Modern, Timișoara Explained

45.7664°N 21.2592°WModern is a district in eastern Timișoara.^[1] It was built between 1970–1990.^[2] The name comes from the former Filt shoe factory, renamed Modern after nationalization.^[3] The company ceased its activity after 1990, and the factory was demolished for the construction of a third mall in Timișoara – Timișoara Plaza;^[4] the Israeli group Plaza Centers eventually gave up on the project.^[5]

Transport

Public transport is provided by bus lines E4, E4B, M27, M30 and M35, tram line 1 and 2 and trolleybus line 11 and M11.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hotărârea 195/16.09.2003 privind constituirea Consiliilor Consultative de Cartier . Timișoara HCL.
2. Web site: Fiecare cartier cu povestea numelui său, la Timișoara! Al tău știi de unde se trage? . Opinia Timișoarei . 4 March 2017.
3. Web site: Povestea fabricilor emblematice pentru economia bănățeană, în imagini de colecție: Guban, Elba, Dura, Filt, Fabrica de zahăr . pressalert.ro . Păun . Liana . 30 November 2014.
4. Web site: Evreii care construiesc mall-ul din zona Modern din Timișoara au semnat un precontract cu Auchan, pentru hypermarketul ancoră . Adevărul . Both . Ștefan . 17 August 2016.
5. Web site: Israelienii de la Plaza Centers renunță la proiectul mallului Timișoara Plaza și au scos terenul la vânzare . Ziarul Financiar . Alecu . Bogdan . 12 July 2017.