Old
Pictures
First in our series of old pictures is a 1939 photograph of
Stavanger Harbour. The origin of this photo is unknown - but it might possibly
be American.
Broken Column
23 iron
sculptures, all 1.95 meters tall, have been placed in and around Stavanger's
City Center. Some have been erected outdoors and some inside shops, schools
and even a private home.
Beach Volleyball
In 2003, and for the fifth year in a row, Stavanger City had the
pleasure of hosting a beach volleyball tournament in the city center. Tons
of sand are brought into town and the quayside is turned into a beach area!
More than 240 players from 48 countries participated in the Conoco
Phillips Open World Tour (Photo:
FIVB)
Ringnes AS, which took
over the production of bottled Tou beer, has decided to shut down its
production in Stavanger leaving 107 people without a job. Bottled Tou beer
was a local icon for Stavanger.
The beer was brewed for the first time
in 1855 at Tau, just outside Stavanger. The brewery moved to Stavanger in
1901 and in 1974 production was moved to Forus, Stavanger.
Cars made in Stavanger
In the 1960's the company that
is known for the "Resusci Anne", Lærdal Medical made furniture friendly toy
cars from vinyl. More than 100 million toy cars were made at the factory in
Stavanger, Norway.
The cars are still available today at tag sales, flea
markets and you can even find some on
eBay!.
35 differents types were made from sportsters to fire
trucks. They varied in color; blue, green, orange, red and yellow.
Driving in Stavanger
Driving in Stavanger, and in
Norway, is not unlike driving
other places. We drive on the right-hand side and have many similar rules and signs to
other European and Western countries. There are however two rules which one should observe
:
1) Don't drink and drive
2) Yield for traffic coming from your right unless otherwise noted
Rogaland,
The Jewel Of Norway
is a video produced by Camelot
Media. It is a musical portrait of Norway's most
beautiful county. Visit Camelot's
site to see shots from the video or buy
it from Stavanger-Web.
Photo: Camelot Media
Don't forget to take a look at Stavanger-Web's own ever
growing
picture
gallery.
Stavangerfjord
She was the queen of the Atlantic. Many an
emigrant from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England and
Ireland travelled on the M/S Stavangerfjord to the US and Canada.
The Stavangerfjord was built in 1918 at Birkenhead, England, but
poor economic times hit her owner, The Norwegian American Line bad.
