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Fabulous Vintage Photos Show What Barcelona Looked Like in the 1970s

Barcelona is the second-largest city in Spain. It is famous for its history, culture, monuments, sunny blue skies, beaches, biggest parks, stylish Mediterranean vibe, and quirky architecture. The city is indeed a major cultural center with a remarkable history. Here below are some amazing vintage photos that show what Barcelona looked like in the 1970s. Also, check our previous post that show Barcelona in the  1960s.

The death of Franco in 1975 brought on a period of democratization throughout Spain. Pressure for change was particularly strong in Barcelona, demonstrations on 11 September 1977 assembled over a million people in the streets of Barcelona to call for the restoration of Catalan autonomy. It was granted less than a month later.

#4 Photographers in the anti-nuclear manifestation. Barcelona, 1979.

#5 A man in a wheelchair crosses the side road of Las Ramblas, near the Plà de l’Òs. Barcelona, 1979.

#6 A man passing by the train tracks, in the Zona Franca near the cargo port of Barcelona, 1977.

#7 A Spanish street seller selling birds on the Ramblas in Barcelona, 1970s.

#8 Bensabat during the slaughter of a calf in the presence of the head of the Jewish community in Barcelona, 1970.

#9 A Spanish street seller selling birds on the Ramblas in Barcelona, 1970s.

#12 Hungarian soccer player Ladislao Kubala with his family in Barcelona, 1972.

#16 Independence graffiti in the Barcelona metro, 1977.

#17 Spanish actress and model Teresa Gimpera in Barcelona, 1970

#18 A man watching strippers in a club in Barcelona, 1975

#19 Ricardo Bofill and Serena Vergano in Barcelona, 1970

#23 A woman in the neighborhood, with an umbrella, points in the direction of a street at a foreign woman. Barcelona, 1979.

#24 In front of the exit of the metro liceo. Rambles, Barcelona 1979

#28 Man reading the newspaper Marca. Barcelona, 1979.

#36 Montoliu head in the dragon’s cave. Barcelona, 1979.

#41 Feminist demonstration against rape, while in Comedy cinema “Los pecados de un ardiente varón” is screened, Barcelona. Sep 1977

#43 Pre-electoral environment la ramblas, Barcelona june 1977

#47 Immigrants at the café de la ópera, Barcelona 1977.

#48 Young people at the exit of the metro. Barcelona 1977

#49 Funeral for the murder of G. Freiche. Church of the Conception. Barcelona 1977

#51 Spanish actress Rafaela Aparicio in Barcelona, 1976.

#55 At the “Barri Chino”. The Raval. Barcelona. 1976

#60 Man under the flags of the exhibition fair, 1976.

#65 Bensabat during the slaughter of a calf in the presence of the head of the Jewish community in Barcelona, 1970.

Bensabat during the slaughter of a calf in the presence of the head of the Jewish community in Barcelona, 1970.

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#66 Spanish architect Ricardo Boffil has recently completed his latest building in Barcelona, 1975.

Spanish architect Ricardo Boffil has recently completed his latest building in Barcelona, 1975.

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#67 Activists of the PTE (Workers’ Party of Spain) painting sogans on the ground during the campaign of the Spanish general elections of 1977 in Barcelona.

Activists of the PTE (Workers' Party of Spain) painting sogans on the ground during the campaign of the Spanish general elections of 1977 in Barcelona.

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