The first proposal for an arterial system for Amsterdam “to improve traffic flow” was presented in 1954.  It would be twelve years later before the demolitions that forever transformed our city began.  Many of these were chronicled in a series of illustrated newspaper articles which appeared in 1966-1967 as the Arterial Scrapbook, photos of individual buildings and street scenes with capsule histories dotted with nostalgia and memories;  some included more extensive accompanying stories.  Today, these Arterial Scrapbook articles are in many cases the sole reminders that these places, these pieces of our history, ever existed.  And a link to the past which, itself, could easily remain unknown or be forgotten.

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All of the HAL Neighborhood Tour Companion Booklets from 2011-2019 are Still Available!

Through a special arrangement with the original printer HAL has been able to obtain limited run reprints of those neighborhood tour booklets which were previously out of stock.  All nine prior years, 2011 through 2019, are now available.

2011 – The Heart of Amsterdam

2012 -Amsterdam’s South Side

2013 – Amsterdam’s West End

2014 – Amsterdam’s Rockton

2015 – Amsterdam’s Old Town

2016 – Amsterdam’s Reid & Park Hills

2017 – Amsterdam’s East End

2018 – Amsterdam’s Northern Neighborhoods

2019 – Amsterdam’s Architecture

A second chance to complete your collection!

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HAL’s Amsterdam Postcard Series now includes 48 scenes

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries there were literally hundreds of postcards of Amsterdam printed.

These cards were a source of civic pride and showed friends, relatives, and acquaintances worldwide that “this is Amsterdam”. Few cards of Amsterdam were produced in recent years until the Historic Amsterdam League initiated production of annual sets in conjunction with the neighborhood tour programs. The HAL series now includes 48 cards – six more are on the way for 2018 – and it will continue to grow through the coming years.   Get the set for “your” part of the city, start or add to your HAL postcard collection, or just pick up an individual card or two to send out into the world and once again announce that

“This is Amsterdam”.

Click the links below for details and ordering information

2011 – The Heart of Amsterdam

2012 – Amsterdam’s South Side

2013 – Amsterdam’s West End

2014 – Amsterdam’s Rockton

2015 – Amsterdam’s Old Town

2016 – Amsterdam’s Reid & Park Hills

2017 – Amsterdam’s East End

2018 – Amsterdam’s Northern Neighborhoods (coming soon)

2019 – Amsterdam’s Architecture

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Still Available

2011 HAL “Heart of Amsterdam”

Special Postal Cancellations

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Amsterdam Icons Calendars 2012-2021

(Amsterdam Icons was not produced for 2020)

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Each year from 2012 to 2021 (except 2020) the Historic Amsterdam League introduced a new Amsterdam Icons calendar for the coming year themed to some aspect of Amsterdam history. Accompanying each monthly illustration was a brief paragraph providing pertinent information and historic facts; the centerfold continued the annual theme with additional relevant text and/or pictures. Scattered throughout the monthly date listings, in addition to the usual holidays and observances, were important, entertaining, and often little known dates from local history. Many editions with their frame-worthy pictures were sell-outs and quickly became collector items.

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Copies of several year Amsterdam Icons calendars are still available.

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