Images for a collective history
The Poblenou Historical Archive offers a collection of more than 19,000 digitized images and documents
28/01/2026
BarcelonaThe Poblenou Historical Archive, fifty years ago. This non-profit organization was founded to preserve the collective memory of the neighborhood. The dictatorship had only offered one official narrative, and the residents of the "Catalan Manchester" wanted to challenge it. The result is as interesting as it is surprising, and it helps to reconstruct a history fundamental to understanding the evolution of the city of Barcelona.
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FC Barcelona and CD Júpiter faced each other in a friendly match at Júpiter's ground in La Verneda on October 10, 1943. The image shows both teams together. The match ended 2-0 in favor of Júpiter. / AHPN
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Boatmen of Can Granell. 1958. / AHPN
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Striking metalworkers. The demonstration takes place near Can Girona-MACOSA. 1976. / AHPN
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Inauguration of the La Flor de Maig Popular Athenaeum. Performance by Ropa Extendida. 1978. / AHPN
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The effect of a downpour on what is now Provençals Street, then one of the many unpaved streets in the neighborhood. In the background, to the left, the Besòs Water Tower peeks out shyly. 1975. / AHPN
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Aerial view from Pau Clarís street of Catalana de Gas on Taulat street. 1990. / AHPN
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Interior view of one of the MACOSA foundry buildings. 1955. / AHPN
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Aerial view of MACOSA-Can Girona, with the gasometer, the Besòs Water Tower, Poblenou station, and Mar Bella beach. In the background, the MACOSA housing complex on Llull Street. 1955. / AHPN
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Pere IV Street, whitewashed after the famous snowfall of December 1962. On the left, the modernist Valls Teixidó i Jordana factory (1909), designed by the engineer Emili Lluch. / AHPN
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A picture of the Letona dairy factory, which had been founded in 1925. Its headquarters were then located at number 5 Pujades Street. 1930. / AHPN
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Construction of escalators at MACOSA. 1955. / AHPN
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A picture of Palo Alto in 1997. XYZ Photographers, Mario Sans, Palo Alto Foundation 1998. / AHPN
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A group of MACOSA workers. 1955. / AHPN
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Membership card of Elias Casas Asamat, of the association of egg, poultry and game retailers of Barcelona, with headquarters at number 53-55 of Almogàvers street. 1940. / AHPN
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MACOSA and the former Catalana Tannery (1857), currently being restored and to be renamed Palo Alto. 1987 / AHPN
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The Besòs Water Tower from the Nova Mar Bella beach. 2024 / AHPN
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Christmas greeting from the level crossing keeper at Jonquera Street. 1973. / AHPN
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Icaria neighborhood. Signpost and/or marker house next to the level crossing. 1973. / AHPN
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Plaça Prim, in 1971. In the background, you can see the original entrance to Els Pescadors, one of the neighborhood's most iconic restaurants. 1971 / AHPN
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Inauguration ceremony of a fountain in the Beijing district, the current Forum area. 1917. / AHPN
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AHPN photographic safari. From left to right, the cartoonist Joma (Josep Maria Rius Ortigosa), Ana María Audina, Pepe Encinas, Josep Maria Huertas Claveria. In the background, Joaquim Estivill. 1973. / AHPN