Welcome to stop 10 of the Children's Tour, "The Fine Side."
Welcome to Åsgatan! If you go to the right, it will lead you to Stora Torget (the Main Square).
But first, let's take a look at this grand building.
It was originally a bank, then the Post Office and something called Telegrafen (the Telegraph) came there. People had to go there to make phone calls. They went to a lady sitting in a booth and said, for example, "I would like to call Greta Larsson in Borås, please." Then they had to wait for quite a while. After some time, a voice could be heard from a speaker: "Call for Greta Larsson, here you go!" Then they went into a small booth and lifted the receiver of the telephone on the wall. Only then could they talk to Greta.
"Oh, so complicated!"
Today, none of that remains, different companies now occupy the beautiful building. By the way - can you find any lions? How many lion heads do you see?
This city tour is funded by Tillväxtverket.
It was originally a bank, then the Post Office and something called Telegrafen (the Telegraph) came there. People had to go there to make phone calls. They went to a lady sitting in a booth and said, for example, "I would like to call Greta Larsson in Borås, please." Then they had to wait for quite a while. After some time, a voice could be heard from a speaker: "Call for Greta Larsson, here you go!" Then they went into a small booth and lifted the receiver of the telephone on the wall. Only then could they talk to Greta.
"Oh, so complicated!"
Today, none of that remains, different companies now occupy the beautiful building. By the way - can you find any lions? How many lion heads do you see?
This city tour is funded by Tillväxtverket.
