Ferdinand Bolstraat

It also intersects the Ceintuurbaan, a traffic artery running roughly west–east from Boerenwetering canal to the Amstel river.

In 1875, a bridge replaced the ferry over the Singelgracht canal, connecting the Ferdinand Bolstraat to the city centre.

After part of the municipality of Nieuwer-Amstel was annexed by Amsterdam in 1896, the street was gradually extended further south, towards the Amstelkanaal canal.

However, these plans were also abandoned after protests from local residents, and the Stopera (a combined opera house and city hall) was built instead at a different location in Amsterdam.

In 2008 the council of the borough of Oud-Zuid decided that the southern section of Ferdinand Bolstraat, between Albert Cuypstraat and Ceintuurbaan, will remain a car-free pedestrian area even after completion of the metro station (expected in 2017).

The Ferdinand Bolstraat in 2007. The street was closed off to car traffic due to the construction of De Pijp metro station below street level.
Relief above a window at Ferdinand Bolstraat 49 depicting Ferdinand Bol , after whom the street is named
The original Heineken brewery at the northern end of the street