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Show -I I i Unit 1 T"u 5! H E O Down Buenos Aires way the I , ' It I LVL L I I I V V 1 underprivileged children have r v x x VlS RX3 . si found a home in a city but i 4 ' . Ir 1 more than that, a city within the ; s y - - - mTr j home. This unique institution is L&a&wvuw. CITY OF INFANTS O Down Buenos Aires way the underprivileged children have found a home in a city but more than that, a city within the home. This unique institution is called Ciudad Infantil City of Infants. Built two years ago, it is a haven for orphans and a sanctuary sanctu-ary for youngsters whose parents have to work and have no place to leave them during the day. The city has its own stores (above) and the kids thoroughly enjoy window shopping. f t fs - iff r 3 f Fm , 1 ..... v 45&sw; ";Yv t : L Wjf' jfj k t "kK ' i " ' J O The little city contains everything necessary for life. There are homes, stores, a school, church, gasoline station, sta-tion, bank and even a city hall. The residents (during the play periods only) of one of the city's homes (above) enjoy their afternoon tea out on their lawn. The chairs, table and dishes are made to scale. After her tea and crumpets the little matron (left) repairs to her kitchen for a bit of clean-up work. The kitchen and its pots are built to scale. The children don't actually live in the homes, but at certain periods each day they take over the town. All this is designed to eliminate that "institution atmosphere." BlKJUJUUJ'l. , mnjuH 11, ii n-tTTTr-"- II .-mw.-. , IMM my IT . . j - i O The congregation at Ciudad Infantil's house of worship (above) is as miniature as the church. A priest from a neighboring church comes in to serve the children. This is another phase of the experiment in promoting better community spirit in the future citizens of Buenos Aires. m'-tmwummm m m mum i i ,- jc-vtr mmm'W'1 " " " -- ' "&F'4f""T1"'' ? T!" '"T" hi V , 4 2 f t - itx'f v( vlf'fi' H ,,:,,., .,r,.m,n.,lMuamS.. Z. JL& . jaWaa'' iw nmna n . tMn.,...tf.l iiiimnimi niifiin 1 1 i 1 O Everything's up to date at Infant City, including the streamlined miniature autos stopping for "gas" at the station (above), complete with pumps a n d white - coated attendant. It is t h proud boast of Ciudad Infantil that it shelters the most contented orphans of any home in the world. |