These photos represent all the houses on the West side of Scoseria, starting at Roque Graseras and ending at Tomas Diago.
From left to right.. the first picture is a little, orphaned apartement building. Considering it’s neighbour(s) are in good repair, we expect this little fellow to stay lonely for some time.
The house with the blue moto in front of it is something of a mystery to me. My wife and I dong agree on what it is. I am certain is a very boutiquish type of restaurant that only caters to people who are invited. There’s no name on it. I suspect the owners live upstairs. One day we will find out.
The third picture shows two houses, built originally the same, now finishes slightly differently. I believe those are domestics waiting outside. It’s very common for these houses to have live-out ladies. Years ago, it was more common for them to livein.
The next 2 houses includes my immediate neighbour. He’s from Argentina. He keeps his Argentine plates on his car to save $3K a year in taxes. These 2 houses are very well kept, stunning inside. My neighbour is still 2 or maybe 3 months away from completing his restoration but when he’s finished, it will be great. He put an old fashioned wood burning high efficiency stove in the middle of the house with the chimney pipe going straight up the middle through 2 floors. Hopefully, he can use it before the winter is over :).
The last one is ours. We usually have our cortinas open when the sun is shining. But today I was on my own and I’m bad about things like that. Things of interest… The light poles you see outside were shipped from Toronto. Made in China. Good quality, cast aluminum. Should last a long time. The house is in the colonial style. This is the predominant house style in Colonia, a famous tourist area Northwest of Montevideo. The perimeter fence is new, built this year. But the bars on the windows and that set of gates you see at the front door are from 1925. The quality of the iron work is outstanding. The way the window bars curl at the top is uncommon in Pocitos. I tried to get someone to make the fence in the same style but they say these skills no longer exist in Uruguay. You cant see the details in this this photo but there are nearly 50 handpainted tiles that are embedded in the front steps and fence pillars. The theme is Don Quixote, Man of Lamancha. Each tile depicts an experience from the book. There is one other house in Pocitos with a similar theme, but with bigger tiles. In the spring, we will hire an artist from the Tile Museum (around the corner), to restore the tiles back to their original condition. Then we will cover each one in glass to keep them in perfect state for many years to come. Someone told me the other day the place looks a little like the Alamo.. Really???
