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Barcelona's Smallest Greengrocer Closes After Half a Century in the Raval

Jaume García retires at 61, ending 50 years of service on Carrer de les Ramelleres, having witnessed the profound transformation of the city center.

Image of a small, traditional fruit shop on the street, with stacked boxes serving as a counter.
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Image of a small, traditional fruit shop on the street, with stacked boxes serving as a counter.

Jaume García, owner of possibly the smallest greengrocer in Barcelona's Raval neighborhood, retires this Sunday after five decades of service, marking the closure of a historic family business.

This Sunday, the greengrocer owned by Jaume García, possibly the smallest in Barcelona, will close permanently. Located on Carrer de les Ramelleres, a passage connecting Carrer Tallers with Plaça de Vicenç Martorell, García, 61, retires after a lifetime dedicated to the business his father started half a century ago.
The establishment, situated on the ground floor of Hostal Grau and next to Bar Cèntric, is minuscule, forcing García to use fruit boxes as a counter. His father initially opened the shop as a salary supplement while working at the FECSA factory, which today houses the UB Faculty of Geography and History.
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"Shops like this are condemned to disappear. I am the last of the Mohicans."

Jaume García · Retired Raval Greengrocer
García has watched his surroundings transform, noting the closure of traditional businesses like butcher shops, hardware stores, and the bank where he opened his first account. Now, the neighborhood is dominated by fast-food restaurants, 24-hour supermarkets, and tourist apartments, leaving the greengrocer and the Papereria Llenas as rare vestiges of the past.
Despite the changes, García maintains a loyal clientele, including famous neighbors such as Raimon, Sílvia Pérez Cruz, and photographer Manuel Outumuro. Many customers have asked to take photos with him to keep a memory before the definitive closure.

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