El Raval Flashcards
what was this area like in the 18/19th century?
prosperous textile industry, industrialisation
what were the apartments like?
rundown, no running water or electricity, shared toilet facilities on ground floor built for workers
what was the problem in the 70’s?
heroin and cocaine trade / prostitution
what does the MACBA art museum stand for?
Museum of contemporary art for Barcelona
what did the humainties uni built in 2006 encourage?
influx of young students
what could students do with housing?
apply for opportunity to buy housing, a scheme to ecourage more young and better educated residents
what were other things built in el raval?
Lieu opera house, monica art centre, catalan film library
CCCB cultural centre
why were there no cafes in the developments?
to help local businesses and also PME
what was an example of the hotels built?
Casa Camper
what did the locals do in protest?
threw rotten fruit and veg at the opening of a hotel which was on the same day as the locally important national day of catalonia festival
what were the rivas ramblas and what are some of the criticisms of them?
promenade of old apartment blocks destroyed so alfresco restaurants could be built
still issues of drugs and prositution here
what started the regeneration project?
Barcelona were told in 1985 that they could host the 1992 olympics
