18. Kalfjeslaan

Walk straight on the footpath on the right hand side of the church. You are now walking on Kalfjeslaan (photo 30).

Photo 30: Kalfjeslaan

Until 1921 Buitenveldert was part of the municipality of Amstelveen. Amstelveen was not yet called Amstelveen. Until 1964 it was called Nieuwer-Amstel. The municipal border between Amsterdam and Amstelveen is now on Kalfjeslaan. Kalfjeslaan is located right under one of the busy flight routes to and from Schiphol Airport. In 2019 Schiphol handled more than 71 million passengers and 500,000 take-offs and lands! The residents here often experience a lot of noise and pollution. The flight path over Kalfjeslaan is not called Bulderbaan (Roaring runway) for nothing.

Question 5: Photo 31 shows Buitenveldert House on Kalfjeslaan around 1950. What has been built here now?

Photo 31: ‘Buitenveldert House’ Kalfjeslaan 1950 (City Archive Amsterdam)

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Instructions 'Buitenveldert West'

1. Start from Meeting island
2. Go west
3. Second path at your right hand
4. Pedestrian tunnel
5. Go right at the bridge
6. To Hunneschans
7. Along Van der Boechorststraat
8. Go back a bit
9. At the end of Weldam turn right
10. Cross Amstelveenseweg
11. Optional blue route
12. To the Bosbaan
13. To the park shop
14. Optional red route or black route
15. Follow cycling path at your left
16. Left at the end of the cycling path
17. Cross Amstelveenseweg
18. Kalfjeslaan
19. Left to the Ecolint
20. Leaving the Ecolint
21. Turn right into Van der Boechorststraat
22. Playground Goudestein
23. Project 'Green in the neighbourhood'
24. Cross Van Nijenrodeweg and go to instruction 28
25. Jan Heinenbrug
26. Straight on until Van der Boechorststraat
27. Left into Van der Boechorststraat
28. Go right across the bridge
29. To the old playground
30. Go back to the footpath
31. End