In addition to the road plan, many planned office buildings were scrapped as well, in favour of homes. Between 1975 and 1984, new residential developments arose around the Pinto House. The eastern line of the new Amsterdam Metro did go ahead as planned, and the method used to construct the metro tunnels required whole city blocks to be demolished. On March 24 and April 8, 1975, riots erupted over the demolition of homes that were still in good condition.Hoe de Nieuwmarktbuurt werd gered, door Walther Schoonenberg, in Amstelodamum; januari - maart 2013, pagina's 3-23.Cate, F. ten (1988) Dit volckje seer verwoet Een geschiedenis van de Sint Antoniesbreestraat, p. 10-4.
