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At the beginning of the 19th century, La Fabra i Coats was created, one of the largest spinning companies in Europe where more than 4000 people worked and closed in 2005. The preservation of the industrial heritage of Sant Andreu has given the neighborhood centrality and has made it a new benchmark for contemporary urban planning. It is currently a set of facilities in the city that is committed to history, education, creativity and culture. In the Can Fabra building there is the Ignasi Iglesias Library, the Exhibition Hall, an Auditorium, the Citizen Service Office and the Musicians' Workshop. In the Casal de Barri there are more than thirty associations, the Brotherhood of Trabucaires, Geganters and Grallers. in the Entities Building there is the Catalan Chess Federation, the Catalan Association of People with Neuromuscular Diseases (ASEM Catalunya), Els Amics de la Fabra i Coats, La Fundació Ambi; and Volunteers 2000. In the Old Office Building are the District Educatus Services, the Language Standardization Consortium, and students from the Dragon Bridge School. The old La Fabra i Coats printing house has been renovated to house the La Bresol La Filadora School and the old water, dyeing and bleaching spaces house the Can Fabra School. The Center for Contemporary Art in Barcelona is also based. The Creation Factory The Els Font Tombs Interpretation Center is located in the Can Fontanet Building. The Agrupament Ferroviari de Barcelona and the Colla Castellera de Barcelona also have their headquarters. There are projects to build social housing

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