Many of the avenues of Mexico City have what are called "camellones", tree-lined, pedestrian walkways in the middle of the thoroughfare. Walking along the "camellones" in the neighborhood of Condesa I have come across three large, stone columns that appear to be quite old. One of them is along Avenida Nuevo León and two more are on nearby Avenida Alfonso Reyes.
There is no information about these pillars, other than a plaque which says "prohibited to post advertisements and / or to paint on this work of historic value".
I would love to know the story behind these "works of historic value".
Adding to the mystery is what magical powers are keeping people from ignoring the sign prohibiting the posting of advertisements and / or to paint on this work of historic value!
ReplyDeleteYou're right. Usually when a sign saying "No grafitear" is posted on a building, you can count on someone defacing the building with graffiti.
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