Found a neat blog from the past called Patrimono Industrial de Barcelona.
It was mostly active in 2009, run by a guy/girl called Chimevapor. The same person also ran a blog called Sudor, vapor y lágrimas. Patrimonio Industrial.
These blogs are interesting to me becuase they have introduced me to a huge list of places to visit around Barcelona. I copy/pasted the table of contents from Patrimono Industrial de Barcelona so that you take a look at the titles of the posts, in chronological reverse order.
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Exposición “Las Colonias Industriales” Los Almacenes Generales de Comercio (Palau de Mar)… La Fábrica Can Ricart del Raval La Paloma. Una Sala de Fiestas con auténtico pasad… La Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima de Sant Andreu La Torre de las Aguas de Can Girona La Fábrica de vidrio soplado de “El Poble Espanyol… La Maquinista Terrestre y Marítima de la Barcelone… La riada de 1962, El gran “Puente Textil” Barcelon… El tren eléctrico de la “Mina Grott” Los trenes de vapor del Parc del Castell de l’Oren… El Parc de la “Pegaso” La Fábrica de harina “San Jaime” ó “Farinera del C… Torre de las aguas del Tibidabo Edificio de la antigua Editorial Montaner y Simón ¡ Vacaciones 2009 !, ¡ gracias y hasta Septiembre … Edificio Salvat Editores Edificio Myrurgia La fábrica Can Batlló de “La Bordeta” (Sants) El Rec Comtal…S.O.S., peligro El “Parc del Clot”, antiguos talleres ferroviarios… El Pantano de Vallvidrera Salvemos el Teatro Bretón de Salamanca! Curioso artículo de Hemeroteca… Las naves modernistas del barrio de “Sant Pere” Galletas y chocolates Solsona Rius La “Casa del Agua” Fábrica “Manufacturas Serra Balet” de Sants La fábrica “Bonaventura Costa Font” La Unión Metalúrgica Escuela Municipal de Artes y Oficios de Barcelona La Torre de las Aguas de “La dreta de l’Eixample” La fábrica “Can Batlló” y la Escola Industrial La Sedeta El “Vapor Vell” de Sants La Torre Jaume I y la Torre Sant Sebastiá “Central Catalana de Electricidad” Fábrica de harina “La Asunción” La estación de Francia El “Edifici de les Aigües” La fábrica de gas de la Barceloneta Antigua fábrica de cerveza Damm, “La Bohemia”. “Casaramona”. La fábrica modernista Talleres gráficos M. y R. Gilabert (MYRGA) La fábrica de cerveza “Moritz” Las tres chimeneas Fecsa Antigua fábrica “Ca l’Aranyó”. Nuevo uso Antigua fábrica de moneda “La Seca”
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Also interesting is the use of blog networks as a sort of musealization tool. It seems like Chimevapor is an amateur industrial heritage enthusiast who wants to help educate those of us who don’t know much about the industrial history and heritage of Barcelona.
It’s interesting that this person remained anonymous. That’s something you can get away with on the web. In the industrial heritage movement, where amateurs often seem to be taking the lead, the internet is a vital tool.
I get the feeling that “amateur” can be a damning word for the industrial heritage movement. From my readings from the Jornadas de Arqueologia Industrial de Catalunya (a conference held every 3 years from 1988-present), I can’t help but sense that I’m listening in to the meetings of a newly-formed community attempting to establish themselves as academically serious. It’s like a sub-culture. And even though blogs are powerful tools, they feel a little sub-culturey too.
An important feature of blogs is creating networks. You can easily receive comments, and hyperlink to other pages. There are a number of comments on these blogs from people working on academic projects. I was surprised to also see this comment:
hola, soy editora de un libro sobre patrimonio industrial y, para redactarlo, el autor ha consultado tu blog. Me gustaría hacerte constar en la página de documentación y necesito tu nombre. Por favor, contacta conmigo en cuanto antes.
Is that for real?
Another part of this network creation involves linking to other pages. It’s something I will have to figure out for this blog eventually. Chimevapor recommends the following blogs, some of which are still active today:
- http://www.arqueologiaypatrimonioindustrial.com/ From the revista Monsacro who also has an active twitter feed: https://twitter.com/revistamonsacro
- http://avpiop.com/ Asociación Vasca de Patrimonio Industrial y Obra Pública (AVPIOP)
- http://patrimonioindustrialcoiim.blogspot.com.es/ El Proyecto de Patrimonio Industrial del Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Industriales de Madrid
- And others….
I’d like to explore these blog networks more. Who are the people that make up these communities? What are they talking, and not talking, about? What are the practices they employ in their musealization efforts?
Chimevapor, can you help me with some of these questions?