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Old City Hall, more than 100 years old, today being remodeled.	San Germán de Auxerre Parish and Cathedral, facing the Central Square and the City Hall.	The wooden cross in the front is a monument commemorating the 500 years of Christianity in the New World.
Closer look.	Francisco M. Quiñones Central Square, with the Cathedral.  Spanish towns were laid out around a central square with the town's church at one side and the City Hall at the other side.
View of the Old City Hall and of the Francisco M. Quiñones Central Square from the Cathedral, in 2003.  In 1898 the Central Square used to be alive with vendors; in 2003 a car rarely passes thru each minute or so.	Surrounding historical buildings around the Central Square.	An old house on the left side of the Old City Hall.
New City Hall on Luna St., built in 1989 following the surrounding architecture.	Side View of the New City Hall and one of it's small fountains.	View from across the Luna St.
"La Botica", the oldest pharmacy downtown.	"Walgreens", the modern pharmacy downtown.	Commerce in the old buildings around the square.
The old "Banco de San Germán", now turned into a Westernbank.  Centuries later and the building is still a bank.	This is the famous street where the U.S. Army marched to take over San Germán and western Puerto Rico.	Classic picture depicting the U.S. Army marching in our streets.
Deterioration of our old buildings has been long criticized.  The bureaucracy of the government in the Historical District makes it difficult to restore the old buildings.	Residential historic homes across the street from the San Germán de Auxerre Cathedral.	These homes have been kept beautiful by it's inhabitants.
Famous residence in front of the Porta Coeli and the Santo Domingo Square.	Same Victorian-style house from the Porta Coeli.	Old house in "El Bosque", a residential district.  Notice the beautiful architecture.
Narrow street close to the center of the city.	Difference of old and new.  Manzanares street near the center of the city, and Casto Pérez Ave., modern road connecting Interstate PR-2 and Luna St. (Luna St. is like Main St. in US Towns)	View from the stairs of Porta Coeli towards the south.
"Ermita de San Sebastián", a small chapel now turned into the library of the Colegio San José (St. Joseph's College) a private Catholic school.	The Ceiba of Liberty, planted in 1897 celebrating Puerto Rico's independence from Spain.  A couple months after its planting, Puerto Rico became a U.S. Territory.  Today, this centennial tree still stands strong and will probably stand for centuries.	in it's recent orange color.
Porta Coeli viewed from the Santo Domingo Plaza.	An ophthalmologist who decided to restore an old building to house his business.	Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano y Rossel Museum.
Luna Street close to central San Germán and Walgreens.	Computer business at the other end from the Porta Coeli and the Santo Domingo Plaza.	Hoses and commerce in Luna Street.
Some commerce restore old buildings, depicted here a new Café in Santo Domingo Plaza.	Streets surrounding the Francisco M. Quiñones Plaza and some of the oldest stores.  In Puerto Rico, for some odd reason, local stores and services are named in English instead of Spanish, "Family Sore", Oliver Exterminating", Lugo Auto Sales"...	Joanne Apartments, tallest building in San Germán (and only skyscraper). It has 18 floors of low-income apartments.
View of eastern San German towards the south.  The large building in the center is the Arquelio Torres Ramírez Coliseum (basketball).	Skyline of the modern San Germán towards the north.  In the Background, the Monte del Estado mountains, 700 ft over sea level.
	View of San Germán from the Liberty Hill, where the Liberty Ceiba (Ceiba de la Libertad)  stands.	View of Central San Germán (downtown?).  If you look closer you will notice the San Germán de Auxerre Cathedral and the spike of the Inter-American University Church. LARGE FILE
View of houses and central San Germán.		San Germán from the sky...  view atop the Monte del Estado mountains towards the south.
View of the Guanajibo Valley and the Caribbean atop the Monte del Estado.		Our neighbors to the east and one of the sons of San Germán, the town of Sabana Grande.
The T.V. and radio antennas, serving western Puerto Rico, in the border between San Germán and Maricao.  Hosts Channel 3, 5, 12 an 22 plus at least 5 radio stations and cell phone antennas.	Same view of the Monte del Estado Antennas.	All Rights for this Pictures are reserved - Michael González