cultural history. History of the social centre In June 1990, a few young people occupied the building complex that had been abandoned to the ravages of time 16 years earlier. This building complex consisted of an old textile factory, the residential part of which had been occupied by a Spanish club and a private tenant years before. The squatters turned the building into an autonomous space, building a halfpipe for skaters and two band rooms in the basement. Max Meyer, one of the two owners, had been alerted by the authorities because of the conversion of the old textile factory, but did nothing further, tying the authorities' hands. The factory project thus functioned without any major problems until the New Year 1991. Threat of eviction In spring 1991, the squatters went on the offensive and founded the "Verein Kultur Zentrum Bremgarten KuZeB" for the first time. They set themselves the goal of negotiating a rental agreement with the owners. However, the negotiations with the Meyer brothers and the various authorities did not bear fruit. In April 1991, the city threatened to have the factory evicted by the police. However, in the following months, despite the city's prohibitions, regular sauvages were organised within the walls of the old factory, which were well attended and increased the enthusiasm to tackle the project again. This led to an escalation when on 7 December 1991 the right-wing Radical Mutschellenfront (RMF) entered the halls of the clothing factory and used them for their own purposes. As a result of the incident, the Meyer brothers received a notice to wall up the property by 15 February 1992. At the same time, AEW Energie threatened to disconnect the property from the electricity grid. Foundation of the "Verein Kulturzentrum Bremgarten" In order to withstand the pressure, the activists re-founded the association "KuZeB" as it still exists in its present form. A utilisation concept was worked out and handed over to the owners of the property and the authorities. At the same time, an offer was commissioned to build a wall around the property. The activists filed an objection and questioned the offer for the walling up of the property, which led to a verbal promise by the owners. This was well received by the public and the City Council confirmed that they had never objected to a lease. Thus, 18 March 1992 is considered the founding date of