2011 KISPEST - Városkalauz

A kerület múltja és jelene � The District's past and present
desire to join a cheaper countryside life with the
advantages of the closeness of the capital city.
These people were mainly representatives of the
layers of poorer craftsmen, journeymen, officers,
railroaders.
� At the end of the 1880’s the leaders of the town,
especially those who had their properties in
Pestlôrinc, voted for making the town a part of
Budapest. However, the capital rejected their
proposal, thus the town was made to face both the
advantages and disadvantages of independence
in the forthcoming years.
� In 1895 the first local newspaper was published
and from 1896 it was possible to make outgoing
telephone calls from the town, too. At Templom
Square in 1897 the first multi-storey building
appeared which was followed by further ones
along the Üllôi road. By the start of the railway
Fodrász Múzeum
Barber Museum
Városház tér
Town Hall Square
transport (1885), and the tram lines (1900)
Kispest became more and more attractive. By
1900 altogether 2160 residential buildings had
been built here, and the number of inhabitants
amounted 15 756 persons. The majority of the
young town’s inhabitants was under 40 years.
A Kispesti Kaszinó épülete
Building of Kispest Casino
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