On route to the uprising museum we came upon Prozna St. As a history teacher with a special interest in the Nazi occupation and the Holocaust it would not be difficult to understand my interest in this building. Unfortunately the facade that featured pictures of the victims was covered up and the building was draped in scaffolding. Indeed it looked to me as if the building was being demolished. Whilst I understand the need to progress I do feel sorry if my fears that we are about to lose such a historic and poignant building, are realised. That said I feel very pleased and privileged to have stood next to it. You get so much more from this, I believe, than you do from a curated museum. Even with what I have described I would recommend a walk out to the building whilst you still can!

This aged surviving block from the Second World War is now under wraps for renovation so you have to have a strong interest and a good imagination to get much out of this. We visited in the evening and the lights and renewed opposite side of the street was charming with period reconstruction and details. There are nice cafes and restaurants nearby and it’s faintly reminiscent of what Warsaw before the war. There are some street signs from the past. A pleasant and strangely moving spot. It’ll be interesting to see how it is upgraded. It bears the scars of its history.