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Posted: 09 Nov 2020

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Hotel Habana Riviera - 1957

Hotel Habana Riviera - 1957
The Havana Riviera is a historic resort hotel located on the Malecón waterfront boulevard in the Vedado district of Havana. The hotel was built in 1957 and still maintains its original 1950s style. It has twenty-one floors containing 352 rooms.

The Havana Riviera was originally owned by mobster Meyer Lansky who had been inspired to build it after visiting his friend, Moe Dalitz's nine-storey Riviera Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. It was intended to rival the comfort and contemporary luxury of any Las Vegas hotel of the era. The choice to build in Havana was because Lansky simply did not want to be subject to U.S. laws or the scrutiny of the FBI. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotel_Habana_Riviera

A Ford model A (around 1930) can be seen in the foreground.

kiiti, , Nouchetdu38, Tanja - Loughcrew and 32 other people have particularly liked this photo

20 comments - The latest ones
 J.Garcia
J.Garcia club
Fantastic Malecón!!
Note also vey interesting, Berny
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
Berny club has replied to J.Garcia club
thanks a lot, Judite!
3 years ago.
 José Manuel Polo
José Manuel Polo club
Buen disparo, carambola, “hotel” y “coche” de un solo tiro. Y muy bueno. Estoy pensando que el hotel se inauguró poco antes de la revolución.
3 years ago.
Berny club has replied to José Manuel Polo club
Yes, it opened 2 years before the revolution! Thanks José!
3 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
WOOT!!! GREAT SHOT! It's especially wonderful after reading about the significance of the building...it seems rather out of place, towering above everything around it. But the style is so cool and it seems that it's been maintained over the years, which I think is super. LOVE the old Ford in the foreground--what are the odds?! :D Too bad it wasn't a 50's car but it adds to the oddness of what we're looking at.

I've read that Cuba is a really beautiful country to visit, though it's got a lot of problems too. And US visitors are not welcome for the most part. Wonderful people though. I'd love to go!
3 years ago.
Berny club has replied to Janet Brien club
This is not true. US-Americans are always welcome and I met a lot of them. Unfortunately there were restrictions by the US government for flights to Cuba, so most of US citizens had to take flights via Cancun. Obama already began to end some sanctions against Cuba, but Trump made the senseless blockade stronger than before. Hopefully now there is a way for a change.

And I have also photos with cars from the 50's with this hotel ;-)))
3 years ago.
 Hélène Lombard
Hélène Lombard
Superbe photo entre le moderne du building et la vieille voiture !!! Bonne semaine<;
3 years ago.
Berny club has replied to Hélène Lombard
Merci Hélène!
3 years ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
super!
3 years ago.
 Jean
Jean
An interesting story of how it came to be built and nice to see Cuba's favourite colour in evidence.
3 years ago.
 Gilbert H
Gilbert H club
Il n'a rien de dessué et probablement bien entretenu ! Bon regard !
3 years ago.
 Frode
Frode club
Wonderful shot Berny.
3 years ago.
 polytropos
polytropos club
Erinnert mich ganz spontan ans ► Hotel Neptun in Warnemünde. ;-)
Ich bin da auch mal vorbeigefahren.
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
Berny club has replied to polytropos club
Ja, die Bienenwaben von Dir habe ich in Erinnerung ;-)
3 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Interesting notes and a great image.
3 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
A cracking shot...........I love the story behind it!
3 years ago.
 Proxar
Proxar
very beautiful!
3 years ago.
 Tanja - Loughcrew
Tanja - Loughcrew club
Du wartest dort immer, bis ein Wagen in passender Farbe vorbeifährt...gib´s zu :))))
3 years ago.
polytropos club has replied to Tanja - Loughcrew club
Da braucht man in Kuba gar nicht so lang zu warten. ;-)
3 years ago.
Berny club has replied to Tanja - Loughcrew club
Da hat Poly allerdings recht ;-))
3 years ago.

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