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The Kromhouthal and De Overkant grounds have a rich history that dates back to the beginning of the last century. In 1908, the area was first built on by the Goedkoop family, the part where Restaurant STORK and Dansmakers are now located. The Goedkoop family were the owners of the Kromhout shipyard, where the making of Kromhout engines once started. After the development of a new type of engine, the (international) demand increased and a factory was needed to build the engine. After some expansion of the site, the IJ-side of the Kromhout hall came into being in 1925, after which the remaining part of the hall was built in 1930. All this was still occupied by the engine manufacturer Kromhout.
A few years later, in 1966, the entire terrain was taken over by the machine company STORK. At that time STORK was already located on the Ketelstraat, the street next to the terrain. STORK proved to be successful in the manufacturing of a wide range of equipment for the food industry. Due to the large growth of the company and the decrease in shipping traffic, land and premises of neighbouring companies Kromhout and DRAKA were purchased. The site grew to the size that the De Overkant industrial estate still has today.
By the end of the 1980s, little was left of the fascinating industrial strip along the IJ. The character and businesses within the area changed dramatically when the inlet canals were largely filled in. The shipping history of the area faded. STORK also moved several divisions to other locations in the Netherlands.
In 2009, the Eigen Haard housing foundation bought the site with the intention of giving a new impulse to the neighbourhood. Shortly afterwards, the site was christened De Overkant, the new creative hotspot of Amsterdam. Not much later, event experts Nathan Wiersma and Yuri Jansen were asked to take over and operate the Kromhout Hall as an event location. The first events were organised in the Kromhouthal in mid-2011.
Since then, Amsterdam North has also developed strongly as a vibrant creative and cultural centre of Amsterdam. The Kromhouthal has played a role in the development of the district, because thanks to many investments, the Kromhouthal has slowly but surely become a household name in Amsterdam. And so the once busy industrial strip along the IJ has slowly but surely grown into the bustling events strip that it is today.
Stadsdeel Noord is still in full development; it is to become the 'Meatpacking District' of Amsterdam.
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