Today I was driving through Kliversala area and noticed that the old Tsar-style police department is being demolished...
It was the very first PD in Riga on the right coast of Daugava river.
I was hoping this eclectic building will be given a second chance to like museum or something else, but it is not.

Labels: abandoned, buildings, kliversala, pardaugava, police, ruins

Nameja krastmala is one of the new streets in Riga heading from still being built Z-Towers twin skyscrapers to RISEBA University.

Labels: agenskalns, buildings, future, kipsala, pardaugava, projects, roads, skyscrapers, streets, towers

One of the very first photos in this blog, was the picture of a place, where New Library is going to be built.
Almost 7 years has been passed, and here it is, the new Latvian National Library aka Latvijas Nacionālā bibliotēka.
There are still some works going on, so it is not officially open yet.
Also, there are other photographs of LNB building taken from the same spot during the 7 years.

Labels: buildings, future, libraries, lnb, lnb building, mukusala, pardaugava, projects

The view of Agenskalna licis (Agenskalns Bay) is one of the most famous place for winter fishing.

Labels: agenskalns, daugava, hobby, pardaugava, rivers, winter

A lovely sunny day in the winter is the perfect opportunity to improve your cross-skiing skills in Victory Park. Hundreds of semi-pro, amateurs and children are skiing for fun from dawn till dusk.

Labels: agenskalns, children, pardaugava, parks, people, sports, tornakalns, winter

Former dormitory on Kliversala is a huge building of Stalin epoch, but it is abandoned since circa 2000.

Labels: buildings, education, kliversala, pardaugava, snow, soviet, winter

This photo of Latvian National Library during Staro Riga is selected in order to give you an opportunity to compare how LNB was looking in during Staro Riga 2008. Photo's source is Delfi.
BTW, check the timeline of LNB Building since 2007.

Labels: buildings, daugava, lights, lnb, mukusala, pardaugava, red, rivers, staro

One of long-term projects within this blog is watching of the Latvian National Library construction site.
Check the timeline of LNB photos I took from the same position for the last 3 years.
Still 2 years to go...

Labels: buildings, libraries, lnb, lnb building, mukusala, pardaugava, walls

One of the popular places for fishing within Riga borders is Agenskalna licis.

Labels: agenskalns, daugava, hobby, kliversala, lakes, nature, pardaugava, people, rivers, trees

Uzvaras bulvāris (Victory boulevard) runs from Stone Bridge till Arcadia Park. The total length is 1024 meters.
As many streets in Kliversala area, Uzvaras Bulvaris also had past related to Watercraft. The former name of boulevard is Schoonerstrasse (улица Шкунная, Schoneru iela).
The main sights are National Library, Railway Museum, Victory park and monument.

Labels: kliversala, monuments, mukusala, pardaugava, streets

Mūkusala iela 46 - is the address of Trodeks main office. It is located between Railway bridge and Islands' bridge.
An advanced mobile phone repair shop is also located here, which looks more like kinda laboratory from inside.

Labels: buildings, cars, houses, mukusala, offices, pardaugava

A new real estate project Trijādības nams located in Kliversala was finished in 2008.
As many others new apartment buildings it is more empty than occupied now.
Trijadibas nams could be translated in English as Trinity House.

Labels: agenskalns, buildings, kliversala, modernism, pardaugava, projects

Жигули (Zhiguli) is one of the most popular Soviet cars ever, but nowadays it is very rare car in Latvia.
I took this picture next to one of the many wooden buildings on Kalnciema iela.

Labels: agenskalns, cars, pardaugava, soviet, wooden

Today is 65 years since the great Victory of Soviet forces over German Nazis during the Second World War.
A lot of people gathering next to the Monument of Victory, lay flowers and commemorate people fallen in the war.
P.S. Do no forget that today is Mother's day as well :)

Labels: events, holidays, monuments, pardaugava, people, russian, soviet, statues, wars

Extreme Fishing in the last days of winter at Agenskalna licis

Labels: buildings, hobby, lakes, pardaugava, people, rivers, skyscrapers, winter

23th February is Defender of the Fatherland Day (День защитника Отечества) in many ex Soviet countries.
Fortunately in Latvia it has not legal status. Otherwise my patriotism would look for answer, who is the defender of Latvia? And from who?
The guys on the photo are doing very serious job, they are hunters of deadheads in tramways, aka Controllers.
They fight against crime everyday, perhaps they are defenders? :)
BTW, the price for single use ticket has grown for almost 50% since last 6 months. Now it is 0,70Ls (1 EUR)

Labels: funny, holidays, jobs, military, pardaugava, people, prices, snow, tramways, transport, winter

Rīgas Svētā Alberta baznīca (Riga St. Albert's Roman Catholic Church) is built on Liepajas iela in 1901, in the year when Riga became 700 years old.
I guess it is named after Bishop Albert, the founder of Riga, although he was never canonized.
Saint Albert's church is the biggest Catholic church in Latvia, it is crowned with baroque towers.
Regular divine services are in Latvian and Polish languages.

Labels: agenskalns, baroque, churches, pardaugava, polish, religious, towers, trees, winter

Latvijas Valsts vēstures arhīvs (Latvian State Historical Archives) is located in a massive building at intersection of Slokas street and Kalnciema street since 1930.
The building itself was built in 1908 as city pawnshop, hence it has such a huge size.

Labels: agenskalns, buildings, eclecticism, pardaugava, winter

Slokas iela is the most twisted street in Riga. Slokas is also one of the longest streets in city (10km).
It starts next to Stone Bridge runs across whole Pardaugava, Agenskalns, Ilguciems, Imanta, runs out of town and finishes next to Babite Railway station, where you can take train to Sloka town.

Labels: agenskalns, cities, lights, pardaugava, streets, tramways, windows

Not very old, but abandoned house on Kuģu iela (Ship street), which goes next to Daugava river.
Along with with abandoned buildings at Kugu iela like this one or Police Dept (Kugu iela 15), here are a lot of fancy building e.g. Kugu iela 26, Radisson Blu (Kugu iela 24), or Kugu iela 11.

Labels: abandoned, buildings, kliversala, pardaugava, poverty, roofs