RAF aerial photograph Source: Bibliotheek Wageningen UR, Speciale Collecties, 168 I 3012
Wederopbouwplan Velsen-noord De Wederopbouw van Velsen-Noord, stand begin 1958. Uit: De IJmond van streek tot stad
Wederopbouw Velsen-noord Het deelplan Wederopbouw van Velsen-Noord. Collectie noord-hollands archief
Bird’s eye view of the reconstruction of Velsen Noord [north] Bird’s eye view of the reconstruction of Velsen Noord [north]. In Velsen’s post-war reconstruction program, priority was given to the part of town to the north of the Noordzeekanaal [North Sea Canal]. This was the most obvious location for housing the steel mill’s [Hoogovens] employees. This picture shows the neighborhood “De Schulpen”, located to the east of the railway line between the towns of Beverwijk and Velsen-IJmuiden. “De Schulpen” was completed as early as 1948-1949, some 970 houses in total – single family dwellings, apartment blocks and duplex dwellings.
The photograph shows the road Wijkerstraatweg, running from the lower left to the upper right. The neighborhood around the Stratingplantsoen lies to the left of it, the neighborhood around the Meerweidenlaan to the right. In the upper right, one can see the trees of the “Scheybeek” country estate and in the foreground, the ferry between north and south Velsen. The latter was relocated further west in the 1960’s. Collection: P.Saal