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Engineer Słowik and His Enduring Mark on Lviv

Areta — Fri, 05 Jul 2019 12:03:02 +0000

The Recovered Story of a Prewar Metalworks Owner Countless people contributed to the urban development of Lviv and left their enduring mark on the city. It is thanks to these architects, urban planners, engineers, entrepreneurs, craftsmen, construction workers, and factory workers that we have the beautiful architecture, cobblestone roads, infrastructure, […]

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Historical Manhole Covers: Przemyśl

Areta — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 08:00:22 +0000

In the part of Galicia that is today Ukraine, dating certain remnants of the past can be relatively easy due to the language of the inscription — anything in Polish dates from before WWII. On the other hand, in a city like Przemyśl where Polish was and still is the […]

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Historical Manhole Covers and Storm Drains in Ivano-Frankivsk

Areta — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 10:28:14 +0000

Ivano-Frankivsk, formerly known as Stanisławów, was one of the largest cities in Galicia, and so it is no wonder that many relics of its prewar past can still be found in the urban landscape. In particular, quite a few manhole covers and storm drains still serve the city’s infrastructure. From […]

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Prewar Hydrant and Valve Marker Plates

Areta — Sun, 02 Sep 2018 08:32:26 +0000

Marker plates, which indicate the location of hydrants or valves, can be found all over Lviv. The plates were attached to the facades of buildings to display information about the utility as well as to ensure that the hydrant or valve could be found even if the road was covered […]

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Lost in a Sea of Cobblestones: Lviv’s Historical Manhole Covers & Storm Drains

Areta — Thu, 12 Apr 2018 08:05:33 +0000

To find traces of Lviv’s prewar past, one must not forget to look down from time to time. Indeed, below our feet are hiding hundreds of manhole and utility covers, which have been serving the city’s infrastructure since before the war. These Austrian- and Polish-era cast iron plates cover buried […]

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Relics in Belgrade

Areta — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 16:27:09 +0000

Serbia’s capital changed hands dozens of times in the past few centuries: Ottoman/Austrian rule 16th–19th centuries Ottoman/Serbian rule 1804–1878 Serbian rule 1878–1914 Austro-Hungarian/Serbian rule 1914–18 Kingdom of Serbia 1918 Yugoslav Kingdom 1918–1941 Nazi/Croatian rule 1941–1944 Yugoslav Republic 1944–1991 I found some relics from Austrian rule, namely antique roller shutters made […]

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Prewar Manhole Covers in Prague

Areta — Tue, 10 May 2016 08:12:46 +0000

“Vodovod” means “water supply” in Czech

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Prewar Manhole Covers in Uzhhorod

Areta — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 13:40:02 +0000

A sampling of Uzhhorod’s prewar manhole covers. Read more about Uzhhorod’s remnants of the past here and here.

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Manhole Covers in Stockholm

Areta — Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:11:36 +0000

I didn’t find many old manhole covers in Stockholm, and the ones that I did find were all connected to the telecommunications infrastructure, in particular, from the company Rikstelefon (see also Rikstelefon’s phone booths and markers). This one dates from 1909 – it is similar to Swedish-made manhole cover that […]

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Storm Drains and Manhole Covers in Vienna

Areta — Tue, 14 Jul 2015 11:14:22 +0000

In Vienna, at almost every step there is an old manhole cover or storm drain. Fortunately, most include a date along with the manufacturer’s mark, and this is true even for modern ones. Below are square storm drains ranging from 1896 to 1957, posted in chronological order.

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