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The associative tradition of such a remote and small neighbourhood is surprising. In 1889, the first leisure association, Els Hereus, was created on Sant Fructuós street. A year later, El Recreo opened next to an inn on Amposta street. In 1910, the choir La Nova Lira d’Hostafrancs was founded, also on Sant Fructuós street. Two years later, another entity, Panxeta, was born on Rabí Rubèn street. Much of this activity was generated by the workers of the two large factories that settled in the neighbourhood, following the example of Emili Clausoles' gas factory on Gran Vía. Before the Civil War, La Font de la Guatlla also grew along Gran Vía. A chocolate factory and two lighting and bulb factories (Lámparas Z, on Mèxic street, and Trèbol) were established. Pau Forns, an enriched rag-and-bone man, built six apartment blocks between numbers 272 and 282 of Gran Vía, still known as the "Cases del Drapaire" (Ragman's Houses). After the war, the neighbourhood's rural atmosphere gradually faded. In 1949, the parish of Santa Dorotea was built on an old wheat field. At the same time, characters like the cheesemonger, the furrier, the sock seller, or the pine nut seller, who sold five cents' worth of pine nuts to children while telling them a story, began to disappear. Furthermore, the nine streets that led up towards Montjuïc were named after flowers: Dàlia, Gessamí, Crisantem... Having qualified professionals makes a difference when there's a leak, a blockage, or an installation pending. Your plumber from Font Guatlla resolves blocked drains, leaks, taps, sanitaryware, cisterns, and electric water heaters, with 24-hour emergency service and scheduled work with clear quotes and guarantees. Your plumber in La Font de la Guatlla, local and reliable.
