Central District Central District as the name for the area between Weena and the railway tracks was only introduced after the emergence of the major redevelopment plans for Centraal Station and its immediate surroundings around the turn of the millennium. Neighborhoods
Boekman & Sons commercial building and conference centre In November 1954, the well-known Rotterdam architect Hugh Maaskant designed a four-floor cube-shaped commercial building that aligned with the other structures on Delftsestraat. Buildings
Esveha office building The offices of the paper wholesaler Esveha on Botersloot were totally destroyed in the bombardment. Buildings
Nillmij office building (Schieblock) The initial plan was to terminate the block of commercial premises along Delftsestraat with two buildings at Schiekade. Buildings
Shell office building Floors one to four were occupied by Shell Tankers, five and six by Shell Nederland, and seven and eight by the regional office for the Dutch gas company (Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij). Buildings
Hofplein In the pre-war Rotterdam, Hofplein was a complicated intersection where fourteen wider and narrower streets, three waterways and two intersecting railway lines converged. Infra
Unieke bewoonster van het Groothandelsgebouw Els Stolk woont al sinds 1962 in het Groothandelsgebouw. Ze is nog de enige bewoonster. Wat voor anderen heel uniek is, is voor haar heel gewoon. Stories
Dit is mijn tijd! Hans Heetman was een bekend gezicht op de Lijnbaan. De juwelierszaak zat er vanaf het eerste uur. In januari 2018 is de zaak gestopt. Stories
Grenzen bestaan niet voor de Schotse dominee De Schotse dominee Derek Lawson, predikt en woont sinds 2016 in de Schotse Kerk in het Baankwartier. Stories
