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Volvo Photo Locations Part 152 Guldhedens vattentorn (watertower) is a watertower in Södra Guldheden in Göteborg, with the adress Doktor Sven Johanssons backe 1. The watertower consists of a cylindrical reservoir that is supported by a central column and 20 columns with arches all around. In addition, there are 10 inner pillars to support. The […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 151 Guldhedstorget is a town square in the northern Guldheden in Göteborg. It got its name in 1945 after its central location within the northern Guldheden, which was then under construction as part of the exhibition Bo Bättre (Better Living). The entrance to the exhibition was positioned exactly where Reutersgatan meets […]

This wonderfull artwork from the swedish west coast is by Thomas Olsson, an illustrator from Göteborg whom earlier has worked as a teacher at the Berghs School of Communication but has been a specialist in the creation of retro images from the 40 and 50s. I love these images!! These images can be ordered at […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 145 Kvibergs Kaserner is a greater barracks building in the area Kviberg in Göteborg. They are listed buildings under the Heritage Conservation Act since 1 January 1996. The whole environment has a large military, both historically and architecturally value. The central parts of Kvibergs Kaserner was declared in 1971, as a […]

Three of Pehr G Gyllenhammar’s own official Volvo cars are now on display at the Volvo Museum in Göteborg. The new Volvo XC90 and a Volvo 262C from 1981. The Volvo 262C was specially commissioned by Pehr G Gyllenhammar, CEO and President of Volvo from 1971 until 1993. The charismatic head of Volvo wanted his […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 144 Glöstorpskyrkan is a church building in Glöstorp in northern Hisingen in Göteborg. It is the parish church in Tuve-Sävedalens parish. The curch is located at Tuve Torg. The church with a parish hall was built in 1976 according to plans by architect Voldemārs Vasilis. On September 5, 1976 the church […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 143 ‘Villa at Amundön’ is a house designed by the famous Swedish architect Gert Wingårdh from Wingårdh Arkitektkontor in Brottkärr, Hovås south of Göteborg in Sweden. Special in its proximity to the water, the design utilizes the conditions of the site to incorporate the surrounding landscape into the interior as well […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 139 Röda Sten or Red Stone in english is a neighborhood in the district Sandarna in the port of Göteborg. It is located under the Älvsborgsbridge. The area has address “Röda Sten”. The area is laden with history and remains from the Stone Age and of the medieval fortress of Älvsborg […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 136 Östra Eriksbergsgatan is a street in the Eriksberg area in Göteborg. The building pictured above is built in 2008 and is owned by HSB, which rents apartment out to Brf Masten. The house was designed by the same architect firm Clarion Hotel Post, characterized by a high standard with a […]

Volvo Photo Locations Part 135 Kvarnpirsgatan is a street in the Eriksberg area in Göteborg. Eriksberg is an area on Hisingen in Gothenburg where Eriksbergs Mekaniska Verkstads AB had their shipyard until bankruptcy in 1979. For over a century the area was dominated by shipbuilding but a crisis in the 1970s destroyed the industry. Since […]