PHOTOS: This is the Híper Eroski of Asteguieta 42 years later

The one of weekly it was the first hypermarket of buy it and the first establishment of the cooperative in Vitoria-Gasteiz. He opened his doors December 1, 1981 and was in operation until 2003at which time Eroski moved to the El Boulevard Shopping Center.

Hoy, 42 years after his arrival in Asteguieta y 20 years after his closing, the hypermarket presents a clear state of ruin. Meanwhile, Eroski has not faced a problem that has accompanied the cooperative for two decades. Furthermore, the impossibility of exiting space and the neglect of the signaturehas caused the pavilion to be explored by both graffiti artists and Urbex fans, those who like to access buildings in a state of abandonment.

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The Híper Eroski of Asteguieta 42 years later

From the road that takes us to the town of weekly draw attention so much buildingin which the vegetation is gaining ground, like its parkinga large area where residents walk and which a cricket team uses as a training ground on weekends.

The evil has taken over the area of ​​the springs, the closest to the bed of the Zadorra River. There, you can recognize among the bushes and accumulation of garbage, the points where the trucks arrived loaded to supply what in 1981 became the first hypermarket in Vitoria-Gasteiz. Likewise, the entrance points to the hypermarket can be distinguished, those that gave access to a large gallery full of shops and that are today walled up.

Go into the old commercial area is to do it in a dark and sinister place in which any noise startles you. The debris and the broken glass They accumulate on the ground and between them, the vegetation step opens.

There are hardly any signs that it was a large commercial establishment with more than 8,000m² of sales room. Those walls that held shelves full of food in the 80s and 90sare today canvases where hundreds of graffiti artists they leave their mark.

Given the state of this building, accessing it requires some risks that both the institutions and the entity that owns the land seem to ignore. Likewise, there have been numerous neighborhood complaints of Asteguieta during this long period, but these have not obtained the result that was expected. And today, entering this ruined space remains an easy task for those who want to do so.

A building doomed to collapse

The building is located next to the Zadorra river, in some old grain fields and in a area classified as floodable Thus, It is practically impossible for it to have a new use. During his 22 years of activityThere were several occasions when the parking lot, dock and even the shopping area were flooded due to the flooding of the Zadorra.

In the year 2011, with the pavilion completely looted, the entrances to it were sealed to prevent access by people and thus reduce risks. Despite this, it didn’t take long for the curious to find a way to sneak into a building in ruins.

The old Híper Eroski in Asteguieta is dedicated to collapse, but the high cost of this operation means that it is taking time. There seems to be no other possible solution.