Photos: Jakub Hałun, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Ввласенко, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: Jakub Hałun, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Ввласенко, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Dietmar Rabich, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
A district that reinvented itself completely
Your local guide
Dominik Graf
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Highlights
- A factory hall turned into galleries
- Old cranes kept as landmarks
- A district that reinvented itself completely
- Zurich's industrial past, still visible
- The opposite of the postcard old town
About this tour
This session looks at a district that has completely reinvented itself. You see a former industrial hall now holding galleries and studios, and the old cranes and machine halls kept as landmarks after the factories closed. It stays within this one changed district throughout.
I explain what each site used to manufacture first, then point out how deliberately the district kept some machinery as a reminder of its past. Questions about the area's transformation are welcome throughout.
This suits anyone interested in how a city repurposes its industrial past rather than erasing it. It also suits anyone who wants a completely different side of Zurich from the old town.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Zurich before heading out.
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Former Factory Hall 21 min
You see a former industrial hall now holding galleries and design studios, and I explain what it manufactured before the whole district changed.
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Escher Wyss Area 21 min
Further along, I point out the old cranes and machine halls left standing as landmarks even after the factories inside them closed decades ago.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Zurich: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Cheese fondue and Zürich West, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Zurich time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Zurich, showing you Former Factory Hall and Escher Wyss Area live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet and the link comes with your booking. I live in a converted factory loft here myself, so I explain the district's changes from the inside.
Times shown in Zurich time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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