▁including ▁an ▁old ▁quarter ▁and ▁a ▁newer ▁settlement . ▁At ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁stood ▁the ▁Hotel ▁del ▁Sol , ▁currently ▁the ▁Hotel ▁President , ▁which ▁offered ▁several ▁rooms ▁and ▁a ▁restaurant ▁for ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁ ▁The ▁h ort icult ural ist ▁and ▁rose ▁gro wer ▁Pedro ▁D ot , ▁a ▁good ▁friend ▁of ▁Rub ió , ▁built ▁the ▁first ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁resident ial ▁development . ▁Right ▁away , ▁in ▁just ▁one ▁year , ▁forty ▁other ▁houses ▁were ▁built . ▁Several ▁years ▁later , ▁Pere ▁D ot ▁devoted ▁the ▁rose ▁' Per la ▁de ▁Al can ada ' ▁to ▁this ▁spot . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁Rub ió ▁himself , ▁the ▁S amp ol ▁family – the ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁Al can ada ▁estate – w ere ▁involved ▁as ▁the ▁contract ors ▁for ▁the ▁development . ▁The ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War ▁brought ▁construction ▁work ▁to ▁a ▁halt ; ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁left ▁un fin ished ▁and ▁in ▁a ▁semi - ab andon ed ▁state ▁for ▁a ▁de cade . ▁It ▁took ▁off ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁however , ▁by ▁then , ▁the ▁urban ▁planning ▁reg ulations ▁allowed ▁for ▁buildings ▁that ▁devi ated ▁from ▁Rub ió ' s ▁initial ▁plan , ▁thus ▁dist ort ing ▁the ▁project , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁center . ▁ ▁The ▁ensemble ▁of ▁houses ▁nest led ▁around ▁C ala ▁Pon ç et ▁has ▁surv ived ▁and ▁pres erves ▁the ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁a ▁fish erm en ' s