THE GOLD FEVER - LA FEBRE D´OR (Xavier SiS)

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Hola Darryl! molt interessant, l'escena de la sala Parés... Gràcies per enviar-la!!

Poca cosa a dir, m'ha fet gràcia que les dos dones arribin en 'cupé', que devia ser alguna mena de tartana per a rics, davant la sala, el xòfer devia ser traçut per fer entrar el carro pel carrer Petritxol, tan estretet.

T'adjunto una imatge de la sala Parés, per l'època de la novel·la (va ser fundada el 1877):



Una altra curiositat, ara sobre els Masriera, que surten a l'escena, suposo que coneixes que tenien el taller en un edifici ben a prop de casa meva i teva, al carrer Bailèn entre Consell de Cent i Diputació: el taller dels germans Masriera:



Ara l'Ajuntament l'ha comprat i hi obrirà un Centre Cívic.

https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/eixample/ca/noticia/leixample-recupera-el-taller-masriera_967275

Records!

Xavi

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 Hi, Darryl, quite interesting the scene at Sala Parés... Thanks for sharing it! 

Can't add much more. I found it funny that  the two ladies would arrive in a "coupé" (which must have been a carriage for rich people)  in front of the art gallery. Their chauffeur  must have  been very skillful to drive the carriage through such a narrow street as Petritxol street... 

Am enclosing you an image of Sala Parés, around the time of the novel (it opened in 1877) : 


On a curious note, the Masriera painters -who are mentioned in that scene- they had their workshop in a building located in our neighborhood, at Bailèn Street, between Consell de Cent and Diputació Streets. This was the workshop of the Masriera Brothers: 




Now the Town Hall  has bought this building and is planning to open a Cultural Centre. 

https://ajuntament.barcelona.cat/eixample/ca/noticia/leixample-recupera-el-taller-masriera_967275


BR, 

Xavi








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