C.C. Columbus Plaza
The Columbus Plaza shopping centre was acquired by the Meul family (owners of Columbus S.A.). It includes different houses set in the corner of the street Quintana and Plaza del Charco, including the Portuense residence with the painter Bonín.
Tourism has always been present in this central area of Puerto de la Cruz in the catering and restaurant industry. In 1979, both Columbus Plaza and Grill Restaurant (Rancho Grill) changed owners and later, on April 15th, 1983, suffered from devastating fire. The reforms lasted until 1994 and after that it re-opened as a mall, to this day the architecture, original facade and courtyard (patio) remains in the purest of Canarian styles. The facade contains wooden curved-framed windows with crystal glass and floral elements as decoration, iron balconies run across the whole facade, as well as a tile roof with accessible ladder. |