Amsterdam developed round a dam in the Amstel river at the end of the 12th century. The name Amstelledamme occurs for the first time in the toll concession of Floris V, Count of Holland, dated October 27, During the 14th, but especially the 15th century, Amsterdam underwent a rapid development, which laid the foundation for the Golden Age.
Only very few medieval buildings survive today. Throughout the Middle Ages houses were generally built of wood, a vulnerable type of construction material. The famous Houten Huis is no exception to this rule. Consequently, most of them were destroyed. Nevertheless, a surprisingly large number of Amsterdam dwellings still have timber frames. The period , the Golden Age, was the hey-day of Amsterdam's commercial success.
At the time Amsterdam was the staple market of the world. During this period the characteristic Amsterdam cityscape developed; the and urban expansions still determine the city's characteristic appearance. Some of the most important historic buildings date back to this period, e. The year was a year of disaster for the Dutch Republic with the French and English attacking simultaneously. Others are remnants of the industrial period: undervalued housing and commercial space and an extensive civil infrastructure.
And there is a new wave of immigrants, many Puerto Rican, coming to seek refuge from the poverty and crime of larger cities. As the torch passes from those who were here in Amsterdam's heyday, to those who come later for other reasons, so the focus becomes less about what was or how to recreate it, to what comes next. The City's Comprehensive Plan described a program to recognize what remains constant and what has changed and to capitalize on the city's assets, revitalize its urban center, and attract new visitors, businesses, and residents.
Many of its recommendations are now being acted on. One thing remains certain from previous cycles in Amsterdam's history: while geography is a formidable force in determining growth and decline, most telling are human decisions about land usage. These have been and will continue to be the actions, good improved transportation and civic amenities and bad barriers to ownership and development and misguided urban renewal , that determine how soon, how long, and how high the next growth period in the City's history will be.
Our City. History of Amsterdam, NY. Slow Growth - Early 's During the early decades of the s waves of Scotch-Irish and German Palatine immigrants begin to pour into the Mohawk Valley bypassing the Amsterdam area for points further west or in the Schoharie Valley: the land of the future city is rocky and steep; it's very close to the baronial holdings of the powerful Johnson family; there are fraudulent land claims hotly contested by the Mohawks.
Slow Decline - 's Production in the mills slows during the Great Depression but does not cease, and World War II brings back the second and third shifts. Renewal - 21st Century As the 21st Century dawns forces old and new are defining the true shape of post-industrial Amsterdam.
Boil water has been lifted - October 30, See All Announcements. Amsterdam Recreation Dept. Keep Up to Date. You're almost done After the Jordaan was built at the end of the seventeenth century, about two hundred thousand inhabitants were living in Amsterdam. Amsterdam simultaneously experienced a cultural golden age.
The economic realities provided a great demand and a corresponding flowering of arts and crafts. Bredero, Vondel and P. Hooft wrote their famous works of poetry on paper, while the painter Rembrandt van Rijn and his students worked here, and famous philosophers such as Spinoza and Descartes published their writings. But just when everything is going very well, you should be cautious. In the catastrophic year of , the powerful Netherlands got involved in a war with France and England.
This made the port of Amsterdam inaccessible to the fleet with goods from India. The period of great prosperity ended at the end of the century as well. The economic structures changed; Amsterdam lost its position as a transhipment port for world trade. At the same time however, the money market became increasingly important. Amsterdam blossomed into the financial heart of the world, acting as a banker for the European monarchs who borrowed money for their expensive wars.
After a relatively quiet period, came then the era of industrialization. After , the population in Amsterdam increased suddenly very strong. Across the country, people moved to the city in search of work. New residential quarters were needed so that town city areas like de Pijp and the Vondelpark emerged.
After , the large enlargements followed in the west, south and east. New neighbourhoods were also built north of the IJ. One of the darkest chapters in world history then followed, from on: the Second World War. The population of Amsterdam has suffered greatly during this period.
In particular, this applies to the traditionally large Jewish population. Many of them were deported by the occupation forces and killed.
Many places in the city, like the Anne Frank house and the Nationaal Monument on Dam Square , the national war memorial, are still a reminder of that terrible time. After the war, Amsterdam has spread even further. In the sixties, the Bijlmer, a district full of skyscrapers, was built and now a new island in the IJ will be created that will have a building volume of 20, new homes.
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