After its recuperation, from 1983 to 1993, Boulevard Atlántico was always at its zenith. Afterwards, it was usurped and the court had to intervene. To make matters worse, its roof was blown out by a tornado. The owners of this venue have been studying the possibility of doing some refurbishing works ever since 1998. So far, it has been an impossible task to complete due to expensive costs As a show of its phantasmagorical presence, an Argentinian fictional movie boasted its vampire characters among its rundown walls and beams. It has been declared Historical Municipal Monument and today it would be a clear evidence of the glamour enjoyed by one part of the Argentinian society in the late nineteenth century, had it been preserved. For Mar del Sur, restoring it would mean to remember the myth of the Boulevard Atlántico, one of the most sumptuous hotels of its time.
Mónica Pons
Gentileza de la Asociación Amigos Hotel Boulevard Atlántic