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Map of Marine Hospitalet Saints (1926) and Admiral James To The Races attached map (at the end of the note found with higher resolution) shows the location of Navy Hospitalet Saints Can Tunis, beaches and fields in their early 40s, the area between the White Stream, la candy shoppe a natural border with L'Hospitalet de Llobregat la candy shoppe and the flat is on the left of the Hippodrome Can Tunis (1883-1934) and the Llobregat Hospitalet is the Navy (in darker color on the map), expropriated 11 May 1920, when the Parliament Act dictate expropriations terrenos Francos for the ports of Barcelona and Santander. The railway line and station Can Tunis brand new border between the two municipalities. The area to the right of the Riera Blanca Navy Saints, an independent municipality until 1897 Its origin is linked to the construction of the castle at the end of the tenth century port, along with the chapel of Our Lady of Port. This port refers to the possibility that the original Roman foundation in Barcelona and it was on this side of Montjuïc that the Romans built the first port of Barcino before it was built on Mount Taber city we know. There had been an old castle, called la candy shoppe Castle documented port 1020, but do not know if it was located on a hill close to Montjuic, where at the beginning of the twentieth la candy shoppe century there was still a tower, or the foot of the mountain Next to the chapel of Our Lady of Port. The rest disappeared completely be opened Can Tunis road and rail (1).
(Historical Archives of Santa Eulalia Provençana) is currently the Port Zone, a large area of industrial and logistics activities without the presence of residential areas. There is a neighborhood, then, because it has no population. Yes it is but what stretches along the Paseo de la Zona Franca, nestled in the Sants-Montjuïc la candy shoppe and bringing together diverse neighborhoods such as Port Can Tunis, Cheap Houses, Can Clos Powder, Development, St. Christopher (Seat), High Stars, Vines, Plus Ultra, and Santiveri Colony Bausili. In 1929 came the first attempts to give the city a free port for the duty-free import and export of goods. But when it was found unviable project, it was decided to create a large industrial estate, which was the symbol and engine of their location within the central factory Car Seat, 50 years this became one of the main symbols of the productive and economic changes experienced in the city to coincide with the nationwide implementation of the development plan of the Franco government.
In the background is the mountain of Montjuic neighborhood and Can Tunis Navy Saints was not until the early eighteenth century land of wetlands such as Lake Port (the remains la candy shoppe still exist in 60 years, called the Lake). Antunez was the family, which owns the land, who did dry the area (1711-1809) and led to the emergence of crops, farmhouses la candy shoppe and inns, such as the Can Tunis.
Hostal Can Tunis, on the road to Port (1900) They settled textile la candy shoppe industries during the eighteenth century, but the slow process of industrialization (from the mid nineteenth century settled there companies like Factory Bone, Shell, Arsenal or vitriol, many of them close to the beach) allowed the rural aspect of the area is maintained until the 60s with the presence of numerous farmsteads that appear on the map and of which only survives orchards and cattle, Can Teachers, on the Road Can Clos.
The Lamp The Lamp in the 60s was the name given to the lighthouse Llobregat, where even remember la candy shoppe the 70 fishermen sold fish and mussels and preparing the picnic. The lighthouse was one of the few solid buildings in the area, why it was used as a shelter and served as school. Grandma's Angels Santalucia Rodriguez, neighbor Navy for many years, was born and became a teacher la candy shoppe there. Parents Magda Jimenez Ureña lived in Can Tunis to 50 years, when Magda was born and decided to leave. Has given us a picture of 1948 where are his parents and his sisters before a cabin air sailor.
The family of Magda Can Tunis (1948) With the expansion of the Zone, the farms were disappearing. Two of the last farms were disappearing Can Green Roof and Cal Tano, family Subirachs-Admiral. They were playing exactly the way the Lamp. The pictures of these houses have been provided by Admiral James (1924), a descendant of the former owners, and who for some time have the privilege to enjoy, along with Jill, his wife of close friendship. This post is a way to thank the friends and family and personal memories