Duindorp is a residential area in the Scheveningen district of The Hague, in the Dutch province of South Holland

History

The Duindorp district in The Hague was built between 1915 and 1930 from the Western Dunes that lie immediately southwest of the so-called Verversingskanaal. From a socio-cultural point of view, Duindorp was once part of Scheveningen. From the beginning of the 20th century, pressure was exerted on the metropolitan government, in this case on the city of The Hague, to improve public health in the courtyards and alleys. The starting point was that these would become affordable rental homes, largely for the benefit of their displaced families in the village.

Performance
the very first building in Duindorp consisted of three courtyards with (rented) homes, all three located around a spacious square with play areas for the childhood of Scheveningen's child-rich families. The front part of the total of those developed blocks, which had the titles Drainage Canal I, II, III, IV as working names, is formed by houses located on the Houtrustweg. This unloading site has been running since the 19th century The Hague to the sea and discharged into the North Sea via a lock. Until they could only cross with a ferry, or alternatively enter the northwest lock on foot or by bicycle, which could then offer you a sterile crossing over the tube. A tram would then connect via the newly built bridge from the relatively remote Duindorp to the center of The Hague. The Tesselseplein in Duindorp was very centrally located, around which a flourishing middle class could emerge.