Expect more colour this summer on Geneva's lakefront
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Food and souvenir vendors and ice-cream sellers along the lakefront in Geneva will soon be working from bright new stalls that will replace the drab ones they have used for years. The issue of what the new huts would look like was a hot political potato in Geneva for six years but the first 20 stalls have arrived in the city to a remarkable lack of opposition, notes the Tribune de Genève. The cost: CHF2.2 million. The new ones look like crates when closed, but the sides open up to provide shelter from sun and rain.
The five huts to be used as food stalls will have solar panels that will provide enough energy for their electric needs, estimated at 1,300 kWh for each one.
Map of new stall locations: click to view larger
The huts have until now been owned by the shopkeepers, but under a new system the huts belong to the city. The vendors have five-year leases, at a cost of CHF30,000 rent each. Eight will be food and ice cream stalls. The others will house ticket sales, souvenirs, public toilets. The three WC huts will have three men’s and three women’s stalls each.
The huts come in a mix of colours and sizes chosen by the city, which has worked closely with the cantonal department of monuments and historical sites to ensure they respect the traditions of Geneva’s shoreline.
Links to other sites: City of Geneva, Tribune de Genève (Fre)
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News story, GenevaLunch, 21 January 2010.
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Tags: Arts and entertainment, cabins, food stalls, Geneva, huts, ice cream, lakefront, Rade, shops, shoreline, souvenirs, Switzerland, vendors, waterfront