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Posted by Miriam on 2008-03-14 14:35:35 +0000

History of my neighborhood

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Posted by ConorClockwise on 2008-03-15 05:05:54 +0000
Gee Whiz, those Dutch....
Posted by pamsterdam on 2008-03-15 18:46:12 +0000
My neighborhood (the Rivierenbuurt, or "river district") is where <a href="http://www.annefrank.org/content.asp?PID=709&LID=2">Anne Frank's family</a> lived until they went into hiding. Its name comes from the fact that many streets are named after Dutch rivers (like my street, named after <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schelde">the Schelde</a>). It was developed between WWI and WWII (so <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_School">quite modern & chic at the time</a>) and was primarily a Jewish neighborhood (<a href="http://www.sal-meijer.com/english/index.php?page=history">still is</a>).

Parenthetically yours,
Pamsterdam
Posted by Miriam on 2008-03-17 15:04:29 +0000
That's interesting...my neighborhood is mostly red neck. Sometimes I feel like I should have a secret attic room.
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