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Pedro José López, who was born in Valéncia in 1964, attended
the Liceo Rómulo Gallegos, and is currently enrolled at the
Universidad del Zulia with a major in Social Work. He's also
employed at the university in the Instituto de Investigaciones
de la Facultad de Arquitectura de La Universidad del Zulia (IFAD-LUZ)
since 2003. He's currently working on his Social Work thesis and
is involved in the collection of antique photographs of the city
of Maracaibo to be used to analyze urban development involving
the oil camps between the years of 1920-2005 - which led him to
this website. |
His 1st project between the years 1994-1997 was the
“Pre-Inventory of the Cultural Patrimony of the State of Zulia” (which
involved the preliminary inventory of the historical sites that still
exist today in order to determine what may be worthy of preservation).
He has also collaborated in the 1998-2001 “Inventory of the Cultural
Patrimony of the State of Zulia”, (the follow-up inventory), the 2000
“Puente Sobre el Lago de Maracaibo Gral. Rafael Urdaneta File for the
Declaration as (a) National Patrimony” (basically making the bridge a
Historical Site), and other programs involving the Laguna Sinamaica
(2001), and the "Project of the Petroleum Engineering School of the
Universidad del Zulia, Maracaibo Venezuela" designed by Carlos Raúl
Villanueva in 1956 (2003).
His work at the university is of great interest to this website because
of his work for the preservation of so much of the historical
architecture of the city of Maracaibo (much of it as how we remember
it), his access to architectural information & photos that don't exist
anywhere else, & his strong dedication to the preservation of historical
buildings throughout the city of Maracaibo.
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Avenida 5 de Julio /
SEARS, 1959, unknown photographer - Collection of Profa.
Jacqueline Alcalá. |
Avenida 5 de Julio
at the intersection of Avenida Bella Vista, 1959, unknown
photographer - Collection of Profa. Jacqueline Alcalá. |
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Cerveceria Regional,
date unknown - I knew Mr. Fred Gerhardt who managed this brewery
in the '60's, and our class took a tour of this building.
Collection of Profa. Jacqueline Alcalá. |
Edifício 5 de Julio
on Avenida 5 de Julio, date unknown. |
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Edifício Zúlia
Motors on Avenida Bella Vista, late 1950's judging from the
autos. Original source of this photo from http://www.viejasfotosactuales.org/. |
“Petrolera” - Beautiful example of an
oil-company- designed house on Avenida 3D, taken by Pedro López
in March 2005 . High ceilings & the vents visible above the
windows maximize air cooling, as does the reflective metal roof.
According to Pedro, this home still exists in a wonderfully
preserved state thanks to the efforts of preservation groups
(such as FUNDAPATRIMÓNIO) in Maracaibo today, and is one of the
few remaining examples built by the oil companies at the
beginning of the 20th Century in Maracaibo. |
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Christ Church - date
unknown - Collection of Profa. Marina González de Kauffman. |
Christ Church - date
unknown, but taken sometime in the 1930's judging from the autos
- - Collection of Profa. Marina González de Kauffman. |
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Creole Camp & Club
taken in 1972 by Prof. Alejandro Paredes. |
(Click above for
higher resolution enlargement) |
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Campo Delicias, 1950 - - Collection of Profa.
Jacqueline Alcalá.
Today, nothing remains of this camp as it was
slowly demolished over the years & subsequently over-built with
newer buildings & structures. The only original buildings left
standing are a (very) few houses, the hospital, the Presbyterian
Church, and Edifício Las Laras, which was restored in 1994. |
Grano de Oro airport. Note the interesting
earlier Aeropostal script logo on the DC-3 in the foreground.
Date of the photo is unknown.
This photo was obtained by Pedro López from the
a website located here. Being as this site is located in
Holland, the people in the photo are likely Dutch. It is in this
location that the Experimental Faculty of Sciences of the
University of Zulia is now located. Pedro reports that upon the
old runways, a vehicle & pedestrian walkway called “Paseo
Urdaneta”is being constructed. |
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Spectacular aerial view of the El Saladillo area of Maracaibo looking
towards the Puente General Rafael Urdaneta bridge in the distant
background. Date of the photo is 1962 taken by the Ministério de Obras
Públicas - Pedro López Collection.
(Enlargement is large - high-speed connection is recommended)
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