08 Burger

Two arson attacks at this fast food joint last Summer. With a new owner. Big police investigation. The owners decided to rebuild and renovate. That took until last week. In the meantime they used a van and sold their burgers and what have you from the van that was parked in front of the renovated building. Originally built by a classmate of mine a few eons ago. Back then it was called Sassas.

Torkladan

The museum in the park in Tungelsta. Operated by the local historical association, Folk & Trädgård. You can learn a lot about the local history in the little museum upstairs. Mostly about the 100 family owned greenhouse nurseries that made Tungelsta a little famous back in the day. My family donated a few photos and items to the museum. At the turn of the last century Södertörn also had numerous family owned laundries. It was the upper class in Stockholm that had their laundry sent to "torklador" south of the Capitol. Oh, and I am without broadband again. Not my fault, but I will probably not post anything until that is sorted.

Jensen School

The new Jensen school at Lillgården in Tungelsta. Designed by Andreas Svensson from Brunnberg & Forshed. Summer photo here.

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I met Grumpy on my Winter walk today. He was very upset, could not find his snow shovel.

The Brick Church

The brick church in Tungelsta was built in 1973. The architect was Rolf Bergh. The two Mandorla shaped windows were designed by the architects' brother, the artist Tore Bergh. Back in the seventies there was a youth centre in the basement, and me and my friends used to hang there. The reason for that was a miniature slot car track. Before the church was built there was a greenhouse nursery here owned by the Pettersson family. Behind the church there's a burial ground. The first people to be laid to rest there was from that family.

The old station house

A chilly evening promenade. After walking for maybe five minutes I realized that I only had my thin finger gloves on and not the warm mittens, so I cut the walk short. This is the old station house in Tungelsta. Designed by Ferdinand Boberg. It dates back to when the Nynäsbanan railway line was built. The first steam train rolled by here in 1901. Today you will find Handlaget there.

Time for a semla

Still Winter and I am not a fan. Normally I would still be out there snapping away, but not this chilly and snowy January. Instead of going for long photography walks I watch a lot of TV and this week I am enjoying the first Semla of the season.

Roundabout

Evening walk to the "återvinningscentral". These are the row-houses at Lillgården. I started a photo project back in 2014 when they started the construction here. Since then, they have also built a retirement home, school and pre-school.

The old convenience store

The first ever convenience store in Tungelsta was located at my great-grandfathers greenhouse nursery, of all places. Built 120 years ago, give or take. A few years later, a larger Coop store was built across the road, in this building at Södertäljevägen 15. It was run by kooperativa handelsföreningen. It lasted a little longer until a "real" store was built near the train station. In the Gröna Huset building. Since then this has been a private home. I snapped this photo a few evenings ago on my way home from the "återvinningscentral".

The Greenhouse

The greenhouse in the park in Tungelsta. Photographed a few days ago. Built by the members of Folk & Trädgård (the local historical association). Used for markets and what have you. There is a museum just to the left that tells the story about the 120 or so family operated greenhouse nurseries that once made Tungelsta a little famous. My great-grandfather opened the first one. There are maybe six left today.

Hammarbo

This is Hammarbo along Allévägen in Tungelsta. Next to the Hammar estate that I showed you yesterday. Built by a man from the same family, for a mistress if I remember correctly, so this property has an interesting history. When I was a kid a few eons ago it was a children's home, and I have read a few horror stories online from that time, and I also remember two scary looking kids that lived there, and you tried your best to stay away from them whenever you saw them. One evening I walked over to a childhood friends house and there was a kid there that I had never seen before. This is my new brother my friend told me. His mother worked at Hammarbo, and they had decided to adopt this teenage kid. Anywho, I have photographed this building many times over the years, it is newly renovated after being neglected for a decade or so. Not really sure how it is used today.

Hammar

The Hammar estate in Tungelsta. Dates back a couple of centuries. The same family has owned it since it was first built.

Have a seat

Still Winter.

A good workout

Sergi hard at work. Originally from Ukraine. Lives with his family in Sweden since quite a few years. A good handyman. Works for my neighbour. Here he is clearing away snow from her roof. He fixed my kitchen floor a while back and just this morning we managed to carry up my Trekkrunner to the second floor where it is much warmer at the moment.

Rosie

This is Rosie. She is a Scania truck. The gal behind the wheel is Carola. She has a thing for the color pink, and for Cowboy hats. I met Rosie after unsuccessfully trying to make my way to the old tree a couple of days ago. Had to give up because of too much snow on the path. And speaking of snow, Carola was dumping snow on a field belonging to the Nedersta Farm. I guess Carola have been quite busy for the last few weeks and as I'm typing this it is snowing again.