Stumbled upon some beautiful old photos of Jodenbreestraat and went into a rabbit hole, searching for more. Since we are in a lockdown again, our streets are deserted and it just seems so fantastic that on these old photos everything was always so crowded, like people genuinely lived on the streets. There are always literary hundreds of faces constantly walking, strolling, enjoying the view. This particular street which is right in the centre of town, does not look as anything special today, thanks to city mayors who did not understand the importance of preserving history - the mainly Jewish neighbourhood was completely looted as the citizens were arrested and deported to concentration camps during WW2. Eventually sometime in the 1960s the street was more or less transformed into what we see today - the left side keeps the same original line but the right side is completely gone, the only buildings that still exist from the previous era are Mozes en Aäronkerk (a church), Rembrandt House and Huis De Pinto. The church tower in a distance is Zuiderkerk which still exist.
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