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The Bakkekroen has been a beloved landmark ever since 1934. This picture was taken in 1974, when Smestadkrysset was already heavily trafficked.
Oslo before... 

 Bakkekroen has been Smestad's
"cloud station" and signal building up through the years. Already in 1934, the Smestad junction was included in the general plan for Oslo and became part of the Store Ringvei. In the same year, the Bakkekroen, or "Handelscentralen" as it was first called, was built according to drawings by architect Peter Daniel Hofflund (1867-1967).
There were six shops on the building's first floor. On the second floor
apart from the restaurant, there was also a dentist's office. At that time, Smestad was a small shopping center and traffic hub and residential area with continuous parkland right up to Midtstuen.
The year after the inauguration of "Handelssentralen", the suburban railway was extended from Smestad to Røa.
Over the years, only minor structural changes have been made to the functional pearl which, among other things, houses the Bakkekroen.

Last outpost. The traffic basis has subsequently only risen and risen. The Smestad junction has changed form from being a small local shopping center to a huge traffic light. Ullerchauseen was laid in a "pipe" over two levels under the crossing in 1983. Traffic is still increasing, but the Bakkekroen still marks the last outpost before the services at Frognerseteren or Røa.
This great functional gem is proposed to be regulated for conservation. Only minor structural changes have been made to the exteriors, and most can easily be restored. Sometime in the future, Smestadkrysset will perhaps be resurrected as a village road crossing. The Bakkekroen is worthy of conservation and has high cultural-historical and architectural value. Therefore, any future intersection improvements will have to relate to the building's location.

"Smestad's "cloud station" and signal building up through the years"

Journal

"bakkekroen-bygget"

1964 – Harriet Backer Exhibition

Facsimile

Newspaper

1965 – Kunst i Betong Exhibition

1974-1980 – Economical Ruin

A couple of months before the occupation (03.02.1940)

Aas & Wahls gårdsalg er i strid med loven

Ad for Norges Markedshøgskole

Ad for Norges Markedshøgskole in A-Magasinet

“New buildings rapidly rising in Vika”

The article describes new and modern office buildings in Vika, including Haakon VIIs gate 6 and Hemsengården, also designed by Blakstad and Munthe-Kaas.

Aftenposten 02.06.1959

Aftenposten 05.11.1991

Aftenposten 14.07.1962

Aftenposten 17.08.1973 – Renovation by Blakstad and Munthe-Kaas

Aftenposten 20.03.1975

Aftenposten 20.08.1945

Aftenposten 21.09.1945

Aftenposten 23.09.1992

Aftenposten 24.02.1931 - Lions

Aftenposten 24.06.1968

“Preparing for new multistory buildings in Vika”

The text mentions the former address of Haakon VIIs gate 6: Klingenberggata 9, 11, and 12. The area’s character was rapidly changing with modern office buildings and a 35-meters wide street.

Aftenposten 29.08.1958

Downloads include translation of relevant article to Norwegian by a student and from that to English by ChatGPT.com.

Aftenposten December 14th 1892

Aftenposten review

Aftenposten, tirsdag 28. januar 1936

Aftenposten: Gruff i tårnet

Brand i verksted i Øvre Vollgate 

Craftex advertisement

Decorator advertisement Norsk Sprængstoffindustri

Den tradisjonsrike gård i Øvre Vollgate som er revet for Aas & Wahles nybygg

En grei og pålitelig dame

Norge rundt : Aftenpostens turist- og reisehåndbok

Illustration

Drawing

Norge rundt : Aftenpostens turist- og reisehåndbok 1957

Nybygg ved Majorstua

Nytt storbygg i Øvre Vollgate

Postmuseet får nye Lokaler

Proklama

Stor, central byggetomt, ifølge matrikelen 992 kvm., Øvre Vollgate 13

Så smiler fru Fortuna!

Til leie Forretningslokale Oslo

Unbuilt proposal in Observatorietgaten and Raadhusgaten

demolition of norol-petrolstation

the works at the smestad intersection are on track

Øvre Vollgate 13

Øvre Vollgt. 13-Oslo Sentrum

Aftenposten