51 Malecón

Havana Cuba The most bizarre and unexpected building in the city A fourteenstorey tower that stands on the seafront boulevard like a white monolith planted in the heart of the old colonial district Strange tales are told about it Gloomy gossip Inside the sounds of Cuban life echo in the stairwell The old cleaning lady is talking to herself again Pipes are leaking The phone line is dead As Cuba is bracing for a radical change 51 Malecón comes as a snapshot of a society somehow stuck in time Waiting for something to happen Waiting