Before and After: Waagplein / cheese market (1885 & 2019-Mar-05)

Lena wrote on 03/06/2019 1:50 p.m. (edited on 04/15/2019 3:57 p.m.) :

More room for cheese - such a typical Dutch thing ;-)

archiefalkmaar wrote on 03/06/2019 1:52 p.m. (edited on 04/15/2019 3:57 p.m.) :

Yeah, they were tearing down buildings on the 'Waagplein' since 1582 to make room for bigger and bigger markets. This went on until 1910!

Lena wrote on 03/06/2019 1:58 p.m. (edited on 04/15/2019 3:57 p.m.) :

I guess we need a picture on market day! :-)

archiefalkmaar wrote on 03/07/2019 9:40 a.m. (edited on 04/15/2019 3:57 p.m.) :

In the summer there will be new markets. I'll try to make a new new picture ;-)

Waagplein / cheese market