Youngstorget Square

Krig in Youngstorget, Norway

Youngstorget Square, Sentrum, St. Hanshaugen district, is bordered by Pløens gate, Eva Kolstads gate, Møllergata, Youngs gate and the Folketeater quarter, and is intersected by Torggata. It was named in 1951 after the merchant Jørgen Young, who owned the area where the square was laid out in 1846. Its official name between 1852 and 1951 was Nytorvet. Youngstorget was intended to be a market square for agricultural products, but for a long time it was mainly used for cattle markets. When the so-called ‘Stalls Traffic’ during the Christiania Market was moved to Youngstorget from Stortorvet in the 1850s, marketing traffic became more lively. From the 1860s to the 1880s, particularly leading up to Christmas, there was hectic and colourful trading on the square. In 1880, the gas lamp Fiat Lux! was put up on Youngstorget. At that time, there were many restaurants in the vicinity. On one of the corners, a German by the name of Petri had a café that was dubbed ‘Peter’s Church’. During the bazaars at Pløensbakken there were four restaurants, and on the southeast long side of the square lay The Bazaar Halls, with the beer hall Bazarhallen under street level. In the 1930s, the Bazar Hall complex was demolished to make way for the Folketeater building. On the top floor, with its panorama windows, there was for a long time the non-alcoholic restaurant Stratos, which has now reopened as a co

Type:
Krig

Where:
Youngstorget, Norway

Coordinates:
59.91°N, 10.75°E

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