Former La Roca Restaurant now is an Art project
At present, the former restaurant La Roca at the beginning of Calle Pedro Clisante has been turned into an art project. The artist Leo Díaz, (active in Sosúa) thanks to sponsorship by Andrés G. Pastoriza, President of ADSS (Asociacion para el Desarrollo Sostenible Sosúa), was able to purchase materials such as cans of paint. With the help of volunteers, residents and Dominicans, the desolate building was transformed into an art project. A raging fire in the beginning of November 2014 destroyed the ‘La Roca’ restaurant. The restaurant in fact, had been closed for over a year at that time. The decayed property has a rich history because at the end of the 19th century ‘United Fruit Company’ bought large pieces of land for banana cultivation and sugar cane in and around Sosúa and Cabarete. On the beach a pier was built where the agricultural products were loaded onto steamships. At the beach of El Batey at the parking lot, the remains of the pier are still visible.
The administration was located in ‘La Casa Grande’ (La Roca) in El Batey, Sosúa. Beginning 1900, the Company retired from Sosúa. In 1940, the Jewish community was given access to the building and established a supermarket or colmado in it. Later it became known as bar / restaurant ‘La Roca’. Now, thanks to Leo Díaz and with the support of Andrés G. Pastoriza, it is transformed into a colorful art project.
Source: Sosua News
April 17, 2018
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