On March 3rd, 2015, I discovered, in a heap of trash near a Municipal building, one of the biggest patrimonial treasures of Buenos Aires.
Among the garbage were 350 microfilm rolls which had thousands of plans of the houses, building, churches, theaters, etc. build on the city during the decades of 1910s, 1930s and 1990s.
Since then, I have tried to digitalize this material. It took me almost 7 years, but finally I was able to develop a method to access this information.
Some of the microfilm rolls
The 35mm rolls are extremally small and very difficult to read
I'm currently indexing all the material into an Excel file. You can access the information already indexed following this link: Plans Index.
I did a low-resolution scan of all the plans in Roll #1. This is not the final resolution. You can download a RAR file with all the lo-res scans here:
Roll #1 (1904) - Plan’s Miniatures: Images - RAR
For requests and consultations contact me at: facbsas@gmail.com
These are some examples of the available material.
The ‘Bola de Nieve’ Building by Architect Le Monnier
Corner of 25 de Mayo and Perón St.
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The ‘Bola de Nieve’ Building by Architect Le Monnier (Un-modified)
Corner of 25 de Mayo and Perón St.
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Staudt & Co. Factory by Engr. Fernando Moog
1599 Montes de Oca St
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Antonio Dellepiane’s Residency
1459 Viamonte St.
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Business and apartments for rent by Ingr. Batillon
Corner of Solis and Carlos Calvo St.
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David Costaguta’s building for renting, by Arch. Alfredo Massue
Corner of Talcahuano and Lavalle St.
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