States through pictures. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=24626612 Evolution through time of Los Angeles California http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=30802436

May 30th, 2012, 10:51 PM	#4420
Jesús E. Salgado Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Los Angeles County Posts: 13,390 Likes (Received): 139	Guadalajara Jalisco Downtown Centro Downtown Centro Downtown Centro Downtown Centro Downtown Centro ------------------------------------------------------------ Visit this posts to get to know how the city of Los Angeles developed through the years Visit the United States through pictures. http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=24626612 Evolution through time of Los Angeles California http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newrep...e=1&p=30802436

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