West End Revival: Art as the catalyst for change in Ibiza

McRackin said:
... as "Sa Raval"?

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La asociación Noches de Ibiza propone que el West End se llame sa Raval

La Asociación Noches de Ibiza (AEON) propone al Ayuntamiento de Sant Antoni que el barrio del West End recupere la denominación histórica y tradicional de sa Raval.
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Sa Raval" translates to "the outskirts" or "the neighborhood" from Catalan and relates to the Arabic word for "neighborhood". It refers to a district or area that was once outside the main settlement.

that accurate or ai garbage? 😁
 
I'm not convinced this rebrand is a clever move. Obviously it has its own history and has nothing to do with Barcelona but anyone googling Raval will automatically be directed to one of the worst shitholes in Barcelona - a barrio long associated with vice, junkies and general banditry.
 
The Sun God said:
I'm not convinced this rebrand is a clever move. Obviously it has its own history and has nothing to do with Barcelona but anyone googling Raval will automatically be directed to one of the worst shitholes in Barcelona - a barrio long associated with vice, junkies and general banditry.
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ha ha, that's where we stay in bcn. my favourite - bar resolis - is in the same street. it's really handy for getting around by public transport, though what it's like in the early hours i've no idea.
 
stephen said:
ha ha, that's where we stay in bcn. my favourite - bar resolis - is in the same street. it's really handy for getting around by public transport, though what it's like in the early hours i've no idea.
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Haha same. Pretty much every time I've been in Barcelona I've stayed in Raval. I've stayed in lots of other areas, but this is my favourite .. Not sure what that says about me 😂
 
I get why a lot of people (eg artists, skaters) are drawn to Raval because it feels more authentic and grittier than the rest of town. You have the galleries and record shops there which are my main reason for going. But certain streets are real no-nos. I've seen it all and it isn't fun queuing up at the cop shop at 2am because yet another friend had their bag lifted. Poble Sec down the road is way nicer imho whilst still retaining the same edge

*a bit OT but I just found the renaming bizarre
 
Its been in place for a few years now, nothing new, Its covers a very small area, I'm not not sure how they get around the party boats rule, because boat trips still leave from San Antonio
 
There isn’t really enough police about to really enforce the street drinking. Loads of people sit in front of mambo and along the path drinking (Including locals), all good natured though.
 
Browny said:
Just been up and seen it for the first time (i think) . Looks awful imo:lol:
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I liked the look of it generally until i went down there in June and it really doesn’t look as good as the pictures, or even as noticeable as you’d expect.
 
I went for a run early one evening 2 weeks ago and purposely routed it up that street to take a look and it was very much putting lipstick on a pig. To me it’s still the same street I visited for the first time 20 years ago, has some of the same places but they’ve painted the street, it’s still the west end.
 
A YouTube who we aren't allowed to mention has resurfaced 🤫 and has walked along the almost finished new pedestrianised walk way from the Sunset Strip to West End and have to say it looks good, can see what they are thinking in trying to get the sunset crowd to walk to the West End
 
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