Colonia del Valle

Colonia Del Valle
View of Colonia del Valle neighborhood with the ubication in the south-central of Mexico City View of Colonia del Valle neighborhood with the ubication in the south-central of Mexico City
Location of Mexico City in south central Mexico

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Buildings of the Colonia del Valle

The Colonia Del Valle is one of the largest residential colonies, exclusive of Mexico City. Famous for its large green areas, parks, monuments, prestigious department stores, boutiques, K-fe's, Holiday Chocolate, exclusive restaurants, etc. Referral required from the south. Sub-center serves as the main town of the city and its area of influence covers almost all of the Benito Juárez. Colonia del Valle means the perimeter between the streets of north Viaducto Miguel Alemán, Cuauhtémoc and Universidad Avenue to the east, Circuito Interior Rio Mixcoac south and Insurgentes Avenue in the west.

Colonia del Valle is made up of six colonies, Actipan, Acacias, Insurgentes San Borja, Tlacoquemécatl del Valle, Presidente Miguel Alemán, Crédito Constructor and Del Valle in sections North, Central and South (all in three sections). Colonia del Valle receives a daily floating population of over one million people making use of its schools, malls, parks, hospitals, banks, etc.

Origin and development

At the beginning of the 20th century initiates the splitting of the ranches had been cultivated alfalfa and fruit trees were found, giving rise to the area, his name was Colonia Americana. These farms were the most popular of Love, Tlacoquemécatl (where is located the Chapel of the Good Lord Firm and its famous and beautiful park), Santa Anita and San Borja. Some neighborhood streets are named after these ranchos and gave its fruit trees, as well as Mexican philanthropists, among others.

While working as a streetcar route was from the Mexico City to Coyoacán, had a slow development until 1920, when it expands and paves the Avenida de los Insurgentes and start to build huge houses on the said avenue, and that marked the development of the area, to which was added the construction of monuments and green areas, one of which is located in what was a brick, the current Park Sunk.

For the decade of 1960 the area was already fully developed and many other colonies of equal purchasing power lay at the sides so it was inevitable commercial development, including 2 major events, the opening of Liverpool Insurgentes in 1962 and the first supermarket in the country University in 1969 and Parish.

In 1978 the decision to build the road axes transformed radically and permanently in the face of the colony, their once quiet streets with ridge is modified and gave way to the river of asphalt, shafts 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 south crossing from east to west and 1, 2 and 3 do west from south to north. This resulted in many families look for quieter places to live and began the inexorable process of recycling of land, where there were mansions built apartment buildings or in his absence turned into offices and schools.

Architecture

Among the architectural style that developed in the colony is large mansions in style Colonial California Art Deco (and to a lesser extent)), surviving examples of Porfiriato. At the end of the decade of the 60's start a fiber construction of small skyscrapers, both trade and departments, which cause the area is one of the most densely populated of the Mexico City as well as housing complexes, such as the Assembly President Miguel Urbano German.

Currently, the diversity of architectural styles and the amount of population still developing, they converge in the project to recover household spaces and family activities in the colony, since the large amount of construction four-storey building on land originally was a bedroom houses have been of some interest to the building despite the economic crisis facing the country.

Temples

The religious architecture found in the Del Valle includes The parish of the Most Pure Heart of Mary, at the corner of Gabriel Mancera number 415, between North Division and Light Saviñon next to the park Mariscal Sucre whose construction was carried out during the first half of the 20th century, and it was filmed in 1996, several scenes of the film Romeo and Juliet starring Leonardo Di Caprio, also said that in this parish was baptized Mexican singer Luis Miguel The Good Lord Parish Office, located in the Park Tlacoquemécatl on the street corner pillars Adolfo Prieto, same as his first buildings date from the 16th century, Temple Santo Tomás Actipan located at the confluence of the streets of Buffalo and Tiger, their construction is the year of 1897, the Temple of San Lorenzo Xochimanca that is located in the park of the same name and its construction dates from the 16th century, Temple of Santa Monica, which is located at No. 126 Strawberry Street, opposite the park of San Lorenzo and its construction began in 1962 and the Parish of Divine Providence that is located in Street Adolfo Prieto number 1559 with the street corner of Parish and its construction took place from 1968 to 1974.

The colony at the beginning of 21st century

Since the late 1990s, was built in the huge buildings, mainly on the Avenida de los Insurgentes, and apartments for the upper and upper middle classes throughout the area. What caused the housing boom in the area, drawing the dimensions of the land.

To date, the Del Valle is a landmark in the city, its now central location and the paradox of having lines of communication to any address that can move quickly and arrive within 1 hour to anywhere in the city Not to mention that are available to all the services have made it a colony for the upper middle class, which has encouraged the construction of more apartment buildings, fortunately not to the excesses of past decades, but its old mansions residential air and there are still sections. Your shopping magnet extensive areas of Miguel Hidalgo, Cuauhtemoc, Coyoacan and Alvaro Obregon.

The colony, apart from having large green areas, with shopping areas, cultural and recreation, which coupled with its convenient location make it an attractive areas to live in the city.

Metro Gold Line

Currently the Del Valle is in the midst of the work of the Metro Gold Line, which has caused discomfort among neighbors and merchants in the area. Avenue Félix Cuevas in several businesses have closed their doors, as being restricted pedestrian traffic flow and sales have dropped almost to 0%. The works will continue for 14 months or so, as reported by the engineers responsible for the work.

Communication

Colonia del Valle area has probably the best connections throughout Mexico City, since the crossing of several important roads as Insurgentes, Cuauhtemoc, Northern Division, University, Félix Cuevas, José María Rico, Xola. Also, the subway line 3 has several stations in the vicinity, such as Ethiopia, Eugenia, Northern Division, Zapata and Coyoacan.

Attractions

Among the attractions of the area are the Temple of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, the Sunken Park, Parque Mariscal Sucre and Galerias Insurgentes (Luxury Shopping Mall), Centro Coyoacan (Luxury Shoping Mall), etc. In some temples dating from the colonial period, the aforementioned highlights Tlacoquemécatl Temple and San Lorenzo Xochimanca. And on its banks the World Trade Center Mexico and Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros. Also, located near Coyoacán Mixcoac and Colonia Napoles, with the latter shares its development.

External links

• [Portal http://www.coloniadelvalle.com.mx Colonia del Valle on the Internet]
• Community News and the Del Valle published by El Universal