Is it finally the end of the line for Christiania? The Danish government seems closer than ever to shutting it down.
Like almost everyone in Christiana, the 31-year-old, who refused to give his name, said that the state was using the drugs issue as an excuse to grab one of the capital’s most valuable tracts of land. ‘They just want more luxury flats for the rich,’ he said. ‘I built my own house here. I have two young children who are third generation Christianites. I am not going to give all that up without a struggle.’
I wonder if it will still be around this spring, I was planning on visiting. Of course, I hope they can last longer than that.
Full Story: The Guardian: End is nigh for the commune that kept hippie dream alive.
January 6, 2004 at 7:00 am
Looks like Pusher Street has been voluntarily dismantled: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=518&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20040105/ap_on_re_eu/denmark_hippie_city