Saturday, September 14, 2013

Half a century of grand plans, and the Galaxy. The history of the great square ... - Gazeta.pl

great square, which today stands Galaxy Pazim and Social Security building was completely built before the war przedzielonymi houses a dense grid of streets. Bombing during World War II destroyed the whole area even worse than the Old Town.

In 1945, it was already sea of ??rubble, where even on the day of terror was to grow. Miraculously surviving building at ul. Malczewski and another, demolished in the 80s Twentieth century (now there’s Social Security building.)

class=”txt_srodtytul”> 50 Years Theater, concert hall …

The first plans for a new building this part of downtown date back from the 50s The twentieth century. Today al. Liberation was then called st. Jaromir and preserved pre-war street layout slightly resemble what we see today. Reconstructed area of ??the head of the street Jaromir imagined if so: extended to 56 meters, with fixed stands at the base of which was to be adorned statues Avenue Parade “merit in the struggle for freedom.” That route was carried out of the square, where a half-century later able Pazim, then the Galaxy. Seen there building a new theater and concert hall, as well as presentable hotel, a shopping mall and a big cinema. All this was to become the so-called. The central square, which from the Niebuszewa had to be closed edifice of the Provincial House of Culture. At the end of the 50s modified plans, moving away from the idea Avenue Parade. He reached a new element: indoor arena at 3.5 thousand. viewers who had to stand there, where he late r Pazim.

Here: Concepts building site and the surrounding area from the 60s The twentieth century.

70s We’ll have Manhattan

The most effective ideas for the development of this piece of downtown comes from the 70s – Era propaganda success.

The development plan of the area of ??the city was under the direction of two Szczecin architects Andrew Skopi?skiego and Witold Jarzynki. It was really impressive. Announced the creation of the new center was to start construction of the Neptune. Opening planned for the year 1978. “Neptune” was supposed to be but only a few significant object. The most important was the plan Skopi?skiego and Jarzynki two interconnected towers, one 30 – and one 38-storey – both for the hotels that can accommodate up to 1,500 guests. The highest building in Szczecin had to stand in a place where twenty years later erected Pazim.

But this is not the end of the construction of Szczecin” Manhattan “. The plan shows three other considerable skyscrapers. Planners be lo cated roughly in the middle of an empty square. Each of them had counted about 24 floors. This is where they wanted to move such SSN office (the name of Adolf Warski), or have forgotten institutions, the powers, the Federation of Fishery Management and Rybex. In addition to these giants are planned in these buildings of room for smaller companies and travel agencies.

retail and entertainment center

Extensive facilities were also the three Pazimowi equal to today’s high-rises. From the street Matejko scheduled to build a cinema widescreen (then it was all the rage) for about 1000 spectators, restaurants, fast food restaurants, fashion shops, beauty salons and as it is entered in the plan, “night clubs in the entertainment business.”

There’s no denying that it was very interestingly designed complex of buildings along the avenue Liberation, in a place where it originated Galaxy. Construction of facilities like powysuwane, set one upon the other drawer. All the parts were to be independent rooms connected by walkway and escalators. This is where you planned to put such Poland at that time the largest in the department store with an area of ??20 thousand. square meters were also seen in the complex “coffee bars and restaurant, wine bars, pubs, fashion shops and a large supermarket food,” and it’s all in the air-conditioned rooms. For drivers planned a two-storey underground parking for about 600 cars.

These projects had to take several years. End of the Gierek era made for all rested on the bottom of the drawer.

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