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The historic center of Mexico City (Spanish: Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México), also known as the Centro or Centro Histórico, is the central neighborhood in Mexico City, Mexico, focused on the Zócalo (or main plaza) and extending in all directions for a number of blocks, with its farthest extent being west to the Alameda Central. [2]
Early in the 20th century, Frank Sanborn and his brother Walter opened a small soda fountain/drugstore on Filomeno Mata Street in the historic center of Mexico City, calling it Sanborns American Pharmacy [2] In 1917, the two brothers saw the old mansion as a place to expand their business. They took two years to remodel it, putting a stained ...
The Chinese in Mexico City congregated on Dolores Street one block south of the Alameda Central and the Palacio de Bellas Artes, in the historic center of Mexico City. [9] They were basically businesspeople, opening restaurants, laundries, bakeries and lard shops. [10]
Plaza Garibaldi, Mexico City. In spite of the area's serious decline, Plaza Garibaldi remains one of the best-recognized places by foreign visitors in Mexico City. [5] In 2007, a plan to rescue and revitalize Plaza Garibaldi and the surrounding neighborhoods, called the Programa Integral de Remodelación de la Plaza Garibaldi, was implemented.
Churrería El Moro is a restaurant serving churros and hot chocolate in Mexico City. The original 1935 [1] [2] location is on Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas near the Metro San Juan de Letrán in the Historic center of Mexico City.
Along with the Fundación del Centro Histórico (Historic Center Foundation), the University has published a guide to restaurants, taco stands, cantinas and other eateries located in the oldest neighborhoods of Mexico City. The guide is called "Guia para Comer Bien en el Centro Historico" (Guide to Eating Well in the Historic Center). [14]
The historic center and other villages were linked to each other and Mexico City proper by rail lines and trolleys. The rail line linked Mexico City and the historic center from the 1860s to the early 1900s. [21] Many of the old villages were linked by a trolley on Santa Catarina Road, now Francisco Sosa.
Zona Rosa ('Pink Zone') is an area in Mexico City which is known for its shopping, nightlife, LGBT community, and its recently established Korean community. [2] The larger official neighborhood it is part of is Colonia Juárez, located just west of the historic center of Mexico City.