Paceville
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Paceville | |
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| Kumitat Amministrattiv Paceville | |
 Typical street in Paceville | |
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| Postal code | STJ |
| Dialing code | 356 |
Paceville (
respectively.In 2016, it was estimated that Paceville's population stood around 1,939, of which 1,160 were foreigners.[2]
Origins
Early years
Paceville traces its origins in the 1910s and 1920s when prominent lawyer and developer Dr Giuseppe Pace (1890–1971) built a few seaside residence in the area of St. Julian's known as 'il-Qaliet', the small bay between the
Pace's houses were initially rented out to a number of British servicemen who were stationed in the nearby
Redevelopment
The areas around Paceville after the war were mostly farming communities surrounded with fields, and Paceville itself only had a few restaurants. Unlike today, parking in Paceville was relatively straightforward as people used to park their cars in fields, one of them being the field on which the St. George's Park hotel was built.
Paceville's slow transition into a tourist hub commenced in the 1960s, when two major hotel corporations, the
The Sheraton opened its hotel in the Dragonara Peninsula. Prior to its transformation, the Dragonara Hotel served other purposes. Originally it was the summer residence of Malta's wealthiest banker, Marquis Emanuel Scicluna, known as ic-Cisk. In times of war, the palace was converted into a military hospital and headquarters of voluntary services. It was redeveloped as a casino, and has now since been redeveloped again in the 1990s by
At around the same time, a number of bars and clubs started to open in the area in view of the increasing number of British servicemen and tourists living in St. Julian's, St. Andrew's and
Nowadays many youths from 13 years old upwards go to Paceville frequently.[3] Fights and violent incidents happen frequently.[4]
On 15 November 2015, a glass banister collapsed in the +1 Club injuring 71 young people, with 2 being critically injured. The incident triggered concerns about children going to Paceville,[5] and both Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil have called for better safety measures.[6]
References
- ^ "Kumitat Amministrattiv Paceville" (PDF). lc.gov.mt (in Maltese). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Background Report" (PDF).
- ^ Cooke, Patrick (25 August 2013). "Party town Paceville: You either love it or loathe it..." Times of Malta. Archived from the original on 29 April 2015.
- ^ "Paceville incident much worse than what police said in statement – eyewitnesses". The Malta Independent. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015.
- ^ "71 injured, two critical, in Paceville club incident, Authorities investigate possible gas leak". Times of Malta. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Government, Opposition concern over Paceville incident, presence of children". Times of Malta. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015.
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