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9) Jablonec n.N. - Ann‘s Square with the St. Ann‘s Church, no date
Today‘s appearance of the church comes from the 1680s, the spire was added in 1706. There had been a cemetery by the church (in the location of todays little park on Anenské Square) up until 1809 which was then taken over to Horní Square (to the location of todays open-air movie theater).
10) Jablonec n.N. - Anenská (Ann‘s) Square with the Stará Kovárna, 1920s
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Below the original parish house, built opposite the Ann‘s Church after 1737, an old wooden one-storeyed cottage called Stará Kovárna used to be in the place of todays Merkur hotel.
11) Jablonec n.N. - Anenské Square with the original Merkur, 1933
At the beginning of 1930s the building of the old Merkur was built in the place of the Stará Kovárna. The four-storey building, in which the District Saving Bank was established (also a restaurant and a coffee-house were there), was torn down in 1987 and the present Merkur hotel was built there.
12) Jablonec n.N. - Soukenná Ulice (Drapery Street) with the sick house, no date
Also a hospital used to be part of the clerical district besides the church and cemetery, a parish house and school. The one of Jablonec used to be to the right of the St. Ann‘s Church, at the corner of todays Soukenná and Anenská streets. Currently only an empty site has remained.
13) Jablonec n.N. - Kostelní Ulice (Church Street ) with the Zlatý Lev hotel, the beginning of 20th century
The building which is one of the oldest ones in the town was not originally a hotel. At the beginning of 19th century Jablonec‘s J.P., Jaksch, had a store there; later there was a better store with exotic fruit and dainties. Not before 1880s the Zlatý Lev hotel also appeared in the list of Jablonec s lodging capacity.
14) Jablonec n.N. - Komenského Náměstí (Comenius Square) with the Koruna hotel (view into Komenského Street), 1939
The two-storey building with attics used to be located on the grounds in front of the Jablon supermarket in the place of the inn mentioned as early as at the beginning of 19th century. The Koruna hotel with a cafe and a wine bar used to be among the better drinking establishments. The building fell into disrepair after the war and it was disqualified from the hotel network in 1948. An apprentice home was to have been set up in it but the negotiations dragged on for so long the building could not be saved any longer and thus Jablonec got another square.
15) Jablonec n.N. - Komenského Street (view from Komenského Square), no date
This street used to always be the main trading street of the town, that is why it was originally called Hlavní (Main). During WWII it bore the name SA Strasse, after the war Stalinova (Stalin s) Street and today it is Komenského Street. In the building on the right (current Československá Obchodní Bankas seat) there used to be a store with footwear and a millinery. Just next an old wooden pub, U Jelena (At Stag), used be located up until 1950s.
16) Jablonec n.N. - Komenského Street, the turn from 19th to 20th centuries
As the town was developing at the turn of the century, the appearance of the streets was changing fast, especially in the center. In this one-storeyed house at the end of Komenského Street (opposite today s delicatessen, Jizera), besides other things, a bookseller, the printer and publisher of Jablonec s newspaper, Emil Böhme, dwelled in this house. The house was built in 1875 and it also receded to the new development soon.
17) Jablonec n.N. - Lidická Ulice (Lidice Street) view from Dolní Square, after 1901
In 1901 a fin-de-si cle spiral building was built, at the site left after the torn-down corner house, which has given a beautiful look to the corner of Komenského Street and Mírové Square.
18) Jablonec n.N. - central and eastern parts of Mírové Square, between 1900 and 1931
A former school yard became the first Jablonec square in 1808. Fairs were organized there for half a century; they were moved to the newly created Dolní Square and this space became the center of Jablonec s social life.
Also Mírové Square had different names over the years - first Starý Trh (Old Market ), then A. Hitler s Square, after that Dr. Benes s Square, later Stalingrad Square, and now Mírové Square.
19) Jablonec n.N. the northern part of Mírové Square, after 1904
Jablonec was the seat of District Court since 1850. They were settled in the building of the north corner of the square rebuilt into today s appearance in 1904. A new town-hall was built in the space in front of the District Court. The fountain that had been in the middle of the square since 1870 also disappeared, just its ornament, the Statue of Industry, was moved to the park at Palackého Street. The line of houses on the right were removed to make way to the modification of the close thoroughfare later.
20) Jablonec n.N. - the western and southern parts of Mírové Square, between 1901 and 1931
In the place of the delicatessen, Jizera, a two-storey house was located since 1814; after the fire in 1908 a fin-de-si cle coffee house, Café Habsburg (later Metzler, even later Jizera) was built there.
An old brick-yard used to be located just opposite. Later two houses were made there; K. Weiss s hardware store used to be in the corner one and an inn, At Karlovy Vary, was opened in the left-hand-side one in 1825, later the Erlebach hotel, even later the Corso hotel.
21) Jablonec n.N. - Lidická Street (view from Mírové Square), no date
The view of the old town-hall from 1867 to 1869. Local authorities were located in the town-hall, from 1872 to 1894 also the chief post office, later also the district authority office. After the new town-hall had been built, the German municipal library was moved into the old one. Today the old town-hall is the location of the Municipal Library; it has not changed at all except for modifications to the first-floor windows and doors.
22) Jablonec n.N. - Dolní Square, no date
The second square of Jablonec was established at the beginning of 1860s. The Czech Public Library of Alois Jirásek was established in the building next to the old town-hall after Czechoslovakia was founded.
23) Jablonec n.N. - Dolní Square with Kamenná (Stone) and Lipanská (Lipany) streets, no date
Like the other public spaces Dolní Square could not escape frequent changes of its name - originally Nový Trh (New Market) it was called Náměstí Císaře Viléma (Square of William the Emperor) during the WWI, then Nový Trh again, Masarykovo (Masaryk s) Square from 1934, and Kondrad Henlein s Square from 1939. It was Masarykovo Square after the war again, then Švermovo (Šverma s), now Dolní.
24) Jablonec n.N. - the Jewish Synagogue in Jiráskova Street, between 1892 and 1938
Jablonec s synagogue was built at the site near today s Museum of Glass and Artificial Jewelry in 1892. The building was built in Moorish style with two large domes and was burnt down by the Nazis on the so-called Crystal Night of November 1938.
25) Jablonec n.N. - the Lutheran Church in Podhorská Street, between 1861 and 1892
After the Letter of Tolerance was issued in 1781 (legalization of non-Catholic churches) Jablonec s Lutheran community was established at the beginning of 19th century. They built themselves their own wooden church in 1833 which had to remain without a spire until 1861 (granting of equal rights to non-Catholics). A wooden spire could be added then, but it succumbed to deterioration quickly and the church had to be rebuilt completely in 1892.
26) Jablonec n.N. - the bus station with highrises, break from 19th to 20th centuries
No development took place to the right of Podhorská Street because of the steep hill for a long time. Only at the turn of the century were buildings erected, they have four underground floors below Podhorská Street, yet they are aboveground houses with their floors in the direction from the bus station. That is why they look like highrises in this view. The buildings were added gradually; you can still see the original stairs between Podhorská and Luční (Meadow) streets in this snapshot.
27) Jablonec n.N. - Dr. K. Farský s Square, between 1914 and 1918
A square was gradually formed by the Lutheran church, originally Goethe s, which was renamed to Bismark s during both of the world wars. After 1945, however, it got its current name. In the photo the corner of the square with the view of the then called Humbold s, today s Jungamnnova (Jungmann s), Street.
28) Jablonec n.N. - Lutheran church with Podhorská street, after 1912
Jablonec's Lutheran church was rebuilt into it's todays neogothic appearance in 1892. This happened thanks to donations from the local banks, industrialists, and even the Emperor.
29) Jablonec n. N. - corner of Podhorská and Smetanova (Smetana s) streets, after 1900
The entire street of Podhorská was connected by part of Jablonec s electric tram line Brandl - downtown - Jablonecké Paseky.
30) Jablonec n.N. - Podhorská Street, after 1900
The most flat part of Podhorská Street used to be Jablonec s analogy to the City of London, the financial quarter - the export houses of the most important of Jablonec s exporters (e.g. Klaar, Haasis, and the like) were concentrated there.
31) Jablonec n.N. - Podhorská Street, no date
During 1926 to 1927 the residence of a significant self-governing institution - the district authority - was built; on the right the building, which is the Children s House called Vikýř (Dormer) today.
32) Jablonec n.N. - Skalka (Rockery) Street, no date

The Skalka house, rising above Jablonec s Children s Traffic Learning Area, has been a typical representative of local architecture and a dominant of Podskalí till now.
33) Jablonec n.N. - the park at the corner of 5. Května (5th May) and Perlová (Pearl) streets, no date
    
34) Jablonec n.N. - crossroads of SNP (Slovak National Uprising), Růžová (Rose) and 5. Května streets, no date
The well-known Schwan hotel was an ornament of this part of the town. It entered the history of Jablonec in 1908 with a public-open presentation of the cinematograph, a predecessor of the movie camera.
35) Jablonec n.N. - the Old Catholic church, after 1902
Jablonec s Old Catholic church is an outstanding fin-de-si cle historic building. It was built by Emilian Herbig s Company, the plans were made by a local native, Architect Josef Zasche.
36) Jablonec n.N. - the Old Catholic church, after 1902
37. Jablonec n. N. - intersection of Podzimní and Vysoká streets, no date
Once romantic lanes are almost entirely built up with prefabricated apartments buildings nowadays.
38) Jablonec n.N. - reservoir (view from Jablonecké Paseky over the dam to Rýnovice and Mšeno n.N.), around 1930
Jablonec s dam was built as a part of the water works system on the Nisa tributaries (others were the reservoirs of Fojtka, Liberec, Mlýnice, Bedřichov) with the goal to prevent the regular inundations having been caused by the flooded Nisa. Behind the houses in the foreground the space is well visible where later the new swimming pool would be built. The photo, however, is especially valuable for its record of the original appearance of Mšeno.
39) Jablonec n.N. - reservoir (view from the western bank to the dam), after 1914
The permission to build the dam was obtained after 1904; the construction was started in 1906. The dam was finished in 1909. The reservoir is located at the altitude of 513 meters above sea level. Before WWI and shortly after even a motor boat cruised the reservoir, there were boat-houses built on the Mšeno bank. You can see well the housing of that time which preceded the Šumava housing estate.
40) Jablonec n.N. - reservoir (view from the park to the dam), no date
The dam is 425.5 meters long, 20 m high, at the crest 4.5 m wide, at the foundation the footing is 15 m wide. The reservoir can take 3 million cubic meters of water. There are two outlets in the dam and there is a top spillway (for emergency discharges). A 950-meter-long and 4-meter-high dam was built on the Mšeno bank of the reservoir to protect the housing in Mšeno.
41) Jablonec n.N. - 28. Října (28th October) Street, no date
Thyll, MAS, made construction plans for the zone between Liberecká and Větrná (Windy) streets in 1880. The whole zone, an area of 27 hectares, was, however, only developed later, at about the turn of the century.
42) Jablonec n.N. - 28. Října October Street (view from the hospital), no date
This part of Jablonec became a residential neighborhood full of presentable fin-de-si cle houses, except the factory of the brothers Jager - today s Preciosa.
43) Jablonec n.N. - corner of Korejská (Korean) and Opletalova (Opletal s) streets, no date
A view of the space where now the playground of the Youth Home is located.
44) Jablonec n.N. - town theater (view from Opletalova Street), September 21, 1907
On September 21, 1907, a number of citizens decorated their houses with banners as the glorious day of opening the town theater had come.
45) Jablonec n.N. - town theater (view from Liberecká Street), after 1907
The struggles for a theater building which Jablonec could call its own took a shape in 1894 when a theater club was established and collections for building the theater began. The position of the club, however, was not unambiguous. A strong opposition spoke against the idea being, afraid of burdening the town s budget. Finally, the club successfully realized its goal.
46) Jablonec n.N. - town theater (view from Poštovní Street), after 1907
The theater was built by Herbig, a builder, using plans by Vienna s architects Fellner and Hellemr in record time. The excavation of foundations commenced ceremonially on July 23, 1906, the foundation stone was laid on August 18, the same year and the building was approved on September 2, 1907.
47) Jablonec n.N. - post office, before 1894
Jablonec s postal service was not very developed yet at the beginning of 19th century: a letter-carrier would go to the post office in Hodkovice twice a week where the stage-coach stop on the route Prague - Berlin was. In 1920s there were already three letter collecting points in Jablonec; one of them was established in this particular house in Liberecká Street.
48) Jablonec n.N. - post office, between 1892 and 1894
The post office of Jablonec had been located in the town-hall on Dolní Square. Soon, however, an urgent demand for larger premises rose and that is why the idea to build a new post office building was conceived in 1890s.
49) Jablonec n.N. - post office, after 1894
The plans were made by Building Councilman, Friedrich Setz of Vienna, the construction was managed by a local architect, Thamerus, with his company. The foundation stone of the neo-Renaissance building was laid in July 1892 and in March 1894 the building started serving the public.
50) Jablonec n.N. - Poštovní (Post) Street with Komerční Banka, after 1913
A representative building of the state financial institute, the Austrian-Hungarian Bank (the building is a seat of Komerční Banka now), was built below the theater in 1913.
51) Jablonec n.N. - Poštovní Street with the polyclinic, after 1926
The insurance house building was built in 1926.
52) Jablonec n.N. - municipal baths, after 1910
The municipal baths were built at the end of 1910s just next to the municipal park.
53) Jablonec n.N. - corner of Sadová (Orchard) and U Balvanu (At Boulder) streets, no date
One of the export houses, Youth Home
54) Jablonec n.N. - Sokol Hall, after 1898
In 1894 the members of Jablonec s German Turneverein (similar to the Czech Sokol) decided to build a new gymnasium of their own. Their choice was a site near the municipal park which had been established not a long time before that. In April of 1897 a ceremonial launch of the excavation of the foundation took place. In July the foundation stone was laid and in October the building was under its roof already, however it took the entire next year to complete the interior.
55) Jablonec n.N. - Pražská (Prague) Street with a tram car, after 1900
At the end of 19th century the town council decided to resolve the traffic problems of Jablonec by building tram lines. In 1898 the work on the line began, in February 1900 the operation on the route Rychnov - Jablonec downtown (Mírové Square) was commenced.
56) Jablonec n.N. - railroad station (view from Nádražní Street), beginning of 20th century

In 1882 an association was set up, consisting of local industrialists and prominent persons who, even without the state support, tried to build the railroad line Liberec - Tanvald. The efforts were topped off with success on November 26, 1888, when the public operation of the section Liberec - Jablonec was started. The custom house used to be located in a little house to the left of the station building.
57) Jablonec n.N. - the railroad station area (view in direction to Žižkův Vrch - Žižka s Hill), beginning of 20th century

After five years of operation of the line Liberec - Jablonec, Jablonec s railroad station building had to be enlarged in 1893 as the business had been expanding all the time (for example in 1892 300,000 passengers and over 100,000 metric tons of goods were transported between both towns). In 1894 the line between Jablonec and Tanvald was opened where it joined the line Tanvald - Železný Brod (operation started in 1875).
58) Jablonec n.N. - Brandl, no date

The originally uninhabited romantic valley began to change at the beginning of 19th century. In 1811 the Malá Skála s lordship had a drapery workshop set up at Brandl, powered by water. In 1840s one of the sections of the Krkonošská (Giant Mountains ) Road was built through here. More factories were added, later on a considerable part of local-authority services were put here, most importantly the municipal gas works and electric power plant.
59) Jablonec n.N. - shooting range, after 1871

The oldest Jablonec club was the c.k. (king and emperor s) Privileged Sharp-shooters Club which took root in the Shooters Fraternity mentioned already in 1761. In 1836 the sharp-shooters were allowed to use their own banner and music band. In 1869 the sharp-shooters purchased a piece of land in the suburbs and built a shooting range during 1870 to 1871 - the new home of their club.
60) Jablonec n.N. - brewery in Vrkoslavice, no date

Jablonec s brewery was already established by the Malá Skála lordship in 1833
61) Jablonec n.N. - maternity hospital, after 1929

The building of the former district poor hospital was opened in 1929.
62) Jablonec n.N. - the Czech National House in Revoluční (Revolution) Street, after 1909

In 1909 the Czech National House was opened in Jablonec with great glory. Today the Tesla company has its plant in the building.
63) Jablonec n.N. - crossroads U Zeleného Stromu, no date

In the place where there are only a lawn and the town s coat of arms today a robust apple-tree was said to grow. As far as the legend goes, under this tree Carmen, wandering through the region, used to like to have a rest. Later people settled in the location permanently and gave their settlement the name after the tree (apple-tree = jabloň). So much for the legend. During historically better-documented times the inn U Zeleného Stromu used to be located here (in the photograph). The building, which was obviously one of the oldest ones in the town, has been unfortunately lost to time.
64) Jablonec n.N. - Lidická Street, no date

With a view of the lower part of Lidická Street we have approached the historic center of the town again where our tour began. Let s take a break in our walk-around through all those streets and let s have a look at Jablonec s schools - they quickly grew at the same time.
65) Jablonec n.N. - building of school on Mírové Square, after 1827

The oldest school was the parish house school in Soukenná Street. A school yard designed for teachers living extended next to the school - it was later used as a space for building all three of Jablonec s main squares. The school was not sufficiently large so a new school (now an insurance house) was built on today s Mírové Square in 1827. This building did not match the town s growth either and the school was moved soon again.
66) Jablonec n.N. - school called „yellow (Protifašistických Bojovníků - of Antifascist Fighters - Street), after 1871

To ease the overcrowding problem at the school on the main square, during 1870 to 1871 a new school was built, designed for elementary and council schools for boys, called the Yellow School. Today the entire building has been long demolished.
67) Jablonec n.N. - school called "green" (Komenského Street), after 1884

This ornamental building, built during 1883 to 1884, and made for elementary and council schools for girls soon got the nickname Green School. It was also demolished. As very few know the original name of Protifašistických Bojovníků Street - Školní (School) Street, nobody looks for the place where two stately school buildings used to be located, at both of the homely parking lots near the Jablon supermarket.
68) Jablonec n.N. - school in Sokolí (Hawk) Street, after 1894

At the end of 19th century the schools downtown were not sufficient for the increasing number of children. That is why another school was built in Sokolí Street in 1894. The building, which had two floors, was quickly overloaded, too, so another floor was soon built. In 1905 also a council school was added to the local elementary school. The new illuminated spire of the Lutheran church is quite visible in the background on the left.
69) Jablonec n.N. - school in Pivovarská (Brewery) Street, after 1905

In 1905 another of Jablonec s elementary schools was built in Pivovarská Street. In 1919 a high school for girls was added to it, which was, during the next years, developed from the form of a lyceum to a girl s reformatory real grammar school.
70) Jablonec n.N. - school at the Šumava, after 1914

The building of the elementary school in Šumava was built shortly before WWI. During the years 1919 to 1938 German girl s elementary and council schools were moved here from 5. Května Street, where a Czech elementary and council school worked during the whole period of the First Republic.
71) Jablonec n.N. - Czech school at the corner of A. Chvojky and Kamenná streets, after 1910

Since 1889 a Czech private school existed in Jablonec as a bequest of Chvojka, the file-maker. During 1909 to 1910 Chvojka s former house was torn down and a new school building built. After 1918 a Czech two-grade business school and a Czech business academy (which still uses the building today) were located here; a Czech elementary school supplemented with a council school moved to the school in 5. Května Street.
72) Jablonec n.N. - school in 5. Května Street, after 1905

In 1905 education began in a new German girl s elementary and council school in 5. Května Street. After 1918 a Czech mixed elementary and council school was set up in the building (in 1924 divided into boys and girls parts); the German school was moved into a school building in Šumava.
73) Jablonec n.N. - Lutheran school at the corner of Jungamannova and E. Florianové streets, after 1903

Since 1862 also a Lutheran school existed in Jablonec. During 1902 to 1903 a new building was built for it in E. Florianové Street (now the location of 1st Basic School).
74) Jablonec n.N. - high art-technical school of artificial jewelry, end of 19th century

In 1880 a technical school for painters, modellers and metal-workers continued the drawer s and modeller s school established in 1870. In the school year 1882/83 the school got a new building on Horní Square. In 1888 the building was extended and the school renamed to the C.K. Art-technical School. In 1901 a new wing was built and since 1926 the building has had three floors.
75) Jablonec n.N. - business academy on Horní Square, after 1900

In 1891 a German business school was created in Jablonec. In 1892 a building for its own use was built at the southern side of Horní Square. In 1899 the school was extended and transformed into a business academy. A little later the third floor was added to the school building. After 1945 the building was acquired by the Czech Business Academy which was located in Kamenná Street before the war. It operated in Turnov during the war.
76) Jablonec n.N. - grammar school in U Balvanu Street, no date

In 1898 a boy s grammar school was opened in the building of the former district hospital. During the years 1945 to 1949 a vocational school for female occupations operated in Jablonec; during 1951 to 1955 a pedagogical school for nursery teachers and from 1951 to 1966 a medical school (called an optic school); a sports grammar school was set up recently in Dr. Řanda s Street.
77) Jablonec n.N. - Catholic church on Horní Square, 1930

In 1930s the space of future Horní Square was just a plain by a cemetery which was located in the area of today s open-air movie theater. In 1892 undertaking was stopped at the cemetery (today s Jablonec s cemetery was opened). At that time St. Ann s Church was already too small for the expanding town and so in 1907 a collection to build a new church was begun.
78) Jablonec n.N. - Catholic church on Horní Square, turn of the years 1930 to 1931

The money gained in the collection was devalued by inflation after WWI. The collections, however, went on, even the Pope, Benedict XV, contributed himself, and so the Church of the Most Sacred Jesus s Heart could really be built on Horní Square by the Daunt company during 1930 to 1931. The plans were made by architect Josef Zasche.
79) Jablonec n.N. - Catholic church on Horní Square, after 1931

After the construction of the church had been finished, Horní Square underwent a thorough adaptation. A fountain by Liberec s sculptor, Metzner, with a statue of knight Rüdiger, a legendary character of German history, became the main ornament of the square. After the war the statue was removed from the fountain and the same fate as of the fountain in front of the city-hall in Liberec, which had been withdrawn, threatened the whole historic piece. Finally the fountain found its way to the town of Neugablonz where it still is.
80) Jablonec n.N. - new town-hall building on Mírové Square, spring 1931

The decision to build a new town-hall was connected with the effort to arrange the center of the town architecturally .In 1928 a competition was advertised on new town-hall building designs. To reduce the financial demands for the construction it was decided to use part of the space of the future town-hall for business: there were to be a movie theater and a restaurant in the basment and some stores on the first floor.
81) Jablonec n.N. - new town-hall construction on Mírové Square, August 5, 1931

No first prize was awarded in the competition s evaluation; a number of designs were used. The project was then developed by Prof Karel Winter, MAS. The original cause for the construction, e.i. completion of the square arrangement, took a back seat at the time of the economic crisis. A lot of town s citizens found their living on the town-hall construction as it had been arranged that exclusively local companies provided the construction.
82) Jablonec n.N. - new town-hall on Mírové Square, after 1933

On April 25, 1931, the construction jobs began; there was a two-shift working system. On October 26, 1932, a ceremonial opening of the movie theater took place, the restaurant with the coffee house were opened at the end of the year and a ceremonial session of the town council took place in the conference hall on March 10, 1933.
83) Smržovka - lookout tower on Černá Studnice (Black Well), after 1905

Jablonec had always been attractive with not only its unparalleled charm but especially for the beauty of its environs where the beauty of the hills and forests happily goes hand in hand with the work of human hands - reservoirs and lookout towers first of all. The inhabitants of Jablonec have especially always valued the lookout tower on Černá Studnice, on their „local hill , which is actually not in the land register of Jablonec but of which there was (and has been until now) a captivating view from the terrace at the western side of Horní Square.
84) Jablonec n.N. - Petřín lookout tower, after 1906

In 1906 another lookout tower was added at the southern outskirts of the town - part of the excursion lookout restaurant on Petřín.
85) Jablonec n.N. - lookout tower on Proseč Ridge, after 1932

The third lookout tower, significant for Jablonec, was opened on August 21, 1932, on the Proseč Ridge.
86) Jablonec n.N. - reservoir (view of Jablonex s building premises), after 1961

After 1945, the surroundings of Jablonec s reservoir went through perhaps the most extensive changes of all. A building complex for Jablonex, a foreign trade house dealing in Jablonec s glass and artificial jewelry for export, was built at the Mšeno bank in 1961. The photo also shows the looks of the housing in Mšeno, which has already vanished, including the onetime Naveta factory.
87) Jablonec n.N. - reservoir (view of the dam and the Bižutérie company building), after 1963

On the bank opposite to the Jablonex buildings production premises of a new plant of the Bižuterie company went up.
88) Jablonec n.N. - reservoir (view from the Šumava housing estate toward the Mšeno housing estate), 1987

Jablonec could not avoid building the Soviet-style prefabricated highrise apartment complexes. Besides the complexes at Rýnovická, in the vicinity of Na Vršku Street, at Žižkův Vrch, at Šumava and in Paseky, the most extensive changes took place in the housing of Mšeno where the prefabricated apartment buildings reached to the very bank of the reservoir. An indoor swimming pool was finished not far from the dam in the second half of 1980s.
89) Jablonec n.N. - Horní Square, 1950s

Horní Square, too, got some postwar modifications. The original ornament of Horní Square - the fountain with the statue of knight Rüdiger - was replaced by a statue of a Red Army soldier after the WWII. The statue paid for the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Warsaw Pact in 1968 when it was removed. It was replaced by a new statue of a Soviet soldier; this one was left on the square as late as 1995.
90) Jablonec n.N. - exhibition site (view of the area entrance), after 1965

Also the center of the town was being developed. An exhibition site was built in the space between K. Farského Square and Jiráskova Street in 1965 and still in the same year 1st International Exhibition of Artificial Jewelry was organized here.
91) Jablonec n.N. - corner of Komenského and Protifašistických Bojovníků streets, 1994

Erection of the Telecom building, refurbishment of the Yellow and Green schools and in 1983 finishing the construction of the Jablon supermarket completely changed the appearance of this part of the downtown during the last two decades.