Zandvoort: Streets, Dunes, and the Grand Prix

Boulevard Paulus Loot

Public space on the promenade. Shops and terraces keep their own hours. On Grand Prix weekends this stretch fills early. The electric tram from Haarlem reached…

Raadhuis

Public space on Raadhuisplein. The hall is a working municipal building. The interior opens only for official business and events. Raadhuisplein 16. National m…

Station Zandvoort aan Zee

Public space on Stationsplein. Ticket machines and the hall follow NS hours. Extra trains run on busy beach days as well as race weekends. The brick station yo…

Vondellaan

Public space. Living-room windows sit a few metres from the old racing line. This is a residential street. The barrier at the Vondellaan and Van Lennepweg cros…

Nicolaas Beetslaan

Public space. This is a living street. Bikes and parked cars sit where straw bales once sat a few hundred metres away. The bungalow park on the old Vondellaan…

Van Lennepweg

Public space. Traffic still uses the road. There is no grandstand left from 1939. Piet Nortier won the main sportscar race in a BMW 328. Prince Bernhard presen…