THE BREAD OF THE RICH IS THE STRUGGLE OF THE POOR Artistic typography from renowned street artist Ben Flynn a.k.a. EINE From the far south of line 2 terminus station Tasqueña in the previous visit, this time I ventured up to the extreme north of Line 7 where it converges with the western end of […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 100: Bellas Artes
What child in Mexico has gone to the Alameda and not felt joyful and happy? What youngster has not felt their imagination run wild, given over to the sweetest deliriums, to dreams of blissfulness? Francisco Zarco, 1849, plaque near the station Exhale, 100 stations. Mid afternoon a storm rolled across the city. Thunder reverberated with […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 90: Ferrería
Just in the last post for the station Niños Heroes I mentioned the claim of the cantina La Ribera to have the best ‘cabrito’ (young goat/kid) in Mexico. In the MCM Project visit to Ferrería, which features a cow head as its logo, I made closer acquaintance with the creature in question. ‘Can I take […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 89: Niños Heroes
Esta estación, Niños Heroes, toma su nombre en dedicación a los cadetes militares jovenes que fallecieron en la Batalla de Chapultepec durante la Guerra Estados Unidos – México (Intervención Estadounidense). Una estatua de Eirene – Diosa griega de la paz, está cercita a una de las salidas de la estación. Si solo humanidad conjunta pudiéra […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 87: Revolución
‘La revolución es una idea que ha encontrado sus bayonetas’ Napoleon Bonaparte Hace un poco más de cien años, en 1910, empezó la revolución mexicana. Esta estación toma su nombre del ‘Monumento a la Revolución’ que está cercita. Pompa de procedimiento estaba en marcha durante la visita. El monumento es también hogar del ‘Museo Nacional […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 86: Eugenia
Eugenia in its diverse guises: A recount Ornithological Eugenia: a graceful stork, resplendent in flight. Entrepreneurial Eugenia: Basket weavers unite! Idealistic, theological Eugenia: refuge of sinners, gate to heaven, health of the sick. Architectural meets botanical Eugenia: the truly ‘amazing house’ stands opposite – clipped immaculateness. Musical Eugenia: retraction, expansion, accordion emancipation. Sweet-toothed Eugenia: a […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 85: General Anaya
La penúltima estación al fin sureño de la Linea 2, esta es una estación que paso cada día de la semana. La visita hoy del MCM project fue la primera vez que me bajé. Planeé visitar hoy porque tenía ganas de ver músicos polacos ‘Marcin Wasilewski Trio‘ en la 2012 Eurojazz Festival. Más al ratito. […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 80: Miguel Angel De Quevedo
Roaming in the Federal District down Miguel Angel De Quevedo way. Quotidian it may be but mundane it is not. Conquer the ascent with a ladder to the sky. Another story to tell. ‘A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.’ A first stone must be laid. Unload, offload, pack, unpack, a […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 78: Viaducto
Iconography of Mexico is represented in various guises in the streets around Viaducto; Corona and tequila – an international vision of Mexico. Leona Vicario – Independence heroine of Mexico. The mariachi musician – revered in the streets and squares of Mexico. The eagle, cactus and snake of the Mexican Coat of Arms. Zapata, Villa, the […]
Read moreStation / Estación # 76: Rio De Los Remedios
I don’t know what it was today but on just about every metro ride today (quite a few) it was stop, start, stop, start, start, stop. Thirteenth of the month-unlucky? However, I did finally make it to Rio De Los Remedios and after navigating past the swirl of multicoloured tables I crouched down for a […]
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