CATEGORIE: RED LIGHT DISTRICT

Short stories, recollections and more from Amsterdam’s oldest neighbourhood.

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RED LIGHT DISTRICHT

THE TIME

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A violent storm ravaged through Amsterdam this past spring. Every one of the 150 year-old…

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RED LIGHT DISTRICHT

THE BEGINNING

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Draining the marshy peat bog to win land began around the end of the 10th…

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RED LIGHT DISTRICT

THE BRIDGE

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A little uncomfortable but as nonchalant as possible I lean against the bridge railing. On…

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