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<blockquote data-quote="panos_adgr" data-source="post: 2810" data-attributes="member: 12"><p>The Fertilizer Plant of Drapetsona (name of area) was built next to the sea in 1910. Since then it was producing fertilizers and chemicals. In 1945 it changed ownership and continued working until 1999. It was an important factory because many locals were working there. The bad thing was that it was poluting heavily the air of the area. I remember many times, when I was a child a strange smell sometimes, depending on the wind direction.</p><p></p><p>In 1993 it change ownership and was an asset of the National Bank Of Greece in an attempt to adjust its bad economics. In 1999 as I said it shut down.</p><p>Since then it is abandoned. From 2018-2019 around the area of the factory was built the Park called 'Park of Labour' or Parko Ergatias (in Greek Πάρκο Εργατιάς) but the park is no owned and named Polichoros Lipasmaton Drapetsonas which means Multi Purpose Space of Fertilizers (from the plant) of Drapetsona (name of the area).</p><p></p><p>The factory from 1999 until 2018 when the park was built, was ravaged by gipsies who tore apart the interior metal structures to sell iron and take the money. Now it is in bad shape and in 2019 a strong earthquake damaged it more.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%84%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BF_%CE%9B%CE%B9%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%94%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%84%CF%83%CF%8E%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%82" target="_blank">Link and translate to English</a></p><p></p><p>It stand as a monument of Labor of west Suburbans of Athens-Piraeus. The area I live is a place where working class lives. The past years there were many factories in the area flourishing.</p><p>Some of the were</p><p>AGET IRAKLIS Cement factory it still exists and serves as warehouse with no production. (Air pollution and ground)</p><p>Fertilizer Plant abandoned (air pollution and ground)</p><p>Public Company of Electricity still active only when needed. Produces Power by burning fossil fuel (Air Pollution and Ground)</p><p>Facilities of storing waste and fuel (still active with residents fighting and protesting very often) air pollution.</p><p></p><p>The good thing is that pollution is highly reduced nowadays and the city is upgraded a lot by great efforts of the local public administration. We have the park which is grown every year around these old facilities upgrading the life quality.</p><p></p><p>And one final thing. In front of the Park on the sea took place one of the most legendary Naval Battles in history. The Naval Battle of Salamina where Greeks with significant less ships won the Persian fleet. King Xerxes was sitting on a local mountain watching the Naval Battle and his fleet being destroyed. (480 B.C.)</p><p></p><p>Also near the abandoned factory is the Tomb of Themistokles.</p><p>Themistocles, (born c. 524 bce—died c. 460), Athenian politician and naval strategist who was the <strong>creator of Athenian sea power and the chief saviour of Greece from subjection to the Persian empire at the Battle of Salamis in 480 bce</strong>.</p><p></p><p>I thing I overdid it.😂</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="panos_adgr, post: 2810, member: 12"] The Fertilizer Plant of Drapetsona (name of area) was built next to the sea in 1910. Since then it was producing fertilizers and chemicals. In 1945 it changed ownership and continued working until 1999. It was an important factory because many locals were working there. The bad thing was that it was poluting heavily the air of the area. I remember many times, when I was a child a strange smell sometimes, depending on the wind direction. In 1993 it change ownership and was an asset of the National Bank Of Greece in an attempt to adjust its bad economics. In 1999 as I said it shut down. Since then it is abandoned. From 2018-2019 around the area of the factory was built the Park called 'Park of Labour' or Parko Ergatias (in Greek Πάρκο Εργατιάς) but the park is no owned and named Polichoros Lipasmaton Drapetsonas which means Multi Purpose Space of Fertilizers (from the plant) of Drapetsona (name of the area). The factory from 1999 until 2018 when the park was built, was ravaged by gipsies who tore apart the interior metal structures to sell iron and take the money. Now it is in bad shape and in 2019 a strong earthquake damaged it more. [URL='https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%95%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%84%CE%AC%CF%83%CE%B9%CE%BF_%CE%9B%CE%B9%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%AC%CF%84%CF%89%CE%BD_%CE%94%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%84%CF%83%CF%8E%CE%BD%CE%B1%CF%82']Link and translate to English[/URL] It stand as a monument of Labor of west Suburbans of Athens-Piraeus. The area I live is a place where working class lives. The past years there were many factories in the area flourishing. Some of the were AGET IRAKLIS Cement factory it still exists and serves as warehouse with no production. (Air pollution and ground) Fertilizer Plant abandoned (air pollution and ground) Public Company of Electricity still active only when needed. Produces Power by burning fossil fuel (Air Pollution and Ground) Facilities of storing waste and fuel (still active with residents fighting and protesting very often) air pollution. The good thing is that pollution is highly reduced nowadays and the city is upgraded a lot by great efforts of the local public administration. We have the park which is grown every year around these old facilities upgrading the life quality. And one final thing. In front of the Park on the sea took place one of the most legendary Naval Battles in history. The Naval Battle of Salamina where Greeks with significant less ships won the Persian fleet. King Xerxes was sitting on a local mountain watching the Naval Battle and his fleet being destroyed. (480 B.C.) Also near the abandoned factory is the Tomb of Themistokles. Themistocles, (born c. 524 bce—died c. 460), Athenian politician and naval strategist who was the [B]creator of Athenian sea power and the chief saviour of Greece from subjection to the Persian empire at the Battle of Salamis in 480 bce[/B]. I thing I overdid it.😂 [/QUOTE]
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