Groot Piscadera Explained

Groot Piscadera
Other Name:Julianadorp
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood
Pushpin Map:Curaçao
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Curaçao
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:12.1561°N -68.9668°W
Subdivision Type:State
Subdivision Name:Kingdom of the Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Curaçao
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Willemstad
Area Total Km2:3.46
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:2,822
Population Density Km2:auto

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.

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. In 1928, Groot Piscadera and Klein Hofje were bought by Royal Dutch Shell and used as a water extraction area. The University of Curaçao was built in Groot Piscadera in the 1970s.

Julianadorp

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.[2] In October 1929, 40 houses were constructed in Groot Piscadera.Between 1945 until 1955, Julianadorp and Emmastad were constructed as residential neighbourhoods for the employees of Royal Dutch Shell.

Julianadorp consisted of luxurious villas aligned along the trade winds for ventilation.[3] It was a segregated and gated community where blacks and coloureds were only allowed entry with a special pass.[4] In the 1960s, Shell started selling the houses, and by 1985, all houses had become private property. Julianadorp is no longer gated, and has been integrated in Groot Piscadera.

References

  1. Web site: Census 2011. Central Bureau of Statistics. 17 April 2021. 1 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230601011149/https://curacaodata.cbs.cw/census-2011. dead.
  2. Web site: Einde tijdperk raffinaderij Isla op Curaçao nabij?. Caribisch Network NTR. 20 April 2021. nl.
  3. Web site: Ontwikkeling huisvesting op Curaçao door Shell. National Archive of Curaçao. 20 April 2021. nl.
  4. Book: De papegaai, de stier en de klimmende bougainvillea. Anil Ramdas. 1992. 120. Amsterdam. De Bezige Bij. 90 234 3282 7.

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