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Groot Piscadera

Groot Piscadera

Neighbourhood in Willemstad, Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Groot Piscadera is a neighbourhood of Willemstad, Curaçao. It is better known as Julianadorp, a villa ward built by Royal Dutch Shell for its employees. Julianadorp is officially part of Groot Piscadera.[3]

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History

Groot Piscadera was a plantation from the late 17th century, and was owned by Dutch West Indies Company. In 1707, the plantation was rented to planters.[4] In 1928, Groot Piscadera and Klein Hofje were bought by Royal Dutch Shell and used as a water extraction area.[5] The University of Curaçao was built in Groot Piscadera in the 1970s.[1]

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Royal Dutch Shell started to bring large numbers workers, teachers, civil servants and businessmen to Curaçao to work at their oil refinery or provide services for the employees.[6] In October 1929, 40 houses were constructed in Groot Piscadera.[7] Between 1945 until 1955,[7] Julianadorp and Emmastad were constructed as residential neighbourhoods for the employees of Royal Dutch Shell.[8]

Julianadorp consisted of luxurious villas aligned along the trade winds for ventilation.[8] It was a segregated and gated community where blacks and coloureds were only allowed entry with a special pass.[9] In the 1960s, Shell started selling the houses, and by 1985, all houses had become private property.[7] Julianadorp is no longer gated, and has been integrated in Groot Piscadera.[10]

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References

  1. [1]
    Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 12.
  2. [2]
    "Census 2011". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  3. [3]
    Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 8.
  4. [4]
    Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 10.
  5. [5]
    Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 11.
  6. [6]
    "Einde tijdperk raffinaderij Isla op Curaçao nabij?". Caribisch Network NTR (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  7. [7]
    Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 13.
  8. [8]
    "Ontwikkeling huisvesting op Curaçao door Shell". National Archive of Curaçao (in Dutch). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. [9]
    Anil Ramdas (1992). De papegaai, de stier en de klimmende bougainvillea. Amsterdam: De Bezige Bij. p. 120. ISBN 90 234 3282 7.
  10. [10]
    Buurtprofiel Groot Piscadera 2011, p. 14.

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