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Street Name? (Rotterdam)

Street Name? (Rotterdam)

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 4:13PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Bons, Floberg
Hello. I am wondering if someone can tell me the street/address where my G-G-G-G-Grandmother, Anna (Bons) Floberg, died. Attached is her death record. I have already translated it (to the best of my ability...feel free to point out any errors!), but I can't figure out what the street name is, "??? 5-398." I will be visiting the Netherlands soon and would like to visit this address in Rotterdam, if possible. Thank you!!

Robin
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Re: Street Name? (Rotterdam)

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 6:10PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 26 Feb 2015 6:23PM GMT
Hello Robin,

it's Franschewater. After the "gracht" was filled up, it was called the St. Laurensstraat. I'm afraid the street was destroyed during the bombardments in May 1940. http://www.joodsamsterdam.nl/rotterdam/strzandstraatbuurtfra... The old pic on the right is the Laurensstraat (1897).

Regards, Freddy

Re: Street Name? (Rotterdam)

Posted: 26 Feb 2015 11:27PM GMT
Classification: Query
Freddy,

Thank you very much for the information. It is too bad that I can't visit where she lived, but at least I now know the name of the street and some of it's history. For that, I am quite grateful.


Robin
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