Comments on: Malmö, Hopelessly Grey Yet Quite Colourful http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/02/18/malmo-from-hopelessly-grey-to-quite-colorfull/ Exploring urban life through word and photography Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:47:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Olga Schlyter http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/02/18/malmo-from-hopelessly-grey-to-quite-colorfull/comment-page-1/#comment-16347 Olga Schlyter Tue, 27 Feb 2007 16:23:02 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/02/18/malmo-from-hopelessly-grey-to-quite-colorfull/#comment-16347 In the late 1980's the city made a great effort to become a more cultural city, putting big money in theaters and so on. By then that was a bit contorversial cause it felt out of place in the depressed post-industrial city Malmö was by then. I don't really know what importance it had later on, but maybe some effect. Of more importance was the bridge to Denmark (finished in 2000) and the university (founded in 1998). Almost all Swedish cities that are on their way down tries to fix it with a university. In Malmö it worked fine, probably in combination with the bridge and a more general economical growth. @Patrik: Jag skulle gärna mejla dig om jag hade din adress. Du får mejla till mig istället. Du hittar min adress <a href="http://www.malmo.se/kultur/malmokulturmiljo/byggnadsantikvariskverksamhet.4.33aee30d103b8f15916800073000.html" rel="nofollow">här</a>. In the late 1980′s the city made a great effort to become a more cultural city, putting big money in theaters and so on. By then that was a bit contorversial cause it felt out of place in the depressed post-industrial city Malmö was by then. I don’t really know what importance it had later on, but maybe some effect. Of more importance was the bridge to Denmark (finished in 2000) and the university (founded in 1998). Almost all Swedish cities that are on their way down tries to fix it with a university. In Malmö it worked fine, probably in combination with the bridge and a more general economical growth.

@Patrik: Jag skulle gärna mejla dig om jag hade din adress. Du får mejla till mig istället. Du hittar min adress här.

]]> By: Christopher DeWolf http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/02/18/malmo-from-hopelessly-grey-to-quite-colorfull/comment-page-1/#comment-15439 Christopher DeWolf Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:02:10 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/02/18/malmo-from-hopelessly-grey-to-quite-colorfull/#comment-15439 From what I've seen Malmo looks quite charming---and the proximity to Copenhagen is certainly a plus. Was there any particular catalyst for the change from depressed industrial town to vibrant postindustrial hub? From what I’ve seen Malmo looks quite charming—and the proximity to Copenhagen is certainly a plus.

Was there any particular catalyst for the change from depressed industrial town to vibrant postindustrial hub?

]]> By: Patrik Karlsson Nyed http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/02/18/malmo-from-hopelessly-grey-to-quite-colorfull/comment-page-1/#comment-15437 Patrik Karlsson Nyed Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:56:37 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/02/18/malmo-from-hopelessly-grey-to-quite-colorfull/#comment-15437 Hej Olga! Jag heter Patrik Karlsson Nyed och är ledamot av Brf Solhus i Malmö (Kapellg/Nicolaig vid S:t Johannes). Genom rekommendationer från två oberoende håll har ditt namn dykt upp. Du sägs vara en fena på fasader i Malmö. Husen i vår brf har eternitplattor, men vi planerar att restaurera vår fasad till orginalskick. I maj har vi stämma och en tanke från styrelsen är att det då vore kul att få veta lite mer om fasader i Malmö och kanske något som vi kanske inte känner till om våra egna hus. Om du tycker det låter intressant får du gärna höra av dig via mejl. Hälsningar, Patrik Hej Olga!
Jag heter Patrik Karlsson Nyed och är ledamot av Brf Solhus i Malmö (Kapellg/Nicolaig vid S:t Johannes). Genom rekommendationer från två oberoende håll har ditt namn dykt upp. Du sägs vara en fena på fasader i Malmö. Husen i vår brf har eternitplattor, men vi planerar att restaurera vår fasad till orginalskick. I maj har vi stämma och en tanke från styrelsen är att det då vore kul att få veta lite mer om fasader i Malmö och kanske något som vi kanske inte känner till om våra egna hus. Om du tycker det låter intressant får du gärna höra av dig via mejl.

Hälsningar,

Patrik

]]> By: Olga Schlyter http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/02/18/malmo-from-hopelessly-grey-to-quite-colorfull/comment-page-1/#comment-14554 Olga Schlyter Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:42:54 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/02/18/malmo-from-hopelessly-grey-to-quite-colorfull/#comment-14554 ^ Aahh ha ha, Stippes - that's classic. You haven't really experienced this city until you've been there a late night. :) @donal: You're right about immigrants from Denmark. Lot's of Danes live here, aswell as people from other countries who move here from Denmark. You hear Danish on the street almost every day. One reason is the immigration laws in Denmark that you mentioned. Another reason is the lower real estate prices in Malmö compared to the Copenhagen area. With the bridge there are no problems to commute. I've even heard of young Danes who go to college in Malmö, because we have courses here that aren't found in Denmark. ^ Aahh ha ha, Stippes – that’s classic. You haven’t really experienced this city until you’ve been there a late night. :)

@donal: You’re right about immigrants from Denmark. Lot’s of Danes live here, aswell as people from other countries who move here from Denmark. You hear Danish on the street almost every day. One reason is the immigration laws in Denmark that you mentioned. Another reason is the lower real estate prices in Malmö compared to the Copenhagen area. With the bridge there are no problems to commute. I’ve even heard of young Danes who go to college in Malmö, because we have courses here that aren’t found in Denmark.

]]> By: Patrick Donovan http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/02/18/malmo-from-hopelessly-grey-to-quite-colorfull/comment-page-1/#comment-14419 Patrick Donovan Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:01:24 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/02/18/malmo-from-hopelessly-grey-to-quite-colorfull/#comment-14419 I actually preferred smaller Malmo to Copenhagen. It seemed more ethnically diverse than the city across the bridge, and had more going for it at night. I was also encouraged by the fact that people in Malmo jaywalked, which was strangely comforting after being yelled at in Copenhagen. Alcohol in Sweden may be more expensive, but they make a really good pear cider. And Malmo has trashy atmospheric places like Stippes, with its screaming Eastern European owner and obnoxious drunks. I actually preferred smaller Malmo to Copenhagen. It seemed more ethnically diverse than the city across the bridge, and had more going for it at night. I was also encouraged by the fact that people in Malmo jaywalked, which was strangely comforting after being yelled at in Copenhagen. Alcohol in Sweden may be more expensive, but they make a really good pear cider. And Malmo has trashy atmospheric places like Stippes, with its screaming Eastern European owner and obnoxious drunks.

]]> By: Donal Hanley http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/02/18/malmo-from-hopelessly-grey-to-quite-colorfull/comment-page-1/#comment-13580 Donal Hanley Fri, 23 Feb 2007 22:39:53 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/02/18/malmo-from-hopelessly-grey-to-quite-colorfull/#comment-13580 I have visited Malmo twice, once as an add on to a trip to Copenhagen (where I took the train over to Malmo for breakfast because...I could!) and once to visit business colleagues there. It has a great charm, well captured in your photographs. I was struck by the rivalry between it and Lund, a matter I am sure you know more about than I do. I also understand it is ethnically more diverse, largely as a result of many immigrants having to leave Denmark, with its restrictive laws even for foreigners marrying citizens, for still more welcoming Sweden. I also understnad many people live in Copenhagen but work in Malmo or vice versa - working and living not only in two cities but in two countries. Growing up in Ireland, we could (politics aside) never simply drive to another country..... I have visited Malmo twice, once as an add on to a trip to Copenhagen (where I took the train over to Malmo for breakfast because…I could!) and once to visit business colleagues there. It has a great charm, well captured in your photographs. I was struck by the rivalry between it and Lund, a matter I am sure you know more about than I do. I also understand it is ethnically more diverse, largely as a result of many immigrants having to leave Denmark, with its restrictive laws even for foreigners marrying citizens, for still more welcoming Sweden. I also understnad many people live in Copenhagen but work in Malmo or vice versa – working and living not only in two cities but in two countries. Growing up in Ireland, we could (politics aside) never simply drive to another country…..

]]> By: Ken Gildner http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/02/18/malmo-from-hopelessly-grey-to-quite-colorfull/comment-page-1/#comment-9538 Ken Gildner Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/2007/02/18/malmo-from-hopelessly-grey-to-quite-colorfull/#comment-9538 Malmö doesn't look very bland to me, Olga. Burroughs was too junked out to make a fair judgement of your lovely city! - Ken Malmö doesn’t look very bland to me, Olga. Burroughs was too junked out to make a fair judgement of your lovely city!

- Ken

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