The Roaring 60’s in Amsterdam. Provo, the White Bicycle Plan, the traditional societal/religious pillars were crumbling down, the young were restless and hungry for social justice.
On March 10, 1966, the royal wedding of Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus had instigated harmless protests around town, but that got out of hand through forceful intervention by [...]
Because My Bike Was Parked There
THE Bicycle Scene
As I spent most of Saturday evening and Sunday purposefully disconnected from my laptop, I only just found out about Paul Newman’s death. I always liked him, a great actor and filantropist.
Being a movie buff of sorts, I remember this particular scene from Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid. I looked on YouTube for [...]
Amsterdamize Classics : 1910 - 1930
This is the next part of my Amsterdamize Classics serie, covering the (visual) history of cycling in Amsterdam from 1895 to the present, using the online image library of the Amsterdam City Archive.
Today we embark on those troubling (mostly ‘interbellum‘) years from 1910 to 1930.
Go to the photoset to see them all and the descriptions.
Royal Cycle Chic a la Orange
The Dutch Royal House of Orange. Not a subject I thought I’d let myself post about. But, as I want to highlight ALL aspects of cycling in these lowlands, I might as well include that too. If only to emphasize that you can’t speak of ‘a bicycle culture‘ here, as everyone rides and it’s not [...]
Amsterdamize Classics : 1895 -1910
1896, Sarphatipark. Mr. J.D.B. Biengreber on his new bicycle, while the photographer’s sons watch him go by. Photo by Jacob Olie.
1906, Rembrandt Parties, decorated bicycles for flower corso in Vondelpark. Photo by Josephus Nuss.
See more in the Amsterdamize Classics : 1895 - 1910 photo set.
Amsterdamize Classics : 70’s Cycle Jive
My last post got me inspired to do some more research. Feeling like a history major again, I quickly opened up the online image library of the Amsterdam City Archive. Back in my college days, all was done by hand for lack of interwebs and/or no online access to anything. Now, of course, it’s like [...]
Amsterdam(ize) then & now
Corner of Dam Square and Damrak, view towards Central Station.
March 19, 1956
March 30, 2007
Dutch vintage bike scenes
I just have to post these vintage photos. The first one, a color(!) photo from 1953, depicting a group of cycling boy scouts pausing at a windmill, presumably reviewing the next stage of their trip. The second is from the 1930’s, part of the Zylstra family album, capturing two family members riding side by side, [...]
