El Encanto of Old Cuba
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The Enchantment of El Encanto
El Encanto, Havana's most famous department store was also considered one of the world's best during the 1950s. It was founded in 1888 by two partners, Jose Solis and Aquilino Entrialgo. It was situated at Havana's most famous intersection, Galiano and San Rafael, known to Cubans as 'La esquina del pecado' (The sin's corner), because of all the beautiful women that walked by on their way to El Encanto, and other department stores nearby, such as Fin De Siglo, Floglar, and the 'Ten Cent' (Woolworth's). It had subsidiaries in many other cities in Cuba, so the entire Cuban population had access to El Encanto merchandise. Errol Flynn, Robert Taylor, John Wayne, Tyrone Power, Ray Milland, Debbie Reynolds, Pier Angelli, Lana Turner and many other Hollywood luminaries, used to shop at El Encanto. Almost every famous visitor to the Island stopped to shop at this gorgeous department store.
Here is how El Encanto looked during Christmas of 1953.............................from: http://rigobertomuniz.com/cuba.htm
Here is how El Encanto looked during Christmas of 1953.............................from: http://rigobertomuniz.com/cuba.htm
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- This is What Cuba was like before Castro took over
- if you scroll down a bit you will find some images and information about El Encanto
- History of Cuba Timetable: 1959 thru 1979
- Timetable History of Cuba
AFTER The Revolution 1959 January 1. Revolutionary forces take control of Havana. At
about 2 a.m., Batista, his family, and closest associates, board a plane at
Camp Columbia,and leave the island. Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos lead the
rebels into Havana. - El Encanto Association for former employees
- El Encanto
Stores of Cuba was not just a commercial success. It was also the establishment
of a unique relation between labor and management and it was the creation of
a style of doing business that crafted a new concept of prestige, reliability,
and seriousness. It united the best yearning - From Miami Magazine Website
- n April 1961 a bomb destroyed the glamorous department store El Encanto in downtown Havana on Galiano between San Rafael and San Jose. A fire consumed the building, turning to embers the luxury shopping store known for its haute couture and beautiful saleswomen.
"Really there was nothing like it," says de - Havana-May 1950-Nov 1960: El Dia de Los Enamorados
- Havana-May 1950-Nov 1960
Life in Havana as we experienced it - our family, our friends and acquaintances; people, places, anecdotes, and more. "Recordar es vivir." To remember, is to live again.Any errors of omission or commission are the sole responsibility of the blog author, and will be chee
Images of El Encanto
The following is the item that lead me to research El Encanto. I found this while shopping for inventory for my online vintage clothing store Bring It Back Vintage
This incredible nightgown is but a whisper of the splendor that was El Encanto
This incredible nightgown is but a whisper of the splendor that was El Encanto
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Edutopia
Feb 14, 2012 @ 11:25 am | delete
- Oh Cuba, a shame that all that complications got in between Cuba and the US as it really was quite the party capital.
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- Wonderful lens. Sad to see how much was lost. It is good to be reminded how fleeting good times can be. I enjoyed the video even though I do not speak Spanish.
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