Colonia Americana

Juan Carlos and I walked around his neighborhood this afternoon and I took some photos. This is so far my favorite place in Guadalajara. The neighborhood is called Colonia Americana. It's close to Av. Chapultepec and the majority of places I have been visiting while I've been here.

This is a house on Calle (Street) Jose Guadalupe Zuno. This is Juan Carlos' great aunt's house, though she recently passed away.


This is a house designed by Luis Barragan, apparently a very famous architect from Guadalajara.

Front door of the Barragan house.

This is why you always get lost in Mexico. The sreet signs, if they exist, are on the sides of buildings. And sometimes they look like this:

Apparently this was the home of a former governor of Jalisco state, Jose Guadalupe Zuno. The street is named after him. It's beautiful...

View from Av. Union.

Close-up of one of the columns.

There is a lot of mid-century infill in the nighborhood as well.

A house-turned cafe/restaurant/bar.

Ditto.

Where Juan Carlos' mother and other great aunt live. He has an apartment behind the house.

A Japanese-influenced home on the street.

Another view from the entrance.