Roosevelt Avenue, Lima
Paseo de la República | |
| Major junctions | Jr. Unión, Jirón Carabaya, Jirón Lampa, Jirón Azángaro |
|---|---|
| To | Jirón Cotabambas |
| Construction | |
| Completion | 1945[1] |
Franklin D. Roosevelt Avenue (
Paseo de la República, continuing the path of Bolivia Avenue, and continues until it reaches Jirón Cotabambas, one block away from the public park of the National University of San Marcos
.
History
The avenue's first block dates back to before the 17th century, formerly a street known as Sirena after a restaurant known by the same name due its distinctive figure.Municipality of Lima.[1]
Peruvian historian
prostitute known as "the Serpent" (Spanish: La culebra), who would let male passers-by know when they had caught her attention. He also claims that another name that the street once had was Five Corners (Spanish: Cinco Esquinas)—not to be confused with the neighbourhood of the same name—after the five corners formed by the intersection of Sirena, Calonge and Cascajal streets.[2]
From 1919 to 1924, the Rímac Building was built on the first block of the avenue, designed by Polish-Peruvian architect Ricardo de Jaxa Malachowski in line with the construction boom promoted by then president Augusto B. Leguía.[3]
During the 2023 Peruvian protests, the avenue was one of many locations where protestors marched through the streets, with rioting and arrests taking place there.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b "Inauguración de la avenida Franklin D. Roosevelt". El Comercio. 1945-07-24. pp. 3–4.
- ^ a b c Bromley Seminario, Juan (2019). Las viejas calles de Lima (PDF) (in Spanish). Lima: Metropolitan Municipality of Lima. pp. 402–403.
- Junta de Andalucía. p. 28.
- RPP Noticias. 2023-01-24.
- ^ Cayetano, José; Panizo Arana, Mathías (2023-07-28). "Protestas en Perú EN VIVO: últimas noticias de las marchas en Lima y regiones hoy, 28 de julio". El Comercio.