Rotterdam: the City Rebuilt for Cars

Rotterdam is a city very different from any other in the Netherlands. After being nearly flattened in 1940, the city underwent a major transformation in the 1950s and 1960s to become a "modern" city, designed with cars in mind. This video explores what Rotterdam is like today, and what the city is doing to undo some of the damage caused by decades of car-centric policy.

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BB-7534 En Hollande Rotterdam, la Venice du Nord
Stadsarchief Rotterdam (Public Domain):
https://hdl.handle.net/21.12133/8AFBCEAAB66B4949953CFD1DAADE7B55

BB-0716 Met de paardentram naar Overschie
Stadsarchief Rotterdam (Public Domain):
https://hdl.handle.net/21.12133/2AA65760456045468F09AC8347624D74

BB-0868 Stadsbeelden Rotterdam
Stadsarchief Rotterdam (Public Domain):
https://hdl.handle.net/21.12133/C890FA7E43E34069A816344C29B71A6C

BB-0986 Opnames van de puinhopen na het bombardement.
Stadsarchief Rotterdam (Public Domain):
https://hdl.handle.net/21.12133/76A4E0DCBB2D43E9B48A29FA0311E33D

Rotterdam centre after the 1940 bombing of Rotterdam
Wikipedia (Public Domain):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam#/media/File:Rotterdam,_Laurenskerk,_na_bombardement_van_mei_1940.jpg

King Street, north side between Richmond and Clarence Streets, London, Ontario
London Public Library, Ivey Family London Room Digital Collections
http://images.ourontario.ca/london/70144/data?n=5

Dundas Street, south side looking east towards Clarence Street, London, Ontario
London Public Library, Ivey Family London Room Digital Collections
http://images.ourontario.ca/london/70147/data?n=7

Luchtfoto naar het westen van de Bijlmermeer in aanbouw
Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Public Domain):
https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/detail/2ec21329-2802-42b1-01e8-b27a6446f79e

Jan Hanzenstraat (1974)
Stadsarchief Amsterdam (Public Doma

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