Antique Dutch green wooden grocery shop

Well preserved first grocery store of Albert Heijn in the Zaanse Schans heritage park near Zaandam in the Netherlands. It is a green painted wooden... more

by Bart De Rijk

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Antique Dutch green wooden grocery shop

Artist

Bart De Rijk

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Photograph - Photography

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Well preserved first grocery store of Albert Heijn in the Zaanse Schans heritage park near Zaandam in the Netherlands. It is a green painted wooden building, listed as National Monument and can still be visited with original grocery interior

Further information from Museum website: Supermarket chain Albert Heijn started life as a small grocery store. In 1887, Albert Heijn took over the store from his parents at the age of just 21. In this old grocery store, you can see the original furnishings and stock. The store shows how much shopping has changed in just over a century.
The museum shop is located in a listed building, a typical example of a simple local wooden construction from the 19th-century. It is a combination of two different buildings. The front part of the shop was originally located on Oostzijde in Zaandam. The rearmost part is a house that originates from Kerkbuurt in Westzaan.

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December 5th, 2013