CLUB NEPTUNO - Abandoned Building
In this short documentary, we visit the abandoned facilities of Club Neptuno in the Old City, which closed its doors in 2019. We review its history and the changes it underwent throughout its time as a club.
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Part of the FORGOTTEN PLACES URUGUAY SERIES, Episode No. 6
Credits:
Directed by: Leonardo Chouciño
Assistant: Noelia Chouciño
Special Thanks:
Department of Culture of the Montevideo Municipality.
Montevideo Audiovisual - Locations Office.
Gabriel Peveroni - Coordinator of Montevideo Audiovisual.
Security personnel of the former Club Neptuno
Photographs and magazines of Club Neptuno obtained on site.
Historical Images:
Montevideo Photography Center.
National Library of Uruguay - Special Materials Room:
ABN_1670
ABN_109105
[000041906]
González, G. [Establishment] Spa [graphic]: Ladies' Lounge / G. González. [Place of publication unknown]: El Ateneo, [193_?]. 1 postcard: b/w; 9 x 14 cm.
[000055092]
[Swimming Pool at the Emilio Reus Spa] [graphic]. Montevideo: Exhibition Office, Photographic Section, [18-?]. 1 photograph: b/w; 17 x 12 cm.
[000055087]
[Swimming Pool at the Emilio Reus Spa] [graphic]. Montevideo: Exhibition Office, Photographic Section, [18-?]. 1 sepia photo: b/w; 24 x 20 cm.
[000154331]
[Neptuno Club and Floating Pavilion] [graphic]. Montevideo: El Pueblo, 1939. 1 photo: b/w; 12 x 9 cm.
0:00 Introduction
0:24 History
2:45 Lobby
3:47 Men's Changing Room
4:29 Large Gymnasium
5:27 Large Swimming Pool
7:04 Soccer Fields
7:32 Women's Changing Room
8:03 Small Swimming Pool
8:36 Barbecue Areas
9:05 Small Gymnasium
10:29 Large Engine Room
10:43 Bar
10:50 Offices / Various Areas
11:25 Closing
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