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Plaza del Vapor, Havana

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Plaza del Vapor, Calle Galiano, Havana
Plaza del Vapor, Calle Galiano, Havana

The Plaza del Vapor was a covered market in Havana. Its name derives from its builder Francisco Martí who became later the impresario of the Tacón Theatre and who had a monopoly of fish trade in the city. Martí had a painting placed against a wall from a bar of the ship El Neptuno, the first vapor (steam ship) that made regular round trips between Havana and Matanzas. "It was the image of that ship that ended up naming the building." From the Plaza del Vapor, Martí sold 50% of all the lottery tickets. in Cuba.

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Plaza del Vapor, Havana
Avenida de Italia (Galiano),

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Avenida de Italia (Galiano)
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Plaza del Vapor, Calle Galiano, Havana
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