This post continues the earlier Art Deco tour of Kinshasa. Click on the link below for the previous post.
Leopoldville 1930s - Post cards from the Art Deco III
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Bralima. From Avenue du Commerce, continue down Ave. Kabasele (Ave. Olsen)
through Ndolo in Barumbu Commune, passing the Bralima Brewery, whose Art Deco
entrance was demolished in the 2000s.
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| The entrance to the Brewery in the 1940s |
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| An Art Deco Bralima building looking down Ave. Kabasele Tshamala |
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Sabena Guest House. Just after the elevated railroad bridge, on the left is the
former Sabena Guest house, now the Socogitel Guest House. The owner is
currently refurbishing the property in the original style. The original Sabena
Guest House was built in 1937 to provide lodging for flight crews making the four-day
flight from Belgium (Mar. 29, 2011). Passengers, as well, were put up for the
night prior to connecting to domestic flights to interior destinations.
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| The Sabena Guest House Restaurant |
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| The restaurant today. |
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| The restaurant with the original tables. |
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Stade Malula (Stade Reine Astrid). Continue down Ave. Kabasele Tshamala towards
Ndolo Airport. Turn right onto Ave
Kabambare. At the intersection of Ave. Kasavubu (Ave.
Prince Baudouin) the Catholic Church built Stade Reine Astrid in 1937 (Feb. 6, 2011). This was the main sports
venue in the capital until Stade Baudouin (Stade Tata Raphael) was built in
1952.
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| Stade Astrid in the 1940s - a Congolese athlete receiving a trophy |
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| The Stadium from the street. |
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| The Stade buildings where various sports associations have offices |
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