In the year 1864 it was decided to build on the outskirts of Gràcia a chapel dedicated to the Mare de Déu de la Salut, around which was urbanizing district. The source and the Mas d'en Xirot made to know the area before it was a neighborhood. Zone with iron mines that gave flavor to the source with rocks and gray and black as coal that could be exploited. Today almost all have disappeared farmhouses and sources, except the Carbó which is within the estate of Cottolengo.

It is a neighborhood that in the early twentieth century has seen iban improving their communications.

Emphasize farmhouses as important: Can and Can Xipreret Tusquets, the Monastery of Sant Josep de la Muntanya and, above all, Park Guell, declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco in 1984. During the era of urbanization in the area disappeared farmhouses and churches and others appeared, while also linking iban streets and increased traffic.