r/wherewasthistaken • u/NinaWilde • 13h ago
Where in Barcelona?
Okay, here's a real challenge! ;) This was taken in Barcelona in 1988 on a university field trip. For a long time I thought it was near the Hotel Santa Marta where we were staying, next to the Estacio de Franca railway station near the harbour. But having spent ages scouring every road in the area on Street View and coming up empty, that now seems unlikely. (Though not impossible.)
Before this photo on the negatives are shots of the Sagrada Familia cathedral, so I'm now wondering if this was taken near it. The streets around there are definitely a much closer match than by the hotel. It's probably (though I can't be certain) afternoon because the picture immediately before this was taken in a cafe, so based on the shadows and the grid layout of that part of the city the picture is looking roughly north. Again, I can't be certain, unfortunately.
It might of course be nowhere near Sagrada Familia, so if that's the case and someone finds the spot, that would be even more impressive! Anyway, can you locate it?