Stavanger kommune

as a lido by the townspeople after several inhabited small
islands were connected together in the 19th century and the
seawater lake Badedammen was established. At about the
same time, houses were built in the area in addition to the
wharf warehouses which already existed.
During the course of the next century, landfills were carried
out in the area, particularly in Banevigå in the west, and
many of the warehouses were replaced by larger industrial
buildings.
When the bridge to the islands was constructed in 1978, one
of its columns was located in Badedammen. Ten years later
a development plan for the Badedammen area was approved.
The plan allowed development of both private housing and
commercial buildings. Canals were to be dug into Badedammen
to recreate the impression of an area of several small islands.
However, development of the area came to a standstill
due to economic stagnation.
Only a few years later economic conditions changed. From
the mid 1990s, new buildings have been constructed along
almost the entire seafront. On the whole, these have been
planned individually and have followed the development
plan of 1988 to a limited extent only.
The Badedammen park is located at the south-easternmost
end of the Blue Promenade and is now being upgraded.
Badedammen with city bridge