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Join us at the tram inauguration in 1910 and take a peek as the former county architect takes a nude bath in the old bathhouse. With gems from the archive, the story of how Karlskrona went from naval town to world heritage site is told.

In 1911, the people of Umeå dance on the dance floor by the church. In the 1960s, students move into the "City of Birches". Archive footage tells the story of how Umeå, a rapidly growing small town with a wood and engineering industry, is transformed into a university city.

Peek into Karlstad's fanciest department store in the 1940s or take a spin in the spinning carousel bar at the Grand Hotel in 1957. Through SVT's archives, we follow Karlstad's development after demolitions and new construction, from a wooden city to a stone city.

We visit Selma Lagerlöf's farm in Falun before it is demolished and meet the workers who are building an entire block and a cinema. We follow the last trip down into the Falu copper mine before it closes. Film findings from SVT's archives show Falun's rise from mining town to world heritage site.

Travel back in time to the time before the Uddevalla shipyard was built, see the new autumn collection at the textile factory in 1952 and hear the demolition discussions about the old Kampenhof cotton mill. Archive films tell the story of how modern Uddevalla is growing.

In 1956, Visby inaugurated a new airfield and in the late 1960s there were protests and riots against the wave of redevelopment that was taking place. With gems from the archive, the story of how the medieval city of Visby both demolished and preserved and made room for new architecture is told.

Join us on the first flight over Sundsvall in 1911, get a glimpse of the old wooden houses on Norrmalm before they were demolished and visit the historic hotel Knaust in 1958. Films from the archive tell the story of how the Sundsvall of the timber patrons transformed into a modern industrial and knowledge city.

In 1947, the electrification of the railway between Stockholm and Västerås was inaugurated. In the 1960s, Nordanbygärde, a new residential area adapted for families with children, was built. Through SVT's archives, the story of how the city of Västerås grew during industrialization, population growth and housing shortages is told.