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Tens of thousands of people housed in these monuments to pre-revolutionary Cuba, which were subdivided into apartments after Fidel Castro took power in 1959, live on the edge, literally.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

“If this fight is allowed to proceed, it will be only the beginning, and our national monuments will become little more than branding opportunities for the rich and well-connected. We plan to stop that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A Cuban tour guide at Havana’s historic Colón Cemetery, a popular visitor draw because of its elaborate monuments and mausoleums, said she lost her job this spring as tourism collapsed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

They’ve become monuments to corporate greed — zones of atrophy, boredom and total disempowerment.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The men who peopled the grill in the early hours of morning were not just regulars to the restaurant, they were regulars to the town and their family names were on street signs and monuments.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy