The Netherlands in the fifties – Part 1

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Recently we found a set of magazines from the 1950s, published by the Dutch Ford branch. Each magazine has a marvelous front-page depicting a favorite scene in a Dutch city. They were painted by Piet van der Maaden, a Dutch artist. As this is the time for a holiday, we think it’s a nice idea to do some Holland promotion and take you back on a tour through several of Hollands most favorite cities. Like most tourist let’s start our tour in Amsterdam on the ‘Muntplein’ (Mint Square), with the famous ‘Munttoren’ (Mint Tower), a building were coins used to be minted. Today the Muntplein looks a lot busier than in the fifties, but seemingly more tourists than automobiles.

(text: Rutger Booy; paintings by Piet van der Maaden, Ford Wereld)

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