The tour through Legler areal with Alex Römer

What a beautiful day it was on the day we visited Legler Areal! It was not our first day at Legler Areal but it was certainly one of the most beautiful weather. And on this great day, we ventured into the mysterious building of the Leglers.

So a bit of the background story. Ever since we moved to canton Glarus, we were spending much time exploring the region's hidden beauty and charms, and Legler Areal was one of the first great sites we discovered. It is a collection of very impressive buildings with a background of Alpine icecaps. This is one of our favorite pictures of Legler Areal that we didn't take ourselves. 

We were very curious about the history of this whole site, always trying to look into its many many windows. When you are there in person it is quite an unforgettable site, the size of it and the time you can feel. 

Today's awesome tour was only possible thanks to Mr. Alex Römer, who kindly took his time to show the whole site, opened all the mysterious heavy doors and led us to many amazing floors of the heart of the glorious Swiss textile industry from the past. 

First we invite you to share some moments of this amazing tour. It was just like stepping into a time machine. 

 

Another impressive fact of Legler Areal : this turquoise blue water provides not only a very scenic backdrop for the site, but also electricity. A part of Legler Areal is dedicated for a full-functioning water powerplant. 

The man with white hair in the photo, Hans Dürst, who kindly showed us how the water powerplant works in Legler Areal, happens to be working on this site for more than 40 years. He is a history alive.

This time punchcard for tracking worktime, was more than impressive. You can still see the letters written "Kommt" and "Geht." 

Mr.Römer (the one with white shirts in the photos) kindly said yes for having a small interview. Read our interview with him here!