From Madrid Film Office, they discover incredible locations. In this case, we will talk about Carabanchel. This well-known location in Madrid, host houses an art deco neighborhood that was built between 1913 and 1916 under the direction of the architect Felipe Mario López Blanco. This enclave was built for writers and journalists of the fifties and sought to urbanize the area between Carabanchel Bajo and Carabanchel Alto. It consisted of houses and small modernist hotels with gardens.
They tell us that “it is still possible to enjoy its spectacular entrance, at 61 and 63 Eugenia de Montijo Street (a guard post with two modernist sentry boxes, which was also a streetcar stop and telephone booth) and ten of the 65 original chalets. During the Civil War many of the buildings suffered serious damage or were demolished; later, instead of respecting the original plans, modern blocks were erected with little grace”.
