Havana mansions crumble as residents live in fear

Andrea Rodriguez

WORLD

After years of neglect, bad weather and economic crisis, once-stately buildings are threatened by collapse.

Associated Press

HAVANA — The house on Villegas Street, in the heart of Old Havana, looks nothing like the stately two-story home it used to be a century ago, with its high ceilings, wrought iron railings, semicircular arches and stairs covered in white marble. Its former elegance is such that local lore says it used to belong to a marquise.

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