La Bachillera’s Struggle for Running Water

This powerful photograph by Tomás Layne captures the difficult conditions experienced by La Bachillera’s residents in the neighbourhood’s early years. Running water was unavailable, leaving families dependent on its only public fountain, on Calle Camino del Almez, managed by the Asociación Sevillana de Caridad. 🌍🚰

❌ Access was not available around the clock, and a guard watched the fountain. The queues were endless. Day after day, residents waited to carry water home, facing hardship that would shape generations.

But the story did not end there. ✊✨ Thanks to the tireless efforts of the Estrella Andaluza residents’ association, the neighbourhood began to change in the 1970s:
✅ Running water reached homes.
✅ Streets were surfaced and improved.
✅ The electricity network was modernised, lighting the way to a better future.

This photograph records the past and honours the collective effort that changed lives. 🙌 Do you know anyone who lived through this period in La Bachillera? Share this memory and tell us what you think. 📸👇

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