[EN] In the late 60s the housing area “The Fortress” was constructed in the community of Olofström in Blekinge, southern Sweden. The name comes from the square placement of the four blocky buildings with a common ground in the middle, resembling a walled in court yard. In the late 90s two of the structures were demolished, one remade to student housing and the last was for a period used by Volvo IT. Also the community social services used apartments for immigrant housing. At the time of our visit in May 2009 it had been abandoned for about five years and was quite badly vandalized. The first steps of the demolition had just begun but the crew let us take a look inside.
[SE] Under slutet av 60-talet uppfördes området ”Borgen” vid Tåkasjövägen i Olofström, Blekinge. Namnet kom av de fyra byggnadernas kvadratiska placering kring den gemensamma gårdsplanen, vilket kunde liknas vid en borggård. Under slutet av 90-talet revs två av husen, ett byggdes om till studentbostäder och det sista användes under några år av Volvo IT, socialkontoret och som flyktingförläggning. Vid vårt besök i maj 2009 hade det stått tomt i närmare fem år och vandaliserats ganska illa. Rivningen hade just inletts men arbetarna lät oss ta en titt på interiörerna.
