You may remember that last year my sister and I made our way to a great zoo right here in the Netherlands. If not: click here. Now, that zoo was originally situated in the center of town. Almost like Artis in Amsterdam, but even more central. They had a big problem though: they wanted to expand and couldn't.
In the end, a site was found for them not far from the center, but with great potential and that's where they moved to. And you all know what happens to prime real estate in the center of a town, don't you?
Well, not in this case. The town council decided that even though the zoo was no longer there, the area would remain as was, more or less. You can still see some of the animal enclosures and even though quite a few of the buildings were removed, plenty remained.
The whole zoo area is now used by galleries, acting/art schools and classes. It is a park still with plenty of people using it. And yes, there are even some animals in a small petting zoo/pet rescue.
There was also a tea house where my friend Pepperfly and I enjoyed our tea and nibbles. It may not longer be a zoo, but I am so glad no property developers were allowed in! This is much better.
So nice that they saved the green space.
ReplyDelete3 Words on Wordless Wednesday:beautiful,tasty,adorable
ReplyDeleteHugs Cecilia
Hari O
ReplyDeleteOh yes, much better indeed!!! Farsighted of the planners. Now you need also to visit the new zoo premises. On our behalf of course!!! YAM xx
Click on the link in the post and you will see I was there with my sister back in April last year. You must be busy not to have spotted that!
DeleteIt's good to hear they didn't let developers buy the zoo property. Around here we saved a golf course property that was closing down. The town bought it to make it a park instead of letting it be developed for houses.
ReplyDeleteThat tea looks wonderful! There is nothing better than high tea! Ahhhhh
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't even the best I have ever had. Some of it was a bit stale, but all in all the taste was of the yummy variety!
DeleteVery interesting that they decided to leave it be after the zoo moved. Sounds like the land is still being enjoyed to some extent.
ReplyDeleteWonderful re-purposing.
ReplyDeleteMore of that is needed in the world. It isn't always about homes or offices or parking lots! Green space in the middle of a town is very important too.
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