Westerstraat

There is a market every Monday morning.

Many streets in the Jordaan had alleys between the houses; some of these were covered by other buildings in the course of time. These alleys dead-ended in the yards behind the houses; in those yards were older, frequently dilapidated, buildings that housed the poor. On the Westerstraat these included:

• the Graadboogsgang, which rendered access to numbers 19-31
• the Wassendemaansgang, nos. 39-43
• the Sterrengang, nos. 147-151
• the Rozenmarijngang, nos. 165-173
• the Bontekoegang, no. 20
• the Dolfijnengang, nos. 68-56
• an alley for nos. 78-84
• the Wittenpaardsgang, nos. 112-116
• the Zandmansgang, nos. 132-136
• the Regenboogsgang, nos. 170-172
• the Engelschmansteeg, nos. 182-194
• the Wereldsgang, nos. 157-159
• the Pottenbakkersgang, nos. 216-226

Most of these alleys were repurposed after buildings were renovated or torn down.

The group of buildings on the Pottenbakkersgang (Westerstraat nrs. 216-226) were taken apart in 2002 and moved to the Nederlands Openluchtmuseum in Arnhem. The group had the status of Rijksmonument, and neighbors and organizations had protested against its planned demolition. The 17th-century buildings were the last of their kind in the Jordaan and were part of a standard system of pathways, buildings, and courtyards. Queen Beatrix opened the new set of buildings in 2012; the project was financed by the Bankgiroloterij.

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  Westerstraat hoek Tweede Anjeliersdwarsstraat
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  Westerstraat 327-405 / Lijnbaansgracht 63-65
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  Concordiahof
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  Westerstraat 215-295

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