M use o ▁de ▁la ▁Record acion ▁Bar rio ▁M ame yes " ▁( Bar rio ▁M ame yes ▁Memorial ▁Museum ) ▁under ▁P once ▁mayor ▁María ▁Mel énd ez . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁" S ala ▁Memorial ▁del ▁Bar rio ▁M ame yes " ▁as ▁it ▁oper ates ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Museo ▁de ▁la ▁Historia ▁de ▁P once . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Museum ▁ ▁The ▁idea ▁of ▁creating ▁a ▁P once ▁history ▁museum ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁following ▁a ▁citizens ▁group ' s ▁initi ative , ▁but ▁the ▁project ▁did ▁not ▁material ize ▁then . ▁ ▁Interest ▁in ▁the ▁proposal ▁rev ived ▁years ▁later ▁under ▁P once ' s ▁Secret ariat ▁of ▁Culture . ▁ ▁The ▁plan ▁visual ized ▁a ▁museum ▁to ▁be ▁constructed ▁on ▁the ▁block ▁border ed ▁by ▁Isabel , ▁Mayor , ▁Crist ina , ▁and ▁Sal ud ▁streets , ▁and ▁Casa ▁Sal azar ▁and ▁Casa ▁Z ap ater , ▁two ▁historic ▁homes , ▁were ▁acquired , ▁as ▁was ▁the ▁empty ▁lot ▁where ▁Casa ▁Sh uck ▁Gel p í ▁had ▁once ▁stood . ▁However , ▁the ▁project ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁stand st ill ▁once ▁again . ▁ ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁rev ived ▁once ▁again , ▁but ▁with ▁modifications , ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁This ▁time ▁the ▁project ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁M s . ▁Mar u ja ▁C andal ▁Sal azar ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Ne ys a ▁Rodríguez ▁De