The District of Canyelles in pictures

Collection of photographs of the District of Canyelles, in Barcelona, the last suburb built at the Nou Barris district during the pre-democratic period. The images reflect the passing of time, from the first homes in the 1960’s and 1970’s, the construction of blocks of buildings with prefabricated modules that shaped the District of Canyelles, completed in 1974.Also includes images of construction of the Park Josep Maria Serra Martí, opened in 1998 and the progressive extension of the different social services and communication infrastructures (market, library, Ronda de Dalt, kindergarten, parish, metro, etc.), fostered driven largely by the activism of the Neighbourhood Association of Canyelles.