The field study to El Raval was a very pleasant conclusion to the numerous Barcelona excursions we took part in during our time in Barcelona Past & Present. El Raval is one of the most heavily gentrified areas of Barcelona and most certainly one of the most important. It's proximity to Las Ramblas allows for a once run down, prostitute and drug dealer infested area to be a place for public spaces and cultural centers. The centers we saw included the MACBA, the CCCB and even a public university. I found the area to be very lively and full of Barcelona residents, many were local skaters who found solace in the concrete jungle outside of the MACBA. One of the most interesting things we saw was a reused old church that once was a take-in for abandoned babies, which had been turned into a local government info center.
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