Huset i Havnegade

• Main Author: Vestergaard, Anna Wowk
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Danish
• Published: Den Gamle By 2016
• Subjects: tyrkere; gæstearbejdere; 1974; arbejdere; hippie; Greenland
• Online Access: https://www.dengamlebyaarbog.dk/article/view/23088

The House in HavnegadeIn June 2015, Den Gamle By opened the House in Havnegade with sixsmall homes from 1974. The residents are a retired married couple, a singlemother with her son, a married couple, an upper-secondary school pupil,six immigrant workers from Turkey, a student from Greenland and a younghippie couple with a baby.The residents in the six new flats and the three large flats in Tårnborgcover the whole age range from baby, child, teenager, student, young family,established family, middle-aged and retired couples, families and peopleliving alone. The living conditions range from a head teacher living alone ina 112 square metre flat to six immigrant workers sharing 41.5 square metres.The furnishing styles are very different, from polished wood, crystal vasesand china with gilt edges to rya rugs, ceramic lamps and home-paintedbeer crates. The residents listen to different kinds of radio and music e.g.church services, news, jazz, folk music and psychedelic rock. The walls inthe different flats are decorated with everything from homemade drawingsto rock posters, embroideries and paintings of forest lakes and deer.The many different approaches to decorating and ways of life in generalgive visitors many opportunities to connect with the description of Denmarkin 1974 and identify with moments in their own history.