VILA MARIA ZÉLIA
VILA MARIA ZÉLIA - 2016
A Vila foi projetada em 1912, a fim de dar abrigo aos 2500 funcionários que trabalhavam na tecelagem Cia Nacional de Tecidos da Juta, na filial do bairro do Belenzinho. Construída por George Street, médico e industrial, foi inspirada nas vilas estrangeiras do início do século XX, não somente no plano de ruas, mas também nas casas, escolas, capela e estabelecimentos comerciais construídos no local. Após 5 anos de muito trabalho, a Vila foi inaugurada em 1917, com a presença de ilustres da época. Apesar do grande crescimento da fábrica, George Street adquiriu dívidas e, para pagá-las, vendeu a fábrica e a Vila em 1924 para a família Scarpa. Com a crise de 1929, os novos proprietários também não conseguiram sustentá-la, vendendo-a para o Grupo Guinle, que devido a débitos fiscais, perde-a para o INSS, sendo confiscada pelo Governo Federal. Em 1931, a Vila e a fábrica são desativadas. Durante estes ano os moradores puderam permanecer no local sem pagar, mas a partir de 1939, os moradores do local tornaram-se inquilinos, pagando aluguel ao IAPI (Instituto de Aposentadoria e Pensões dos Industriários) até o ano de 1968, quando finalmente foram autorizados a comprar os imóveis em que moravam através do sistema BNH. A capela ainda funciona, mas escolas e o armazém estão abandonados há décadas.
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VILA MARIA ZÉLIA - 2016
The Vila was designed in 1912 to give shelter to the 2,500 employees who worked in the weaving company Cia Nacional de Jute Fabrics, in the branch of Belenzinho neighborhood. Built by George Street, doctor and industrial, it was inspired by the foreign architecture of the early twentieth century, not only on the streets, but also on the houses, schools, chapel and shops built on the site. After 5 years of hard work, the Villa was inaugurated in 1917, with the presence of illustrious people of the time. Despite the great growth of the factory, George Street acquired debts and, to pay for them, sold the factory and the Village in 1924 to the Scarpa family. With the crisis of 1929, the new owners also failed to sustain it, selling it to the Guinle Group, which due to tax debts, loses it to the INSS (National Institute of Social Security) and is confiscated by the Federal Government. In 1931, the Village and the factory were deactivated. During these years the residents were able to remain in the place without paying it, but from 1939, the local inhabitants became tenants, paying rent to the IAPI (Institute of Retirement and Pensions of Industrialists) until the year of 1968, when finally they were authorized to buy the properties in which they lived through the BNH system (National Bank of Housing). The chapel still works, but schools and the warehouse have been abandoned for decades.