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People with fond memories of city life during the post-war period share their story. And people with a special liking for post-war architecture share their fascination.

Rotterdam had altijd al een aparte smaak

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No boundaries for the Scots Minister

The Scots Minister Derek Lawson preaches and lives since 2016 in the Scottish Church at the Schiedamse Vest.

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Er zit muziek in het Leger des Heils

Envoy Gerard Mulder is sinds jaar en dag betrokken bij het Leger des Heils. Hij vertelt over zijn leven van padvinder tot heilsoldaat en de kerk aan de William Boothlaan waar tegenwoordig Theater Rotterdam in huist.

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Architect Bakker was een toffe vader

De familie Bakker deelt herinneringen aan hun jeugd, hun vader, de beroemde Rotterdamse wederopbouwarchitect Herman Bakker en zijn gebouwen zoals de Leuveflat, de Maastorenflat, Noordsingel 185 en winkelcentrum Zuidplein.

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De Leuvetoren, stiekem heel bekend

Peter Hellebrand en Irene Paalvast van 01-10 architecten werken in de Leuvetoren van architect Herman Bakker. Ze vertellen over het gebouw en hun werk.

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Bemanning van de stoomboot in de Blekerstraat

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A city palace above the Meent

She always worked hard on her career, as the city was being rebuilt. Mrs Pols is proud of her house above Meent.

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A world of experience the size of a stamp

After the war, the father of Mr van Mastrigt started a mail-order firm between the emergency shops. Stamp collecting grew in popularity.

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Vacuuming capitals

Volunteers love to tell visitors stories about the Laurenskerk. But they also have wonderful personal stories to tell.

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Anton Pieck on Hoogstraat

Like walking into a painting by Anton Pieck, that what Seth’s poffertjes salon feels like. The family recipe for the poffertjes has remained the same for years.

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De Heuvel still builds bridges

Irene Smit is the chairwoman of the Heuvel Foundation and talks passionately about the post-war reconstruction monument

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Surgeon in Meent’s post-war architecture

Robin von Weiler talks about how he got involved in Meent and his passion for the street he calls an open-air museum of post-war reconstruction architecture.

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