Name/Title
Serviguía Opina de la Ciudad de La Habana, 1988–89 (Havana services directory)Entry/Object ID
2025.1.403Description
Softcover services directory/guidebook for the city of Havana, cover-titled "SERVIGUIA · OPINA · DE LA CIUDAD DE LA HABANA · 88-89," priced $1.00. The interior title page reads "SERVI-GUIA OPINA — Directorio General de Servicios, Ciudad de La Habana," alphabetized by service type and street, dated Enero 1989 (edition closed 1988). Contents list state services available to Havana's population (drawn from Poder Popular and central-state organisms), with sections including emergency services ("Servicios de Urgencia" — ambulancia, bomberos, patrulla PNR, taxis, etc., illustrated with line drawings) and a consumer-education page on reading electricity meters ("No lo pierda de vista"). The back cover carries a colour advertisement for the Banco Popular de Ahorro featuring the mascot "Ahorrito" ("Asegure su deseo, INCREMENTE su cuenta de ahorro… El banco de la familia cubana"). Manuscript annotation in ink on the emergency-services page (a phone number for "Matutino").Context
A late-1980s Havana state consumer-service directory produced within the orbit of the magazine Opina and its parent institute, ICIODI. These publications were part of the Cuban state's consumer-orientation apparatus, guiding the public to state services during a period of centralized distribution. Documents everyday urban life, state services, and consumer culture in Havana on the eve of the "Período Especial."Collection
The Cabrera Arús family collectionInscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Cover: "SERVIGUIA"; "OPINA"; "DE LA CIUDAD DE LA HABANA"; "88-89"; "$1.00"; "ISSN-0138-8924"; spine "SERVIGUIA DE LA CIUDAD DE LA HABANA 1988-89"
Title page: "SERVI-GUIA OPINA — Directorio General de Servicios, Ciudad de La Habana… Enero 1989 (Actualización y cierre de la edición: 1988). Editada por UPI OPINA y otras publicaciones"
Credits page: "Proyecto y Realización — Departamento de Campañas — Dirección de Orientación del Consumo — Instituto Cubano de Investigaciones y Orientación de la Demanda Interna (ICIODI)"
Back cover: "Asegure su deseo, INCREMENTE su cuenta de ahorro"; "AHORRITO"; "BANCO POPULAR DE AHORRO — El banco de la familia cubana"
ISSN 0138-8924
Manuscript (ink) on p. V: "Matutino: 61-9811 al 19" (added phone number)Parts
1 softcover booklet (self-covered/stapled)Book Details
Author
ICIODIPlace Published
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaDate Published
1988Place Printed
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaISSN
0138-8924Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
ICIODINotes
producerRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
use, productionCreated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
July 5, 2026Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
July 5, 2026
