The day I wrote in my Facebook profile: "Father's Day, something the English Court. But this morning my son woke me with gifts. I was at home, or committees, or Associations visit or night hangover, or rush to go to the plaza for coffee. Only family because today is not working. And tomorrow to see him play sports city. There is no comparison. "
I was surprised that 10 or 12 friends congratulated me for an opinion or something as mundane as this comment. And then I stand by my theory that living things small, it is more rewarding to spend all day trying to fix the world.
write this because, although it may seem, is related to the title of this review.
Indeed, I went to the sports and saw him play, have fun and win for my son and his colleagues, and this theory of the ordinary and normal, like we had a visit from some friends of Elche we went for a walk around the Madrid street.
Getafe Getafe can not be without Madrid street. As you know the meaning of the plabra Getafe Arabic, means long way. Crossroads for traders between Toledo and Madrid, which were installed in line before entering the city of Madrid and exposing their products to sell. And they say so I think the street is Madrid. If it was not exactly so, but over time became the line that linked Madrid to Toledo I assure you, simply because I know the old road to Toledo, now A-42, passing through Madrid street.
I lived at number 54. Now how could it be otherwise bank office, right next to the Muncipal Center of Culture. At that time passed a few cars but would not let us go out alone because he had to cross the road.
always been an emblematic street. Business tremendously, probably because of their origin, where the best properties were located in the city, where illustrious families municipality had their business.
remember summer nights with the chairs of the neighbors "in the cool", that is gathering on the sidewalks, while we were trying to get their hands to put ice cream in the Valencia, which was located on the corner of the square. I say get their hands because all we did was move his hand under the post looking for that treasure is not what we found was more than the odd cockroach. The Valecianos appeared, in Madrid street, every year through the summer and they disappeared when we incorporabamos to Escolapios. So the Valencian asociaciabamos good people. Then they took a roadside stand in front of the bar Madrid Norte, and came to live in Getafe. Manolo's grandchildren and his brothers are in Valencia one of the most prestigious pubs there.
Street in Madrid were the shoe shops of the city's most important, forgive me the daughters of Mariano de la Calle Estudiantes. Cabrera was there, my uncle. And also Noel, the father of one of our artists Eladio Mora (demo). And a long list of shops to avoid being heavy relatare not, but that made this street in the shopping area of \u200b\u200bthe surrounding villages. I remember my father said, if you feel the street Madrid sell a water jug. After
Madrid street, specifically the General Palace Square, became the reference of the working class struggle. It was the time of the death throes of the Franco and the police then call it the red square.
With the advent of democracy in Madrid street was very well treated. Disappeared two stations (the one next to City Hall, corner of Firenzze, and the corner of Palace Square), next to where Gloria and her children and ran a great business. Also removed stop the "Adeva" buses of Madrid, and became the first paving treatments. The old road had already been moved and now Bercial divided the city and later the sector III.
Then began the first pedestrian experiences. On weekends the street was cut with a traffic signal, sidewalks filled chairs and tables Getafe bars and they would go to Madrid street, resulting in the bitter popular name one of his pseudonyms: the tontodromo. You sat on a terrace, we at the Lido, and Getafe as they passed into a suit. There you knew of the affair, the new rich, the politicians appeared recently. Often put the first socialist mayor from the right, because he had rolled his secretary, who incidentally was his wife. Or the reluctance of some traders because they were going to lead to ruin with the pedestrian.
Since very little I remember my uncles came home from other towns to see the floats or lemonade at the Plaza, and especially walking Madrid street. And even the Anglo-Saxon fashion malls, all neighbors weekends Leganés Parla ... came to shop in Madrid Street. With the era of plenty has come to pay in excess of one million pesetas local underground.
The City Council has made plans for the street improvement has tried to keep big relationship with merchants, and more or less success has tried to keep it in good condition. Say it was your balcony. However
the other day I had a strange feeling when you ride on the street Madrid. It is true that long since I was not going over there. Working outside the city have these drawbacks. But I saw the street was succumbing the designs on the market today. Up to three legendary venue from my point of view have changed. A magnificent stationery where I enthralled watching the pens Mont Blanc, the spectacular corner where Rosario Vega continued with the family business and the famous Cuckoo's who assemble Salazar in front of the Lido and has dressed the young most illustrious people, have converted those stores that are called dime.
Let no one think that I have anything against the eastern or thrift stores, but I do so to me that the reference of the Madrid street starts has to stop being. Imagine the street price is full of shops around 100. If you find it hard to imagine Remember Lavapies and visit it now. In addition, entrenched problems premises as the old Garbayo, walled premises, and continue growing offices and banks makes me think that the high benchmark Madrid street trading is being lost rapidly.
not want to be pretentious, but maybe it's time for citizens to reflect on what was, is, and we want to be our most emblematic street and origin of our city.
The other option is to think that the rental market is not a public authority and can not act.
One that has seen so many thoughts, so many and so many calls repensares neighborhood believe there is a good argument for listening and taking note of who think the neighbors on the street Madrid.
It's worth the effort to continue feeling proud of one of our hallmarks. Take care
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