*2.2. Historical Research*

Extensive historical research was conducted beginning with the district of Podgórze, through the area of Zabłocie, Podolski Boulevard (Bulwar Podolski) and Boulevard of the Allied Forces Pilots (Bulwar Lotników Alianckich). This article contains only a fragment of the above-mentioned study due to its length and broad scope. The name "Zabłocie" meant the land is located behind a muddy area, in relation to royal forests "circa Zabloczyc" [4]. The second half of the 19th century was a period of the greatest development of this area. On the eastern side of the town of Podgórze the main railway line of Galicia was constructed. That sparked the development of railway workshops, industrial plants and warehouses as well as a river port. The urban development was steadily increasing and was barred from the Vistula (Wisła) river with a flood embankment. In 1991, Zabłocie was incorporated into District 13-Podgórze. In the early 20th century, many new factories were built there, for instance, Minor Poland's Factory of Enamelware and Metal Products 'Record' (Małopolska Fabryka Naczy ´n

Emaliowanych i Wyrobów Blaszanych "Rekord"), later Schindler's Factory, today's museum of Oscar Schindler's Enamel Factory. After 1989, the neighbourhood went into decline as a result of liquidation of many state-owned plants and companies. In 1991, an administrative reform merged the areas of Podgórze, Płaszów and historic Zabłocie into the 13th District of the city of Cracow (Kraków) [8].

The list of objects and groups of objects under conservation and legal protection defined by the Municipal Plan of Spatial Development of 2006 clearly pointed out elements that required protection and inclusion in the project. In accordance with the decision on the enlisting of some objects in the project-related area in the heritage register, there are following objects and facilities in "ZONE A–Stare Podgórze (Old Podgórze)" which have been recorded in the heritage register [9]: restaurant "Zabłocie 13" and a cultural and community centre 'Workshop' ('Warsztat') (Figure 3).

**Figure 3.** Objects recorded in the heritage register (photo by E. Latusek).
