Dusseldorf - Dusseldorf construction: Whether for new houses, the old channels or Wehrhahnlinie - dredged always deliver what it's worth.
Those who have suffered are primarily retailers and restaurateurs who are directly behind the fences. Here are three cases of hardship.
Since 1928, Joerg Mueller-Behrends is' already on pharmacy Schadowplatz. "I have been running the traditional family business for three generations," says the pharmacist, "but in such a severe test of our business has been made before."
Since the corner before the Schadow-Apotheke, a new house is obscured by the venerable Schadow-Apotheke fences and building containers. "We broke off the entire walk-in customers," groans the pharmacist. "And many regular customers even think we would have been demolished with the house next door."
He still takes the misery with humor to call attention to themselves, Behrends-Joerg Mueller has more than 2,000 euros paid to an advertising agency and signs with an additional inscription attached to the fence: "Life is a construction site."
The laughter is finally passed, however Evi Eleftheriadis in her fabric shop at Wehrhahn. Since one years is dug up at her door at the subway tunnels of Wehrhahnlinie. Only two yards from their front door is the huge fence, which takes the view of the business. "The turnover on the remains, and no one can replace me. And my suppliers have to park 200 meters away. Sometimes I drag with my staff until midnight rolls of material into the shop. "Share the fate of six neighboring shops. One gave up already.
Even in the Old Town is where work on the canals that run the business behind the fence mies. On Bolker Stern runs a barrier directly on the terrace of the restaurant "Balthasar". Owner Björn Ristau: "And for that we pay concession. In September, the fence is finally gone - that brings me nothing more. Then the patio season is gone anyway. "
