La Concha Beach Club , also known as La Concha, was a beach bar, restaurant, and private club in Havana, Cuba .
4-463: La Concha Beach Club was established in 1929 in Marianao , a Havana suburb. The New York architectural firm Schultze & Weaver designed the beach club. It had a single tower, which resembled the original Madison Square Garden . To access the private club's amenities and the public bathing beach of Marianao's swimming spots and sunbathing areas, one had to pay a modest fee for each visit. La Concha had
8-490: A diving platform with several diving boards. It was part of a larger recreational area that included hotels, nightclubs, and restaurants. Beside the beach club within the extended cove stood the private Havana Yacht Club . The Havana Biltmore Yacht and Country Club was situated on the opposite side of the coastline, further to the west. Following the Cuban revolution , the building was seized and renamed after Braulio Coroneaux by
12-539: The 1930s and 1940s, Marianao became a suburb of the city. A famous landmark is the monument built to honor Carlos Juan Finlay , a doctor who helped eradicate yellow fever in Cuba in the 19th century. It is shaped like a syringe. The monument is at the junction of Calles 100 and 31, close to several major hospitals. Marianao is home to the famous Tropicana Club and was home to the Oriental Park Racetrack . One of
16-641: The Castro government. Marianao Marianao is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs ( municipios in Spanish) in the city of Havana , Cuba . It lies 6 miles southwest of the original city of Havana, with which it is connected by the Marianao railway . In 2022 the municipality had a population of 134,057. Marianao is on a range of hills of about 1500 above sea level and is noted for its salubrious climate . The city dates back to 1830. As Havana expanded during
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