Engineer:
The workers' housing at Jæra was the first regulated area to be built in accordance with the town plan from 1916. Subsequently, three engineer's villas at Hylla were also completed.
 
 
 
Worker:
Must be nice sitting there in peace and quiet, while the workers had to deal with other people's habits and unhabits, not to mention that all of us had to share the same toilet!
 
 
 
With that being said, we did have good times between us. And then it was a bit funny with the location of those engineering villas
 
 
Engineer:
What do you mean?
 
 
 
Worker:
 
Well, you know, the road goes straight above the houses. Right?
 
 
Engineer:
 
Yes, what about it?
 
 
 
Worker:
 
It means that every day when I go to work I can look down on the whole engineering batch.
 
 
 
Engineer:
 
Excuse me!?
 
 
 
Worker:
 
I think it's only fair that I get to sneak in 5 minutes here and there, since you look down on us workers for the remaining dozens of minutes a day.
 
 
 
Engineer:
 
Are you quite finished?
 
 
 
Worker:
 
Yes, yes, by all means.
 
 
 
Engineer:
 
The other buildings further down in Glomen were only meant to be temporary and were to be removed according to the plan to make room for a church, hospital and hotel. But when the zinc factory went bankrupted in the early 1920s, the entire town plan was put on hold.
 
 
 
Worker:
With no Church we had to creative. For communion and prayer we had to use the steam kitchen which was located in Øvre gate 5. Today, this building is also gone. Indeed here nothing is sacred….
 
 
 
Engineer:
Should you not mention that a proper church was built instead!?
 
 
 
Worker:
 
Of course, but that would be in another post.
 
 
 
Engineer:
 
So you are allowed to refer to other texts, but when I do the same all hell breaks loss? 
 
 
Worker:
 
Yeah isn’t it annoying when there are different rules for people...
 
 
 
Engineer:
 
When Hydro established itself in Glomfjord in 1947, the original town plans were retrieved. The company believed that the plan could be realized in its entirety without any problems, but chose, for financial reasons, to place the building at Haugvikmyra adjacent to the factory site.
 
 
 
In modern times, the buildings have been completely renovated and parks have been developed. Jæra is today home for many families with children and the place is known for its pleasant living environment.

Subject text: Helge Seim

Screenplay: Helge Seim and Jan Ivar Bårtvedt

Voices: Jan Ivar Bårtvedt og Mathias Asplund Nyhagen

Editing: Helge seim

Music and Soundeffect: freesound.org

Source:

• Fagerland, T. E. (1998) – Industristedet Glomfjord: Fra veidemark til kraftsamfunn