De Hallen

The complex of De Hallen (The Halls) in the Kinker­buurt neigh­bour­hood is a cultural center inside a former tram depot from early 1900. With many creative businesses, cafés and restaurants, a hotel, public library, cinemas and a bustling indoor food hall, it’s certainly worth a visit. The entire industrial heritage site is a national monument.

An entrance of De Hallen cultural center on Tollens­straat, former tram depot from 1905 (September 2021).

Located between Kinker­straat, Bilder­dijk­kade, Bellamy­plein and Ten Kate­straat, this former Tram Depot Tollens­straat, built in 1902-1905, was in use for maintenance and depot of Amsterdam trams until 1996. Until 2005 it also housed the Amsterdam Public Transport Museum.

Model of the former Amsterdam tram depot Tollens­straat, inside cultural center De Hallen on the Hannie Dank­baar­passage (September 2021).

After being unused and empty for almost fifteen years, it was completely renovated and transformed into a bustling cultural center from 2013 to 2015. The Hallen hotel opened in 2014. The Film­hallen – with nine screens — opened in 2014. One of the cinema’s rooms contains the beautiful art deco interior from the former Cinema Parisien from 1924 on Nieuwen­dijk, which was situated there until 1987.

Drawing from 1907 of the neighbourhood around the former tram depot by Herman Misset.

De Hallen Photo Gallery (September 2021)

Website De Hallen: https://dehallen-amsterdam.nl/en/