MuVIM. Quevedo, 10
It has been a long time since we have enjoyed a dry river full of life in Valencia that crosses the city from east to west, ple of runners, of practicing people slackline among trees and even eating a Velarte paella on the lawn. But sixty years ago we had a water bed that was going to flow into the sea. Until the 14 of October 1957 we will suffer a flood, one more, but this one of extraordinary proportions because the demolition of the walls in the 19th century meant the disappearance of a defense against the floods of the river. The MuVIM shows in this exhibition how the water swept away the historic centre, the ravines of the left bank, and maritime districts and its vital port facilities, energy and transportation. The next day, the mud covered everything and we had to require the intervention of the Spanish army for relief work, cleaning and reconstruction of links with the port. With the tragedy, the idea of diverting the river was revived and, after discussing a few projects (some as blistering as turning it into a highway), they turned it into the great garden we know today, real lung of the city. AU
