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Technikon school complex, Hofplein theatre, Akragon gymnasium

The first plans for a school complex in the Zomerhof District, the Centre for Technical Education, were mooted as early as 1955.

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Nationale Levensverzekerings Bank office building

The Nationale Levensverzekering Bank building on Boompjes was only slightly damaged in the war, but it was still decided to build a new structure on Schiekade.

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R.A.C, Garage (Rotterdam City Archives)

The Rijks Automobiel Centrale (RAC) was founded in 1936 to operate the fleet of vehicles of the national postal service.

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Kramer and Röder's Ironware and Tools

The building for Kramer and Röder, a wholesalers that traded in ironware and tools, was built at the same time as the premises for another firm of wholesalers, De Lange and Reek.

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Katshoek office building

Heer Bokelweg became the connection between Schiekade and the Rotte Tracé, a wide road from the centre to the motorway to Utrecht. The Katshoek building was the first structure built on this new and wide city boulevard.

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Orthodox Reformed Church

Surrounded by the imposing buildings of the Nationale Levensverzekerings Bank and the Technikon school, between Waterplein and a car park, lies this modest church building.

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‘Vooruitgang’ bread factory and confectionery

‘Vooruitgang’, the Rotterdam Cooperative Bakery and Consumer Association, was founded in 1898 to provide good-quality bread and other foodstuffs to working class people at an affordable price.

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Keuchenius School

In 1958, the Society for the Foundation and Maintenance of Schools for Reformed Advanced Primary Education in Rotterdam applied for permission to construct a new school building.