Kiefernstrasse (Düsseldorf)

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Pine road
coat of arms
Street in Düsseldorf
Pine road
Artistically designed site trailer
Basic data
place Dusseldorf
District Flingern-South
Created 1902
Connecting roads Fichtenstrasse, Erkrather Strasse
use
User groups Foot traffic , car traffic
Road design Street art
Technical specifications
Street length 380 m

The Pine Street in Düsseldorf district Flingern-Süd is a street in the 1980s because of squatting became known. In the mid-1980s, the road was also brought into connection with the RAF . Today the former squatters live in regular tenancies.

location

The Kiefernstraße is on the edge of Flingern-Süd, on the border with Oberbilk . The road runs from Fichtenstrasse about 180 meters from southwest to northeast, and then bends to the east in the direction of Erkrather Strasse, where Kiefernstrasse ends after another 180 meters. The street forms an island of residential development in the middle of commercial areas and disused industrial plants. The street is also separated from other residential areas by two main roads, Erkrather Straße and Werdener Straße ( B 8 ) and a freight railway line.

description

800 residents from up to 45 nationalities and various social groups live in Kiefernstrasse. The former squatters live on the street with the odd house numbers.

history

The Kiefernstrasse was inaugurated on September 30, 1902. This was followed by the development of company apartments for the "Düsseldorfer Eisen- und Drahtindustrie AG", a department of the Klöckner-Werke through a merger , on Fichtenstrasse. The first-mentioned house for factory workers in the address book in 1908 was No. 1 on the corner of Fichtenstrasse with Jacques Piedboeuf GmbH as the owner, No. 2 and 4 followed a year later. In 1910 the houses with the numbers 3 to 37, as well as the numbers 6 to 12 were completed by the building contractor Joseph Müller and the first apartments could be occupied. In 1975, after the factory was closed, the houses became the property of the city. The town planning at the time envisaged a new industrial park at this point, to which the houses had to give way. De-leasing began in 1977, although affordable living space was scarce in Düsseldorf. In 1981, more than 100 apartments had already been left by the original residents when the social welfare office admitted refugees, mostly from Africa, to some apartments.

As a result, 60 apartments were occupied by those looking for accommodation. After negotiations with the Düsseldorf initiative "Aktion Wohnungsnot eV", the city legalized the occupations through usage contracts, but at the same time pointed out that further occupations would not be accepted because the apartments would be needed for refugees. As a result, there were further occupations. The city resisted with criminal charges for coercion and trespassing.

In cooperation with the neighboring alternative communication center ZAKK , more than 600 signatures were collected from residents of Kiefernstraße and the demand was directed to the city to preserve the street, to rethink the town planning and to hand over the apartments to the residents. The city did nothing else while the residents began to renovate the housing stock that had been neglected for years. In 1982 occupied houses were evacuated in the rest of the city and some of the residents there moved to Kiefernstrasse.

On August 2, 1986, RAF member Eva Haule was arrested along with two residents of Kiefernstrasse in Rüsselsheim . This was followed by a large-scale raid with 800 police officers, which resulted in further raids, demonstrations and police operations over the course of the next year. At times the street was cordoned off by the police. In 1987 the city signed leases with the squatters.

A large part of the leases were due to expire on November 30, 2008, which created uncertainty among residents. In September 2008, the tenants were informed that the contracts would continue until further notice.

At the corner of Erkrather Straße, new social buildings were built in 2007 on a former parking lot of a neighboring and now closed Henkel plant, along with the drive-in branch of a hamburger chain. A Portuguese restaurant has moved into the former worker's pub “Schwan” and the new complex of the Düsseldorf District and Regional Court has been built within sight and walking distance of Kiefernstrasse . A large specialist retail center was inaugurated in March 2010 on the “Oronto” site adjacent to the street, which has since been closed. The premises are now used by a furniture discounter.

Sights and special features

"Children's Club"
  • The facades of the houses with uneven house numbers were artistically designed in street art style over a length of over 200 meters .
  • The meeting place “Kulturbureau Kiefernstrasse” (K4) is located in house no.
  • The recording studio "K21 Music" is located in house number 21.
  • The last Düsseldorf punk club, AK 47 (formerly Nix Da ) is located in house number 23 .
  • The "Red House" is located in house number 35.
  • Several quarter pipes have been installed on the street for children and young people .
  • A big street festival takes place every three to four years. There are also numerous irregular events.

Web links

Commons : Kiefernstraße (Düsseldorf)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fichtenstrasse 36 and 38, E. Düsseldorfer Eisen- und Drahtindustrie Actien Ges. , Address book for the city of Düsseldorf, 1905, p. 123
  2. ↑ Klöckner-Werke, AG, Iron and Wire Industry Department, Fichtenstrasse 36/38 , in the address book of the city of Düsseldorf, 1929, Section Trade Register, p. 632
  3. ^ Kiefernstrasse 1, E. (Piedbœuf, Jacques, Albertstrasse 3 - Piedbœuf'scher Grundbesitz, GmbH with property offers) , in address book for the city of Düsseldorf, 1908, p. 245
  4. ↑ Kiefernstrasse 3/5, 7, continuously up to 37, 6 continuously up to 12, E. Joseph Müller , in address book for the city of Düsseldorf and the mayor offices of Benrath, 1910, p. 194

Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ′ 9 ″  N , 6 ° 48 ′ 35 ″  E