HOW WAS OUR
HISTORY WRITTEN?

From Hispano Olivetti factory to Westfield Glòries

Westfield Glòries: much more than a shopping center

Did you know that the history of Westfield Glòries is a bit peculiar🤔? Today, we’re the most urban shopping center in Barcelona, right in the heart of the 22@ district, with over 100 stores🛍️, 30 restaurants🥑, V.O.S.E. cinema🍿, and a wide range of services. We’re the meeting point for friends📍, the weekend destination for families🛒, the study spot for students📚, and the after-work hangout for professionals💼. But… what if we told you that before becoming a shopping center, this place was once a typewriter factory🏭?

From the Hispano Olivetti factory to Westfield Glòries

In 1929, the company Hispano Olivetti S.A. was established in Barcelona, a subsidiary of the Italian company Olivetti, dedicated to the manufacturing of typewriters⌨️. Its original headquarters were located in the Poblenou neighborhood, and after the Spanish Civil War (1940), the company acquired a 10,000-square-meter plot on Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, next to what is now Plaça de les Glòries📍. But what happened? How did it later become a shopping center🛍️?

And this is how everything started

You can come and discover more about the history of the Westfield Glòries shopping center at the exhibition we’ve set up, featuring some typewriter models that were once sold by Hispano Olivetti🏭. You’ll find the exhibition on the ground floor, entering through the cinema area📍