Match factory - Tulitikkutehdas - Graffiti, part 4
Previous post of the match factory: https://steempeak.com/photography/@insaneworks/three-times-the-charm-street-art-part-3
Some of the history of the match factory translated from Finnish Wikipedia site. https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/OTK:n_tulitikkutehdas
The match factory operated in 1926–1975 in the Särkänniemi district of Tampere. Cooperative trade OTK-owned match factory was built between 1925 and 1926. 70-80 employees worked at the factory on the shore of Lake Näsijärvi in the 1930s. The aspen used to make matches was brought to the factory's storage area by floating. The activity of the match factory in Särkänniemi ended in 1975, when the manufacture of matches was transferred to Vaajakoski.
In 1975, the ownership of the factory building of the match factory changed to Autotalo (car building) Pekka Mäkinen, owned by car dealer Pekka Mäkinen. (1925 - 2005) The site is owned by the City of Tampere, but Pekka Mäkinen had a lease agreement until 2025.
The former property of the match factory became the last office of Pekka Mäkinen in Autotalo, where cars and other equipment were transferred from other offices as the operations gradually ended. After the death of Mäkinen, the remaining cars in the area of Santalahti's property have gradually been either sold to industry enthusiasts or scrapped. The factory building is still there, but it has suffered from vandalism.
The factory will be repaired. Plans are for a daycare center and loft apartments. The repair work will begin in early 2020 and will be completed by the end of 2021.
So I promised more graffiti photos and photos of the match factory. Here they are! I managed to delete most, so only 25 photos were left. Photos taken this year are way down there. :)
23.8.2015
Sisu - Triumph - Rower, Spear parts - Tires cheap prices
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23.8.2015
23.8.2015 #dog #skateramp
It seems that for some odd reason, I have visited this place exactly at the same date but one year apart. The four photos above are from 23.8.2015 and the next 17 photos are from 23.8.2014. Now what are the odds of that! I swear, it didn't do it deliberately.
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23.8.2014 #trashramp!
23.8.2014
The last four are from this year. Perhaps I will go there again in 23.8.2019 to see what has happened inside the fences, if something has happened.
30.5.2019
30.5.2019 #owl
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30.5.2019
#tampere #finland #tulitikkutehdas #matchfactory #abandoned #abandonedphotography #translation
Awesome stuff! Thanks for all the great photos!
Was the place deserted? These areas are usually a magnet for drug addicts and other shady individuals. One has to be careful when investigating such places.
Yes, it is deserted. There are always people there in the daytime. Mostly other graffiti artists, photographers and abandoned building explorers. Haven't seen any shady people out there yet. Except me. :D
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That has been one of my favourite places to photograph in Tre. Wouldn't mind living in there either :D
Me too.
And me too!
Although I wouldn't mind having a proper bathroom and a toilet seat. Or a kitchen. And some solid walls and not so broken windows. Roof that doesn't leak would also be a good thing.
You know, the amount of square meters and the wonderful art on the walls just doesn't cover everything.
;D
I think it will be a nice place once the renovations are done although, I would want a balcony and I don't think they are allowed to put them on because it is protected.
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Really cool pictures i love exploring old abandoned buildings.
Thanks! Me too. And the untouched places are especially exiting and fun. Unfortunately there aren't that many of those left. But then again seeing all these layers of graffiti is also cool.