u/Monsieur_Policarp

Tem tanta pérola perdida em são Paulo..

R. Conselheiro Cotegipe, altura do n 700

https://maps.app.goo.gl/8gYTL47AU5RCMVeB9

Unfortunally overshadowed by the shopping mall across the street.

This little guy is a fighter, one of the last early XXth century single family house on the street that was not demolished or converted into some sort of bussiness.

The terrain on the right was demolished and stayed barren for YEARS because the construction company clearly had planned for this little guy to be bought as well.

The little green sign at the pillar translates to: Congratulations to [homeowner] for his resistence to real estate speculation.

You can see the evolution on maps:

https://maps.app.goo.gl/QwA6ta5KAZsiPZtJA

Sou apaixonado nessas casas antigas que tem no Grajaú e em outros bairros da ZN

Méier - 1958. Assim era o bairro, conhecido como a Princesinha do Subúrbio, lembrado em diversas expressões da cultura carioca, como no livro póstumo de Lima Barreto, publicado em 1956, Feiras e Mafuás, em que ele afirma: “É o Méier o orgulho dos subúrbios e dos suburbanos“.