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# Havana Before Castro by Peter Moruzzi

### When Cuba Was a Tropical Playground

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- > Top: Palatial residences along Havana's Prado promenade circa 1905.
  > Bottom: The same view in 2007.

  > More on chapter 1: From Spanish Colony to Cuban Republic

- > Top: Sloppy Joe's circa 1927.
  > Bottom: The same view in 2007 during its reconstruction. Sloppy Joe's closed after suffering a devastating fire in the 1960s.

  > More on chapter 6: Dining, Drinking, and Dancing

- > Top: Floridita bar circa 1955
  > Bottom: The bar in 2007

  > More on chapter 6: Dining, Drinking, and Dancing

- > Top: Floridita dining room circa 1955
  > Bottom: The dining room in 2007.

  > More on chapter 6: Drinking, Dining, and Dancing

- > Top: Outdoor stage in 1954
  > Bottom: Outdoor stage in 2007

  > More on chapter 7: Tropicana

- > Top: The Riviera in 1957
  > Bottom: The same view in 2007

  > More on chapter 12: Havana Riviera

- > Top: The Riviera lobby in 1957
  > Bottom: The same view in 2007

  > More on chapter 12: Havana Riviera

- > Top: Chinese Ovens in 1957
  > Bottom: Chinese Ovens in 2007

  > More on chapter 13: Habana Hilton

- > Top-Left: The Comodoro in 1954
  > Bottom-Right: The same view in 2007

  > More on chapter 14: Havana's Other Fabulous Hotels

- > (Max Borges Jr. architect)
  > Top: The tomb in 1957
  > Bottom: The same view in 2007

  > More on chapter 15: Havana Modern