The third part of the factory, right next to the highway, I didn't
investigate. More fences, more people around and it didn't look
as interesting. Newer and less ruinous.
There is a sign saying something about a restoration. I'm very
afraid it means they want to remove all the rusty old machinery,
demolish all ruinous and useless buildings and make the rest in
a neat and tidy museum. From the newspapers is seems the main reason
to restore and tidy up is that people are afraid the asbestos will
spread in a possible fire.
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I'm obviously not the first to visit this place:
Jeroens
Images
Some newspaper articles from the Dagblad van het Noorden (all Dutch
only):
Extra
toezicht tijdens jaarwisseling op gevaarlijk asbestterrein
Scheemda
neemt gok met De Toekomst
There is even a book about this factory (which I haven't read yet):
M. Bunt, Ons febriek, Coöperatieve vereniging en strokartonfabriek
De Toekomst, 1900 - 1970,
Scheemda, 1999.
Here the production process of straw cardboard is explained (Dutch):
Veenkoloniaal
Museum
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