(see also Return to Flushing – Part 1 )
But even without the implementation of the plans for the Scheldt Quarter, Flushing is an interesting destination at the end of the railway line . It is like a smaller version of the antithesis of Amsterdam-Rotterdam: Middelburg is beautiful and picturesque but actually Flushing is more interesting. Even if it’s only because of the vessels, bound for Antwerp, that come very close to the beach:
Maritime
Or the maritime atmosphere with the robust quays, the sheds and yards and jetties in all shapes and sizes:
Past glory
Or the magnificent pieces of past glory that can be found here:
Blowing in the wind
Or the use of the elements in public art, like in this windorgan:
Fragmented urbanism
Flushing consists of urban fragments of completely different scale and architecture, but that’s what makes the city so fascinating:
Urban spaces
There are a couple of great urban spaces, such as the marina:
Square
…and Bellamypark, recently converted from parking to square:
The promenade
But the most beautiful urban space is, in my humble opinion, the promenade:
Color
Colorful, is an obvious term for this row of houses along the promenade:
Scaled up
…which, a little further on along the promenade, has been scaled by a factor ten, it seems:
Visitors
Well, it’s not exactly great architecture, but somehow it fits here… Anyway, these visitors of Flushing couldn’t care less:
