El Raval Flashcards

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1
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what was this area like in the 18/19th century?

A

prosperous textile industry, industrialisation

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2
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what were the apartments like?

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rundown, no running water or electricity, shared toilet facilities on ground floor built for workers

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3
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what was the problem in the 70’s?

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heroin and cocaine trade / prostitution

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4
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what does the MACBA art museum stand for?

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Museum of contemporary art for Barcelona

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5
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what did the humainties uni built in 2006 encourage?

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influx of young students

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what could students do with housing?

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apply for opportunity to buy housing, a scheme to ecourage more young and better educated residents

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what were other things built in el raval?

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Lieu opera house, monica art centre, catalan film library
CCCB cultural centre

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8
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why were there no cafes in the developments?

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to help local businesses and also PME

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9
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what was an example of the hotels built?

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Casa Camper

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what did the locals do in protest?

A

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

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what were the rivas ramblas and what are some of the criticisms of them?

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promenade of old apartment blocks destroyed so alfresco restaurants could be built
still issues of drugs and prositution here

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12
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what started the regeneration project?

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Barcelona were told in 1985 that they could host the 1992 olympics

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