Beware of the cat

I took another Winter promenade this morning. -5C from a clear blue sky, which was nice. Spotted this warning sign at the corner of Vinkelvägen and Hagavägen in Krigslida. But no sign of the scary cat.

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Movement for every heartbeat. Well I did go for my morning walk, and I did see a few things normally worth photographing, but I could not be bothered and this was all I could come up with.

Still Winter

The good news is that it was 0C for a couple of hours today. Been a month since i was that warm.The bad news is that the forecast promises more snow. I snapped this shot while walking home from the recycling station a while back. A lamp post by the stream in the park in Tungelsta. I have had zero interest in photography for the last two months. Might force myself to go for a walk tomorrow morning and hopefully find something worth photographing.

Brandstationen

The former fire station in Tungelsta. It opened here in 1952. Before that, it was at another location for 20 years. My dad joined the service here when he was sixteen years old. It was a volunteer fire department, and most of the 20 part-time firefighters were just like him, working at the many family-owned greenhouse nurseries here. Dad was afraid of heights, so climbing the stairs can't have been much fun for him. One of my classmates, Krister also worked here for many years. The station closed in the mid 1990s. Later it became a youth centre, but it closed in 2023 and the property is empty today.

Kolonilottsvägen

An evening photo from the same area where I showed you a roundabout a while back. The row-houses at Lillgården in Tungelsta.

This way to the playground

The cold Winter weather continues. It was -10C, with the windchill factor as I took an evening promenade yesterday. The rocklösaån stream winds its way through the park in Tungelsta. There are two bridges and this one leads to a playground.

The sad remains at Graneberg

Graneberg at Södertäljevägen in Tungelsta. The last gardener here, Janne Sandh closed shop quite a few years ago. He still lives there and his daughter has her carpentry businnes here, but the greenhouse nursery is a sad sight these days.

Quote of the day

Spotted this quote on a recent Winter promenade. "Any one can put the heat to the meat, but only a few can barbeque". Some sort of TikTok meme I think. It feels like the first BBQ of the year is still a long way away.

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On a field at Kvarnvägen, (Mill Road) in Tungelsta. Come Spring the girls that enjoy rabbit jumping will most likely be back here.

A chilly day to come

We are expecting a national ice day from 1900 hours tonight. Freezing temperatures all over the country for the next 24 hours. Sounds like real fun, or not. The cold weather is coming in from the east so we are blaming it on Russia, as one does.

Pizzeria Caprese

This building in Tungelsta dates back a century. It has housed the local grocery store, post office, cafe, private apartments, restaurants and more. Today there's pizza place here. For the first 100 years the building was white, but now it is red.

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.

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.

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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.