Under Door Viewing Prism Review

Theatre

can be seen on the facade of the four false pillars, bas-relief typographical says "Fraternity" and both sides of the eagles geometricized unfortunately obscured by the lighting cables. (Photo itself).

Located in Balvanera, just one block from the National Congress, on Calle Hipólito Yrigoyen 1900, stands the old Empire Theatre, part of the building belonging to the union Fraternity, one of the country's oldest (121 years) belonging to railroad employees, and even with a strong presence in local politics.

Argentine trade unionism, from the Peronist government plays a major, match making in many ways the lifestyle of the Argentine labor standards more akin to the middle class. Unforeseen social gains for the period were made by the working class. Within this framework, and even before the Peronist government, the theater of the future Empire Theatre was a project when the rail union called a tender for the construction of the headquarters. Indicating that the strength of the union given that prior to 1945 the government was kind conservative. Even after 1942, the old theater auditorium was leased as LR3 Radio Belgrano, when there was no television and radio public could attend, since the main attractions were the live bands and radio-novelas.
This competition to perform the work was won by Jorge Sabaté (1897-1991), who was not only an architect, but also Mayor of the City of Buenos Aires between 1952 and 1954.

The project started in 1931 and civic work in 1933, in the vanguard (then) Art Deco style, well nourished in Buenos Aires for school buildings, art (especially cinema as the Opera, Gran Rex, Broadway), and housing officers.

worth transcribing (albeit fairly technical) a paragraph of the "Guide of Buenos Aires Cultural Heritage N º 8" , a work that unfortunately not available in all libraries although you can get at the library the House of Culture, Government of the City of Buenos Aires, and it is an edition of this entity. Guide says about the building's architectural style: "The facade is organized by a symmetrical composition scheme five winnowing cloths separated by four fluted pilasters false exacerbate the effect of vertical own style. The ground floor shows three distinct entrances, the largest of which belongs to the room and is crowned by a bas-relief typographical flanked by a pair of sculptures representing eagles geometricized package, on both sides are located the two secondary entrances on each one of which is observed under sculptural reliefs. Against dividing two turrets rise terraced side acting as the set shot. "

An eloquent summary of Art Deco is reflected in a paragraph of this guide, as Coco Larrañaga " ... since the mid-20 and the 30 were two ways equally valid 'being modern', who preferred the figurative art identified with the Art Deco, while supporters of Abstraction tended to Rationalism. "

Within the context of the 30's the union chose Fraternity the modern alternative to erect its headquarters, and was not casual, reflecting the youth and strength of the working current impulse of the moment and avant-garde, a valuable legacy that is now part of the architectural heritage of the city. In Buenos Aires there
bounty of this unique style, a modern alternative in the 20 'and 30' of a city that seemed to be looking away from its colonial past.

Empire acted in the theater of national and foreign figures popularity as Maurice Chevalier, Josephine Baker, Azucena Maizani, Hugo del Carril and Alfredo Alcon and currently is in full force .

Bibliography:
- Cultural Heritage Guide Buenos Aires N º 8: Art Deco Architecture. Alberto Petrina, S. Katz and A. Brodaric. Buenos Aires City Government of Buenos Aires, 2007.
- http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=989985






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