North-Eastern Quarters of Barceloneta

To the North of the square of the Poet Boscana, there are neighborhoods built up with more attractive buildings than the southern part of Barceloneta.

There are many buildings with art Nouveau elements - .

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But even here, the "standard" two-story houses of the original development of Barceloneta in the fifties of the eighteenth century, with small Windows and thick walls, have been preserved.

Carrer de la Maquinista - "street of artists". To the North, Barceloneta is bordered by the access roads of the French railway station, perhaps the name has something to do with this. But most likely, workers of numerous factories and factories that appeared in this place in the 19th century lived here. This was the era when steam-powered machinery was introduced into industrial production, and those who worked with steam engines were called machinists.

Здесь я зашел подкрепиться в кафе с очень приятными. Таких заведений на моём пути встречалось немало, но все они были закрыты по случаю Рождества. Еда без изысков, но вполне добротная, хозяева-китайская семья. Судя по их приятельскому общению с посетителями - жителями близлежащих домов, это не гастарбайтеры, а коренные жители Барселонеты - самого демократичного и космополитического района города.

На зеленой улице Carrer Cermento можно увидеть арку постройки 1856 года . Этот портал служил главными воротами завода Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima, крупнейшего предприятия Барселонеты, появившегося в результате индустриальной революции середины 19 века. Предприятия были закрыты во время подготовки у Олимпиаде 1992 года, сейчас часть цехов бывшего завода занимает институт Сальвата Папассейта.

Сразу за аркой, на месте бывших цехов появился современный жилой комплекс.

За ним находится Кампус де Мар - общежития Университета.

Yes, it is good for students here - and the place is quiet, and the sea is nearby, and the city center is not far away.

And finally, I walked through a quiet and green, absolutely not "Barcelona" Carrer de Balboa. Here there is a Church, apparently built in the 20th century. It seems that the temple has not been used for its original purpose for a long time, since the portal is completely closed. The building itself belongs to the territory of the school of John the Baptist (Escola Sant Joan Baptista).