Enigheden, a well known name in the area, owes its name to a rather unconventional genesis. The dairy came about as a result of the dairy industry's workers being denied to join a labor union. In response, they formed their own dairy which at the time was located at the very outskirts of the city. Each day horse drawn carriages would fill up with milk and head towards the inner city. As the years went by and the city grew they would eventually go from being on the outskirts of the city to being firmly enveloped by the encroaching urbanization of the area. Despite its eventual closure in the 1990s, which occurred notably later than many other industries in the area, Enigheden remains a cornerstone of the area's industrial heritage.
The building grew over the years and ended up occupying a relatively sizable footprint in the area. The building still stands painted white today with large letters on the facade spelling out ‘Enigheden’, though milk are no longer processed in the building but rather it is the home of several offices and a fitness center. Though the business no longer exists, one can still find relics from its golden days scattered around the area.
what the archive is about
The Living Archive explores the potential of (post)industrial heritage to transform production in our cities. We collect stories with participatory heritage methods. The nodes for the local collection efforts are Fab City Hubs (FCH). The collection has been carefully assembled by FCH teams who have been learning about, co-creating and applying participatory heritage-making approaches, emotion networking methodology, oral history principles and creative perspective-taking. Select tags and categories to filter stories in the archive below. Explore their connections in the network graph.
