A 170-year-old hat shop withstands the pressure of souvenirs thanks to an agreement with its landlord
Shortly after the pandemic restrictions were lifted, the people in charge of the historic hat shop Mil de Barcelona shared on these pages that they were very worried because the lease contract for their store on Fontanella Street was nearing its end and, on top of that, dark clouds were looming everywhere. The fourth and fifth generations of these hatters were not sure their business could survive. On both sides, 24-hour supermarkets were opening at full speed. The family feared becoming part of the honorable list of iconic businesses that had disappeared due to the whirlwind of these times.