Photo exhibition in windows Alicante Municipal Archivee, on Calle Labradores and also on the ground floor of the building, how were the beaches hot springs From the beginning of the 20th century. Cultural Advisor, nayma beldjilaliHe opened the exhibition this Wednesday together with the Director of the Municipal Archives. Susana Llorens.
This Photos openness From the early 20th century to the 1970s which can be verified evolution and changes in habits and in entertainment modes for residents and visitors of Alicante when summer comes.
Beldjilali said, “It is a very interesting exhibition that transports us to the present. not too far past but there are a few pictures in it that stand out strongly. ” until the end of September“. From the Municipal Archive, “20. when the century begins the coast ceased to be a place where only fishermen worked and passed into the hands of the city. As a new recreational area complementing the Canalejas park, the port and the attractive waterfront next to Paseo de los Mártires. Our ancestors found a new pastime in sea bathing.”
For this exhibition, Llorens said, “We chose the pictures from the postcards taken by the photographers. Manuel Cantos, Francisco Sánchez and Eugenio BañónAccompanied by a municipal proclamation of 1847 and an interesting article from the journal Alicante Gráfico of 1933.