The Historic Center of Mazatlan is a feast for the eyes.

We continued our walk in the Centro Historico on Wednesday. We were on our way to this amazing building which houses the restaurant Via Condotti. We were hoping to sit outside but all those tables were full. 

The ceiling inside. 

And this is what we went for Quiche Lorraine with salad. For a while a few years back they quit serving it. If you wanted some you had to buy the whole quiche, which we did a few times. So we were delighted to find it back on the menu. Yum. 

Some pictures from the inside. Looks like Audrey Hepburn to me.

Bill talking to one of the waiters as we were leaving. 

Some pictures of the outside of the building. The tile and wood work around the windows and the balconies. 

Another view of it. 

Tile on the underside of the balcony too. And along the roof line. 

This building is across the street. It is the Casa Haas. Many years ago we got to see the whole inside of it with the contractor who was doing the restoration. Again I have written a lot about it. You can find it by using search feature for the blogs. 

A group of school children were in the building which is now housing a selection of Carnaval Queen's gowns from the past. 

Continuing on down the street towards the Plazuela Machado. This whole street is amazing. Notice the yellow metal gates. They are to control the crowds during Carnaval which started the 12th. When I'm writing this. 

Just pictures of the area we were walking through. 

This building was restored several years ago. Some interesting features on it. 

The other side of the street. 
Tile steps and flooring at the restaurant we eat at on Friday evenings while listening to music. 

Oh, oh, looks like some kind of piping problem. The guy in the blue shirt was really working hard to break up the ground with a steel pole. 

I was really glad this year to see that the Pacific Pearl magazine was being published again. Their office is now in the Plazuela Machado. I always look forward to it coming out while we were in the RV. 

In front of the Angela Peralta Theater, she is intent on where she is going. 

The Music School building on the corner of Constitucion and Carnaval. The first Pulmonia was built here in December of 1965.

Look at the detail on the top of this building. 

"It is typical of those with narrow minds to be against every thing that does not fit within their code." I can't make out who is being quoted. 

Just a street scene. 

There is a gift shop in there. A really neat place. 

More older colorful buidlings. 

Another utility box with a quote. " Here even a poor person feels like a millionaire...,How beautiful everything is in Mazatlan."  Jose Alfredo Jimenez   he was a popular singer and actor 

Colors every where!

This used to have a flower vine painted on it, it was a women's boutique then. Now I don'ts know. But I like the horse.

We picked up my now black sandals from the shoe repair man and went on home. 

Walking around Centro Historico on Wednesday

We had sort of made plans in our head to go to one of our most favorite restaurants La Martina - it is out of town on the road to the little town of La Noria. We had asked a driver about the cost to go there and were thinking of going. I thought it might be a good idea to make reservations because the city is getting full of tourists for Carnaval. So we called. Hum...number not in service. So I looked for other phone numbers, couldn't find any. Bill went to the office here to ask if they had a new number and was told the restaurant was no longer open. Closed for good. Probably because it was no longer safe to go there. It was an absolutely beautiful place. Any one who has been reading this blog knows all about it. If you don't just type the name in the search on the blog. 

Wednesday we took an Uber to Centro. I had a pair of brand new white sandals I wanted dyed to black. So we stopped at the Plaza Revolucion - also called Plaza Republia - where all the shoe repair men are. Years ago I'd had another pair dyed there. The man remembered Bill and my shoes. Or so he said. So we left them and walked through the plaza. Originally it was the main square of the port. It was the home of the municipal market from 1865 to 1900. The Pino Suaréz Market later replaced it. The square was built in 1870. Went past the Kiosko. It was built in 1909 and donated by the Melchor family. 

The beautiful Cathedral is right across the street. 

The other day I took a picture of this booth all closed up. She sells a lot of different things. 

Okay - I'm not sure I'd buy my drugs from him. His pharmacy is a chair table and umbrella on the corner. 

Closer look at his sign.  I guess he does some testing too. 

Continued walking on Angel Flores past the government building. Lots of colorful and different plants in this area. 

Oh my gosh, all the orange cones, looks like Las Vegas. Small stores up along there. An antique shop and printer that have been there ever since we've been coming here. And most likely long before. 

I like this picture, still on Angle Flores. Far right is the three story parking garage built about four years ago. Across the street from it the green and white building is the newly restored building holding the Pirate Museum. Then is another green building that goes to the corner that is in a stage of being restored. The first I remember of the corner building it was a hardware store. Closed many, many years ago. The restoration continues around the corner half way down the block. Wonder what is going to be in the building in the future. 

Well I was surprised. The plaque by the Pirate Museum that I've been wanting to take a picture of has nothing to do with the building and all to do with Pirates. " In this place in October 4,1587 the famous English Pirate Thomas Cavendish camped to resupply and prepare his ship Desire. They were anchored at Deer Head Island. He sailed on the 19th of same month to pursue the Spanish galleon Santa Ana, looting it on November 14 with it had 60,000 coins, ivory, wool and silver bars."  Lots of history about pirates in this area. 

This is just looking up at the roof of the building. A pretty sight. Lots of detailed work up there. 

Looking across the street. More colors and detailed work on the older buildings. See the point roof on the far right. It is a private home and art gallery. At least it was two years ago when we went there during the Art Walk. For years and years it was empty and falling into disrepair. Then one year we saw it was being restored. I wrote a lot about it over the years. 

A zoomed look at it. The pointy part is all tile. 

But back to the Pirate Museum One widow display is old guns. 

Continuing our walk. The planters along the sidewalks in centro is new to us. They are being kept up really well. 

Even a new sign welcoming every one to the Historico Mazatlan.

While we were still driving the RV down here they were working on restoring this beautiful old building. It seemed to be finished about three years ago but remained empty. Now I see there are offices for rent in it.. Also the beautiful arched ways on the side and three on the front of the building are partly boarded up. What a shame. 

They really knew how to finish a building when they built these old buildings. 

Another nice looking one. All the iron work. Arched windows and balcony. 

More and more of the buildings are being restored and kept up. 

We walked one more block to eat at the restaurant we've been to many times. Via Condotti. We love the Quiche Lorraine there. And the meal didn't disappoint. More on it later.