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URBINA BARRERA, Flor  e  TENORIO CASTANEDA, Luis Felipe. Evolution/Transformation, Presences and Absences in Ciudad Juárez’s Historic Center. Rev. pueblos front. digit. [online]. 2019, vol.14, e381.  Epub 07-Ago-2020. ISSN 1870-4115.  https://doi.org/10.22201/cimsur.18704115e.2019.v14.381.

This article analyzes the historic unfolding/evolution of Ciudad Juárez’s Historic Center as an elaboration determined by the interaction between its inhabitants, in three different sections. First, it focuses on the fact that it is a transnational downtown area in a border city. This urban surface, due to the way its history unfolded, entails a specific condition not only in geographic and space-related terms, but also to its architectural heritage expressed in buildings determined by its regional context. The second section visits / journeys through some conceptual discussions regarding the contemporary relevance of historic centers/downtowns and the use and appropriation of public space. In addition, it highlights the recognition and legitimation of the historical and architectural wealth of some urban territories vis-à-vis other territories deprived of such values, leading to actions and interpretations for their restoration and renovation. The third section presents a reflection regarding the interactions, encounters and disencounters, and practices that converge and contribute to the deterioration and loss of preeminence of Ciudad Juárez’s Historic Center.

Palavras-chave : border city; urban landscape; appropriation; public space; architectural wealth.