The Historian · Bautista · Buenos Aires
El Ateneo Grand Splendid
You can read the whole arc of porteño culture here: a silent-film palace, then a cinema, now books. One building, three eras.
A 1919 grand theatre turned bookstore — frescoed ceiling, box seats, and a stage now serving coffee.
— Bautista, The Historian
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