Katendrechtse Lagendijk
Street in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Netherlands, Anyone Can Turn a Slice of Sidewalk Into a Garden | Klaus Sieg | setting | On a Saturday, neighbours led by Boris Stein and Raymond Landegent lift paving slabs along a 100-metre stretch and replace them with flower beds. |
In the Netherlands, Anyone Can Turn a Slice of Sidewalk Into a Garden — Klaus Sieg (2025)
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Unadorned houses and gray sidewalk slabs line the street of the Katendrechtse Lagendijk neighborhood.
- Role: setting
- In the article: On a Saturday, neighbours led by Boris Stein and Raymond Landegent lift paving slabs along a 100-metre stretch and replace them with flower beds. The street is described as dreary, with a few puny trees, hot in summer and often flooded in heavy rain.
- Why it matters: It is the main scene of the piece and shows the Dutch tile-lifting (tegelwippen) practice at work in an immigrant neighbourhood.