Una ciudad para los niños: los espacios de diversión para la infancia en el Distrito Federal, 1928-1940

Daniela Lechuga Herrero

doi:10.29327/253484.1.38-12

Abstract

The objective of this article is to analyze the urban transformations that gave visibility to childhood in the Federal District between 1928 and 1940. In this sense, it is assumed that the capital of Mexico underwent a series of changes —led mainly by publicist and entrepreneurs— that affected the mobility of children in urban space. The hemerographic sources and urban planning documents allow us to know the changes inherent to the city and the new entertainment spaces to wich minors had acces, such as parks, cinemas, theaters, toy stores and department stores. The main contribution of this work is that it contributes to problematize if these urban changes impacted all children, or if they were only focused on children from the growing urban middle class.

Highlights

The objective of this article is to analyze the urban transformations that gave visibility to childhood in the Federal District between 1928 and 1940
It is assumed that the capital of Mexico underwent a series of changes — led mainly by publicist and entrepreneurs — that affected the mobility of children in urban space
The main contribution of this work is that it contributes to problematize if these urban changes impacted all children, or if they were only focused on children from the growing urban middle class

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Introduction

The objective of this article is to analyze the urban transformations that gave visibility to childhood in the Federal District between 1928 and 1940. Finalmente, los estudios urbanos de las primeras décadas del siglo XX se han enfocado en la Ciudad de México al ser el espacio del Distrito Federal (DF) que tenía mayor importancia política y urbana.

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