\u00a0Metsolan rakennutti 1880-luvulla tehtailija Arthur Sommer.\u00a0<\/strong>J\u00e4ljell\u00e4 on Huviloista on j\u00e4ljell\u00e4 en\u00e4\u00e4 pieni\u00e4 j\u00e4\u00e4nteit\u00e4, kuten lipputangon jalka, suihkul\u00e4hteen perustus, pitkien laitureiden kivipohjia jotka n\u00e4kyv\u00e4t matalan veden aikaan. Mets\u00e4n siimeksest\u00e4 voi l\u00f6yt\u00e4\u00e4 huviloiden piha-alueille istutettuja puita ja puutarhoista karanneita kasveja kuten sinikukkaisen akilleijan. Mielikuvitukseni siivin voin n\u00e4hd\u00e4 rannassa kaarnapurtta uittavat lapset, aurinkovarjon alla j\u00e4\u00e4teet\u00e4 nauttivat hienostorouvat ja h\u00f6yrypurrella liikeasioilta palaavat teollisuuspamput, kauppiaat ja apteekkarit. On surullista ajatella ett\u00e4 palanen kaupungin historiaa on i\u00e4ksi menetetty. Huvilarannikosta voi lukea lis\u00e4\u00e4\u00a0t\u00e4\u00e4lt\u00e4<\/a>. Huvilarannikosta on kirjoitettu my\u00f6s kirja jota voi ostaa H\u00e4rm\u00e4l\u00e4-seurasta<\/a>.<\/p>\n HUOM!<\/strong> <\/span>Koska n\u00e4it\u00e4 rakennuksia ei en\u00e4\u00e4 ole olemassa, enk\u00e4 n\u00e4in ollen voi k\u00e4ytt\u00e4\u00e4 jutun kuvituksena omia valokuviani, olen poikkeuksellisesti lainannut postauksen kuvat Tampereen kaupungin Huvilarannikko-esitteest\u00e4. N\u00e4in ollen omia valokuviani koskeva Creative Commons-k\u00e4ytt\u00f6oikeuslisenssi ei koske t\u00e4m\u00e4n jutun kuvia. Alkuper\u00e4iset kuvat l\u00f6ytyv\u00e4t H\u00e4rm\u00e4l\u00e4n Huvilarannikko-esitteest\u00e4<\/a>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n History has always been interesting to me. Already in school I mean. Even though I always said my favourite in school was drawing, I secretly also liked history. Even though it was quite hard, you had to learn imporant dates and years and know the Finnish presidents by heart. Nowadays I’m more interested in local history, personal history and item history, than general history. At the same time when history is exciting, it’s also quite sad. When you have respect for old stuff and have vintage as a hobby, you also become a little mad because people have the constant need to destroy even the stuff that would be worth saving.<\/p>\n Because my readers seem to be interested in stories, I will tell you a true story from my hometown Tampere. Geocaching got me familiar with story of villa coast of Tampere, which does not exist anymore. In H\u00e4rm\u00e4l\u00e4 and Rantaperki\u00f6 areas, quite near to the town center, was this row of summer villa’s, at the end of 1800’s and early 1900’s. These villa’s were built by the local jetset. Land belonged to Hatanp\u00e4\u00e4 Mansion, which was renting the land to these rich families. At that time, H\u00e4rm\u00e4l\u00e4 was considered the countryside, even though it was only couple kilometers from the town center. So basically the rich families had their summer villa’s at countryside. They moved there in the beginning for June. Roads were bad so men travelled to town on steamboat that picked them up from their own piers, and returned them in the afternoon. Piers might have been even 100 meters long because the lake shore was rather shallow. At the end of the pier might have been little bathing hut, which was meant for changing clothes. Families moved back to town in the Autumn.<\/p>\n These villa’s belonged to such important men like Magistrate G.V. Cajanus, Counselor of industry K. Hiekka and Counselor of commerce R. Haarla (all very important people in the history of our town)<\/strong><\/span>. Lepola, one of the villa’s was not on rental land, it belonged to the Mansion owners sister Agnes and her husband senator Wuorenheimo. All of the villa owners were important people and were socializing with the celebrities of the time. This meant that there was celebrities like actress Ida Aalberg<\/a>, visiting the villa’s from time to time. Some of the villa’s changed owners in time. Big setback was already in 1913 when the Hatanp\u00e4\u00e4 Mansion ended up in financial issues due some bad loan guarantees and the owner Fedi Idman was forced to sell the mansion to the Town of Tampere. Rental agreements of the villa owners also changed hands on that deal. Town was trying to end the rental agreements as soon as possible and partially succeeded. Town bought Lepola in 1923. Two other villa’s were expropriated in 1932 and were torn down and replaced with State airplane factory. Town finally managed to get last villa’s in the 40’s. After that there has been schools, children’s home, children’s healthcare facilities and rental homes. Town allowed the buildings to deteriorate and they were mostly torn down in 50’s or 60’s. Except the one, built by Counselor Hiekka, which was torn down in the 80’s after it was destroyed by fire. Nowadays there is only one of these villa’s left, Lepola, which works as a daycare.<\/p>\n Remnants of these villa’s are mainly very small, like the base of the flag pole, base of the fountain, base stones of long piers (which can be seen during low waterlevel)<\/strong><\/span>. Inside the forest you can find threes that used to belong to the villa’s or flowers that have escaped form their gardens, like blue aquilegia. I can imagine the kids on the beach, floating their little sail boats, ladies sitting under the parasols sipping icetea and husbands returning from their business with the steam boat. It is sad to think that fabulous piece of town history is lost forever.<\/p>\n NOTICE!<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Because these buildings don’t excist anymore, I could not use my own photos for this post. Pictures are borrowed from the Villa coast-leaflet by the City of Tampere. Creative Commons-licence which applies to my own photos, does not apply to these photos! Original photos are in the H\u00e4rm\u00e4l\u00e4 Villa Coast-leaflet<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Kultasepp\u00e4 Kustaa Hiekan rakennuttama Kuusela tuhoutui tulipalossa 80-luvulla.<\/strong><\/span>![\"huvilarannikko1\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evildressmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/huvilarannikko1.jpg?resize=622%2C454\")
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\nrakennusta ymp\u00e4r\u00f6ineen aidan betonisia pylv\u00e4it\u00e4.\u00a0<\/strong>Kuva: Vapriikin kuva-arkisto \/
\n<\/strong><\/span>Metsola was built by factory owner Arthur Sommer in the 1880’s.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/em>Some concrete
\npoles of the fence surrounding the house are only\u00a0things left.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/em>Photo: Vapriikki Photo archive<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n![\"inenglish\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evildressmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/inenglish.gif?resize=214%2C100\")
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\nEnqvistin huvilan rakennutti J.V. Blom, mutta sen my\u00f6hempi omistaja oli Matti Enqvist.<\/strong><\/span>
\nHuvilan pitk\u00e4 laituri oli purkukunnossa 50-luvulla, huvilasta on j\u00e4ljell\u00e4 sementist\u00e4
\nvalettu\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>vesis\u00e4ili\u00f6 josta johdetiin vesi p\u00e4\u00e4rakennukseen, kasvihuoneelle ja
\nsuihkukaivoon.\u00a0Kuva: Uolevi Itkonen \/<\/strong><\/span>
\nEnqvist Villa was built by J.V. Blom, but it’s known by the name of later owner
\nMatti Enqvist.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/em>Long pier was quite sad look and waiting to be demolished in 50’s.
\nOnly thing left\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/em>of the villa is now cement water basin, where the main building,
\ngreen house and\u00a0fountain\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>got their water from.
\nPhoto: Uolevi Itkonen<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n![\"huvilarannikko3\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.evildressmaker.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/huvilarannikko3.jpg?resize=619%2C330\")
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\nSen tilalle rakennettiin Kuuselan palvelukoti.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Kuva: Helvi Karimaa \/<\/strong><\/span>
\nGoldsmith and Councelor of industry, Kustaa Hiekka built Kuusela. It was destroyed<\/strong><\/span><\/em>
\nby fire in the 1980’s. Kuusela service & retirement home was later build
\non the same spot.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/em>Photo: Helvi Karimaa<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
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