At 9 pm on 11 September 1883, Vincent van Gogh finally arrived at Hoogeveen station, having completed the seven-hour journey from The Hague.
One of the first people he met here must have been Albert Hartsuiker, a railway official and who lived on Hoogeveen’s Pesserstraat. In those days, it was quite common for people to often work multiple jobs to make ends meet. Albert and his wife also had lodgings on Pesserstraat, which is where Vincent stayed while he lived in Hoogeveen.
TIP: As you …
At 9 pm on 11 September 1883, Vincent van Gogh finally arrived at Hoogeveen station, having completed the seven-hour journey from The Hague.
One of the first people he met here must have been Albert Hartsuiker, a railway official and who lived on Hoogeveen’s Pesserstraat. In those days, it was quite common for people to often work multiple jobs to make ends meet. Albert and his wife also had lodgings on Pesserstraat, which is where Vincent stayed while he lived in Hoogeveen.
TIP: As you cycle down Hoogeveen’s Hoofdstraat, you will come across De Tamboer theatre. Across the street from De Tamboer, there is a Van Gogh mural.
