After the child caring institution we decided to try the old dockyard, which we had unsuccessfully tried to enter the previous summer. The gates were still locked, but as the sea was still frozen, we figured that we could walk to the area from the ice.
And how right we were. Now there’s nothing between us and the last remaining part of the dockyard.
I remember the scary area from way back in 1996 when I was still a kid. And now I’m here for the first time.
Dangerous? I doubt that.
The concrete structures were majestic.
Moving on deeper inside.
It was a bit difficult to determine, where the roof and walls were supposed to be open and where they weren’t. That opening doesn’t seem like intentional, though.
It’s a bit difficult to see what the text has originally said. Maybe it doesn’t matter.
A rather large switchboard is still on the wall, mostly broken.
An even larger switchboard, also mostly broken.
There were still some large cranes in the hall.
But that was about all the equipment there was.
A small office. This area had once been accessible from an office wing on the other side of the wall. As that wing now was demolished, the little cubicle was useless.
The dock hall seen towards the sea.
Stairs leading nowhere. This was where the office wing used to be.
Even other buildings from the lot had recently been demolished. The hall was the last one standing.
This was where the offices had stood.
Time to walk towards the sea again.
And probably say goodbye to this majestic structure.
Later in 2023 the town announced an idea competition, where they promised to sell the buildings for one euro to the party, who presented the best concept. They only got one idea – a company wanted to turn the ruin into a live music club.
The town said the idea wasn’t good enough. They cited noise issues and the company’s lack of funds as reasons why the idea was impossible. Instead they decided to demolish it all. Just last week the authorities deemed the structure so dangerous, that they ordered it to be immediately demolished.
So by the time I return to my home town the next time, all this will probably be gone.