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The wall the residents tore down

In June 1973, a public plot at the end of Calle Caridad was exchanged for private land. A wall was built on the site. Residents called it 'the wall of shame'. In January 1976, it came down.

1973–19763 min read

Año de la permuta

Junio 1973

Calle afectada

Calle Caridad (fondo)

Nombre popular

Muro de la vergüenza

Caída definitiva

Segunda quincena de enero de 1976

Movimiento vecinal

A.V.E. legalizada el 31 de octubre de 1976

In 1973, the council swapped a public plot at the end of Calle Caridad for private land. The result was a wall that blocked a passage. Residents called it 'the wall of shame'. The council itself voted that the deal had been harmful. The wall fell in January 1976, to the neighbourhood's delight.

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