PHARMACY A.J. VAN DER PIGGE
´Little Thumb and the Ogre´
While building the V&D department store in 1930 - 1934
this premises was the only one left to stay from all the
original buildings on this spot.
A well know example of a shop keeper
who refused to give up.
Next to the pharmacy used to be a V&D department store. When V&D came here in the 1930s, a lot of other small shops were forced to go away so the department store could take up the space. Pharmacy Van Der Pigge refused to leave, and in the end was allowed to stay.
This text is on the outside wall of the pharmacy and it got quite a different meaning recently... Just a month ago V&D (a chain of large department stores in the Netherlands) went bankrupt, and over 10,000 people in 62 Dutch cities lost their jobs. All V&D department stores were closed. Pharmacy A.J. van der Pigge is still open for business...
I'm linking to St Germain's Blog and Seasons.
This text is on the outside wall of the pharmacy and it got quite a different meaning recently... Just a month ago V&D (a chain of large department stores in the Netherlands) went bankrupt, and over 10,000 people in 62 Dutch cities lost their jobs. All V&D department stores were closed. Pharmacy A.J. van der Pigge is still open for business...
I'm linking to St Germain's Blog and Seasons.
What a splendid story! Well done Mr van der Pigge.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThat's a nice entrance with the head.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenGreetings,
Filip
Gaping is actually also an English word which makes more sense here than yawning. :)
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI remember seeing these traditional signs on your blog before. The only thing I find strange is that the figure looks East Indian and is wearing a turban.
The 'exotic' appearance of the figure is symbolic for the origin of the medicine's ingredients, as there was a lot of trading with countries in Asia and Africa.
VerwijderenQuite an entrance- and thanks for the additional explanation about the figure's looks.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenwhat a wonderful store front
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThanks for the explanation, Marleen. I've often wondered.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenA great sign for a pharmacy, just boring ones here.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenAmazing story of someone who stood up to establishment. Thanks to Van Der Pigge a piece of history is still standing.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenAan grappige nederlandse familienamen komt maar geen einde. Wie denkt er nu aan van der Pigge als naam.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenKlinkt een beetje als "Publieke Werken". Nederlanders zijn een koppig volkje als het op slopen aan komt. In dit geval, "wie het laatst lacht, lacht het best".
BeantwoordenVerwijderenAch,de Gaper! Dat kan ik me nog heel goed herinneren van de tijd dat we in Nederland woonden! Weet je dat alles kan, zolang her in her jaargetijde/seizoen is? I would love if you would link up this photo for Seasons.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenIt is now 11 in the morning, so there is still plenty of time to add this photo in the post "Seasons - Almost Spring." Hope to see you there:)
Gedaan! :)
VerwijderenThank you Marleen for linking up to Seasons! Hope you'll come back next week:)
VerwijderenNow I'm reading the text a little closer - oh what a tragedy, so many people out of work! Hard to believe V&D is not there anymore:(
Bravo for the pharmacy owners for not giving in to the big brute of a department store. I'm so sorry though that a lot of people lost their jobs.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenThe View from the Top of the Ladder
Well you learn something new everyday (or so they say) and this was quite interesting. I had never heard this before. I enjoyed reading about this tradition.
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