The siege of Felix Meritis: the day Amsterdammers turned on each other over a war 1,500 kilometres away
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Stories
All stories about Amsterdam
The people, places, shops and events that make Amsterdam what it is.
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15 stories
Amsterdammer
Zoë van der Meer (16): the girl who no longer dared go to school, and wrote a book about it
Redactie Amsterdammers.love · 10 min read
Vlieger: the Amsterdam paper shop that has refused to be ordinary for 157 years
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Het Schip: the Amsterdam workers' palace that should never really have existed
Redactie Amsterdammers.love · 13 min read
Amsterdammer
Gershwin Bonevacia (33): the boy who struggled to read and became one of the Netherlands' most important poets
Redactie Amsterdammers.love · 10 min read
Ruigoord: the Amsterdam village that was meant to disappear, but has refused to die for 53 years
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Record Palace: the Amsterdam record shop where world stars simply browse the crates
Redactie Amsterdammers.love · 16 min read
Dokter Co (89): the man who has spent his whole life standing up for people nobody sees
Redactie Amsterdammers.love · 11 min read
Fred Oosting (76): sixty years on the Waterlooplein, from old mops to tourist souvenirs
Redactie Amsterdammers.love · 10 min read
Joyce Aboagye (54): the woman who cares for babies who don't yet have a cot
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Annick van Hardeveld (21): the Amsterdam woman shot dead on the day of liberation
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Hans van Onna: the Amsterdammer who was still teaching exercise classes to other older people at 96
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Bet van Beeren (1902–1967): the queen of the Zeedijk who made her own rules
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The Eel Riot of 1886: how a forbidden game in the Jordaan ended in 26 deaths
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No home, no coronation: the day Amsterdam became a battlefield
Redactie Amsterdammers.love · 17 min read