Barcelona blog

Parallel, 1913

Remarkable photo by Frederic Ballell of El El Paral.lel in July 1913, when the avenue was the centre of Barcelona’s nightlife. Music halls, cafés, prostitution, cabaret artists, bon viveurs and a hotbed of anarchism. Many more old photos here

History of Barcelona, Photography of Barcelona, Poble Sec | Tags: Frederic Ballell, Frederic Ballell photographs, Historia de El Paral.lel, History of El Paral.lel, old photos of Barcelona|

The Rambles one hundred years ago

The Barcelona Photographic Archive has just released a hundred or so photos taken between 1907 and 1908. They were taken by Frederic Ballell, one of the pioneers of Catalan photojournalism, who delighted in documenting the daily life of the city. Above a goat herder passes by Palau Moja, below a puppy seller. From La Rambla, hace un siglo

See also History of Les Rambles

Animals in Barcelona, El Raval, History of Barcelona, Las Ramblas, Photography exhibitions in Barcelona | Tags: Barcelona in 1907, Barcelona Photographic Archive, Catalan photojournalism, Frederic Ballell, Frederic Ballell photographs, old images of Barcelona, old photos of Barcelona, Old photos of Les Rambles, Palau Moja|