Old San Juan is famous for its old doorways. Wooden, metal, brightly decorated and particularly shaped. Like this example or this one. There is even a well sold poster of the many doorways in San Juan you can see it here.
True, Rincon is not Old San Juan but we do have our doorways... some which are known landmarks and some of which are quite interesting but people pass them by. The doorway above is on the street just before one gets to the plaza in Rincon. As you head towards the plaza it is on the right side of the street. Who is Victor Lorenzo? What did he do to get his name on the iron work? What about the framing colors, fresh paint. How about the stairs in the background... where do they lead? The gate is chained shut and locked with a padlock. We have been here for five years and I have never seen anyone come or go through this gate. I have stopped from time to time and looked... sometimes there is trash in the alcove... how did it get there? Who cleans it up? All of these questions for one small doorway in a very small town.
Have you seen this doorway?
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