The city council wanted to concentrate these factories in one place due to the highly adverse effects on the environment of local residents.

In addition to the Looiersgracht, the Elandsgracht and the nearby Runstraat and the Huidenstraat also derive their names from this traditionally thriving industry around the trade in animal skins.

The smelter of silversmith Anthoni Grill (1607–75) for "investigating the content of gold or silver" was established between 1651 and 1661 on the Looiersgracht.

[3] The amusement park with a maze of green hedges, a water feature and a gallery with mechanically moving images was in operation from before 1625 to 1862.

The images made by Albert Jansz Vinckenbrinck are now in the Schutters Gallery of the Amsterdam Museum.

Only the Bloemgracht, Egelantiersgracht, Lauriergracht, Looiersgracht and Passeerdersgracht remained besides the canal belt Prinsengracht, Keizersgracht, Herengracht, Singel, Lijnbaansgracht, Brouwersgracht, Leliegracht and Leidsegracht.

The facade of this late 19th-century gallery church is divided into three parts by narrow brick pilasters.

Inside, the simple space is particularly striking, since the galleries are supported by cast-iron columns.