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Trolleybuses Of Roma–Condesa
The trolleybuses of Roma Condesa are permanently parked trolleybuses in the Colonia Roma, Roma and Condesa neighborhoods of Mexico City that were used for art and other projects. Most were Japanese buses that were donated to Servicio de Transportes Eléctricos by the Kansai Electric Power Company in Japan in 1994, for possible operation, which never came to fruition, and in 2000 they were repurposed by Cuauhtémoc, D.F., Cuauhtémoc borough in a programme to create educational centers. However, the ''Trolebuses Educativos'' programme lasted only a few months. Some of the trolleybuses remained in use as simple reading rooms, but others sat abandoned until 2005, when the ''“Galería Trolebús”'' (Trolleybus Gallery) was begun to promote non-traditional art projects. The gallery ceased operations in 2009 due to financial problems, but the buses continued to be used for art projects until about 2014. Two other trolleybuses involved were not Japanese vehicles. Origin The three Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parque México
The Parque México (), officially Parque San Martín, is a large urban park located in Colonia Hipódromo in the Condesa area of Mexico City. It is recognized by its Art Deco architecture and decor as well as being one of the larger green areas in the city. In 1927, when the surrounding neighborhood of Colonia Hipódromo was being built, the park was developed on the former site of the horse race track of the Jockey Club de México. Today, Parque México is not only the center of Colonia Hipódromo, it is also the cultural center of the entire La Condesa section of the city. Description The park is located on Avenida México and Calle de Michoacán in Colonia Hipódromo, only two blocks from Avenida Insurgentes, one of the city’s main arteries. It was the first modern park, created with an architectural design. It copies many of the elements of European gardens, such as ponds and walkways. It has an extension of nine hectares in an elliptical design. The park differs from o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marmon-Herrington
The Marmon-Herrington Company, Inc. is an American manufacturer of axles and transfer cases for trucks and other vehicles. Earlier, the company built military vehicles and some tanks during World War II, and until the late 1950s or early 1960s was a manufacturer of trucks and trolley buses. Marmon-Herrington had a partnership with Ford Motor Company, producing trucks and other commercial vehicles, such as buses. The company may be best known for its all-wheel-drive conversions to other truck maker's units, especially to Ford truck models. Founded in 1931, Marmon-Herrington was based in Indianapolis, Indiana, with a plant in Windsor, Ontario, and remained in Indianapolis until 1963. It is now based in Louisville, Kentucky. History Marmon-Herrington was founded in 1931 by Walter C. Marmon and Arthur W. Herrington as a successor to the Marmon Motor Car Company, a maker of high-quality, costly automobiles from 1902 to 1933. By the early 1930s, the U.S. economy had taken a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jardín Ramón López Velarde
Jardín Ramón López Velarde (''Ramón López Velarde garden'') is a park in Mexico City in the southeast corner of Colonia Roma Sur in front of the Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI medical center. It is built where the Estadio Nacional stadium (1923–1949) once stood and later public housing (1949–1985) which was damaged during the 1985 Mexico City earthquake The 1985 Mexico City earthquake struck in the early morning of 19 September at 07:17:50 (CST) with a Moment magnitude scale, moment magnitude of 8.0 and a maximal Modified Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). The ev .... The park was in a deteriorated state due to lack of maintenance from the borough, but in 2014, 4 million pesos were assigned to rescue the park. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jardin Ramon Lopez Velarde Parks in Mexico City Colonia Roma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MASA (company)
Mexicana de Autobuses, S.A., or MASA, was a major bus and coach manufacturer located in Mexico. Formed in 1959, it was owned by the Mexican government until being privatized in 1988. It was the country's second-largest bus manufacturer when it was acquired by Volvo, in 1998, and renamed History MASA was created when the Mexican state-owned investment bank, SOMEX (), acquired the private company, Sheppard Hnos. (Sheppard Brothers), on 10 September 1959.Bushell, Chris (Ed.) (1998). ''Jane's Urban Transport Systems 1998-99'', p. 214. Coulsdon, Surrey (UK): Jane's Information Group. . In 1972 the company built a new factory in Tultitlán, and this facility was expanded in 1980. Somex continued to be a major shareholder in the company, and buses built by MASA often carried "Somex" nameplates on the front. The government sold the company to private investors on 17 October 1988, but the original buyer defaulted on its debt payments. The company had already ceased production ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garros Galería
Garros Galería or Garros Gallery is located in Colonia Roma in Mexico City. It is the only art gallery and museum dedicated to cats in Mexico. History The enterprise was begun by siblings Joel and María del Carmen Nava Polina, along with Rodrigo Moreno González, who realized that there were cat museums in the United States, Canada and the Bahamas but not in Mexico. Both come from a family of cat lovers with fifteen cats between them currently. They had also built a large collection of cat-related items over the years. The gallery began in 2006 by gathering various artists and friends to donate and put works for the gallery on consignment. Since then, the gallery has had success because it caters to a niche market which had not been served previously. Sales have included those to Europe through the Internet. Since it opened, the gallery has been featured on various television shows including TV Azteca and Once TV México, Once TV. Description It is located in Colonia Roma, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Tōhoku Earthquake And Tsunami
On 11 March 2011, at 14:46:24 Japan Standard Time, JST (05:46:24 UTC), a 9.0–9.1 Submarine earthquake, undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region. It lasted approximately six minutes and caused a tsunami. It is sometimes known in Japan as the , among other names. The disaster is often referred to by its numerical date, 3.11 (read in Japanese). It was the List of earthquakes in Japan, most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and the Largest earthquakes by magnitude#Strongest earthquakes by magnitude, fourth most powerful earthquake recorded in the world since modern seismography began in 1900. The earthquake triggered powerful tsunami waves that may have reached heights of up to in Miyako, Iwate, Miyako in Tōhoku's Iwate Prefecture,Yomiuri Shimbun evening edition 2-11-04-15 page 15, nearby Aneyoshi fishery port (姉吉漁港)(Google map E39 31 57.8, N 142 3 7.6) 2011-04-15大震災の津 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reforma (newspaper)
''Reforma'' is a Mexican newspaper based in Mexico City. It has 276,700 readers in Mexico City. The paper shares content with other papers in its parent newsgroup Grupo Reforma. ''Reforma'' is named after the Mexico City avenue of the same name, Paseo de la Reforma, which is in turn named after "La Reforma", a series of liberal reforms undertaken by the country in the mid-19th century. The newspaper emphasizes its graphic design, design, variety of columnists, and editorials that denounce Corruption in Mexico , political corruption. The paper features weekly translations from selected articles of local interest from US and other foreign newspapers. These include ''The New York Times'', ''The Wall Street Journal'' and the ''People's Daily''. The Sunday edition of ''Reforma'' formerly included a supplemental magazine titled ''Top Magazzine,'' which covered celebrity gossip, Hollywood previews and interviews. History ''Reforma'' was launched in Mexico City in November 1993 by Ale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Excélsior
''Excélsior'' is a daily newspaper in Mexico City. It is the second-oldest paper in the city after ''El Universal (Mexico City), El Universal'', printing its first issue on March 18, 1917. The newspaper's headquarters are located at Avenida Bucareli 1 in Colonia Juárez, Mexico City, at the intersection between that avenue and Paseo de la Reforma, which is known as (the "Information Corner" or "News Corner" in Spanish), since the headquarters of ''El Universal'' are also within this area. The historic building of its headquarters is located between Paseo de la Reforma 18 and Avenida Bucareli 17, next to the modern building. History Originating from the weekly journal Revista de revistas, ''Excélsior'' was founded by :es:Rafael Alducin, Rafael Alducin and first published in Mexico City on March 18, 1917. Before choosing its current location, the headquarters were initially set at the corner between the streets of Colón and Rosales (this corner no longer exists, it was located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toyama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region of Honshu. Toyama Prefecture has a population of 993,848 (1 January 2025) and has a geographic area of 4,247.61 km2 (1,640.01 sq mi). Toyama Prefecture borders Ishikawa Prefecture to the west, Gifu Prefecture to the south, Nagano Prefecture to the east, and Niigata Prefecture to the northeast. Toyama is the capital and largest city of Toyama Prefecture, with other major cities including Takaoka, Imizu, and Nanto. Toyama Prefecture is part of the historic Hokuriku region, and the majority of the prefecture's population lives on Toyama Bay, one of the largest bays in Japan. Toyama Prefecture is the leading industrial prefecture on the Japan Sea coast and has the advantage of cheap electricity from abundant hydroelectric resources. Toyama Prefecture contains the only known glaciers in East Asia outside of Russia, first recognized in 2012, and 30% of the prefecture's area is designated as national parks. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
