Records of the Born market date back to medieval times, in the square bearing the same name. Over the centuries, trade was conducted in the open air, until the market stalls found a new home inside the recently constructed metal building in 1876.
From the second half of the 20th century, this became the main wholesale fruit and vegetable market, until these activities were moved to the Mercabarna logistics centre in Zona Franca in 1971.Thus began a new era for the Born. Amidst revindication and uncertainty, it became
a space that was used in a totally different way from its previous life as a market. The photographic legacy of that time allows to delve into the main events.
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