I mentioned earlier that I'll try and get these here. For once I'm keeping my promise.
On my Saturdaystroll, I was suddenly surrounded by an awesome burst of colors and wonderful street art.
The interwebs tells me that I was in the middle of Tabak row, a legendary squatters block known for hosting artists and other lively folks.
Apparently Tabak row is condemned because squatting has become illegal and a big bad real estate company wants to re-do everything to hotels and luxury apartments. There's always a big bad real estate company involved in destroying the beauty and character of cities.
The center of Tabak row is the Snakehouse, which was originally squatted in 1983 and hosts a gallery, movie nights and has/had about 10 artists living here. I found a pretty interesting piece about the Snakehouse that can be read here. I tried to find more info about what today's situation is, but most I found was old info and/or in dutch.
I hope they get to keep the block going. Rather look at street art than damn luxury apartments.
On my Saturdaystroll, I was suddenly surrounded by an awesome burst of colors and wonderful street art.
The interwebs tells me that I was in the middle of Tabak row, a legendary squatters block known for hosting artists and other lively folks.
The center of Tabak row is the Snakehouse, which was originally squatted in 1983 and hosts a gallery, movie nights and has/had about 10 artists living here. I found a pretty interesting piece about the Snakehouse that can be read here. I tried to find more info about what today's situation is, but most I found was old info and/or in dutch.I hope they get to keep the block going. Rather look at street art than damn luxury apartments.
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