De Overpoortstraat
De Overpoortstraat, kortweg Overpoort genoemd, is een straat in het centrum van Gent. De Overpoortstraat loopt van het kruispunt Heuvelpoort met de R40 en de Normaalschoolstraat in het zuiden naar het Sint-Pietersplein in het noorden.
De straat staat bekend als de uitgaansbuurt voor studenten in Gent. Er zijn tientallen cafés, restaurants en nachtclubs. In de nabijheid van de Overpoort zijn er ook verschillende studentenhomes en koten. Tot in 2011 was er ook een studentenrestaurant in de Overpoortstraat, de Resto Overpoort (of Octopus-resto). Het oude gebouw zit nu in een nieuw kleedje en huisvest een hamburgerrestaurant, een fitness en een supermarkt.
In het verlengde van de Overpoortstraat ligt in het noorden het Sint-Pietersplein, de Blandijnberg en de Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat. In zuidelijke richting ligt de campus Ledeganck. Die as vormt de ruggengraat van de Gentse studentenbuurt.
Hier vindt men het ene dans- en drinkcafé na het andere, met nachtwinkels, frietkoten en pittazaken ertussen.
Donderdagavond is dé studentenavond, dan is het hier werkelijk over de koppen lopen en worden alle remmen losgelaten.
Bij het verzamelen van foto’s en documentatiemateriaal heb ik onder andere gebruik gemaakt van beeldmateriaal uit de collectie van archief Gent. Via onderstaande link kom je op hun uitgebreide site:
Voor de beschrijving van huizen en straten verwijs ik naar
https://beeldbank.onroerenderfgoed.be/images?text=gent
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