to remember....... Photo

Photographer’s Note

to remember....
it`s gone since 20 years today
This is the view at east Berlin(former GDR) from one of many viewing platforms in west Berlin.And of course we visited east Berlin too.
in 1978,I was there with a school rowing team for the organisation "Youth trains for Olympia".All pupils from the 11 departments of former West Germany had jackets in different colors with the Logo of this organisation and crossing the border at Bahnhof(trainstation) Friedrichstrasse we had to take them off or turn around......that the logo was not visible anymore....
We have been a "coxed four" and did the fourth place.
The second highlight after visiting east Berlin was shaking hands with Jesse Owens at the award ceremony.

no big note about Berlin or the wall,
you can watch TV tonight.

THERE ARE STILL TOO MANY WALLS ON THIS PLANET!!!!!

Have a look at the camera, I owned when I was 17.

This is not a scanned one.
I still have the negatives(6x8.5 cm)but it was a spontaous idea to post this today,so I photographed the 31 years old paperprint.

Sistercosmo, Clementi, Guenther, carlosmarin, ktanska, Budapestman, xuaxo, Polonaise has marked this note useful

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bema (8633) 2009-11-09 9:52

Hallo Leo,

ein schönes Zeitdokument, und irgendwie ist man ja doch froh, dass dieser Spuk irgendwann ein Ende gefunden hatte..

auch Dir einen schönen Abend, (die Koffer schon am packen??) Gruß Bernd

Jeppo (11788) 2009-11-09 10:00

ciao Leo,

das ist eine grossartige Aufnahme....ein so altes Bild...ein Bild gepraegt durch Geschichte und Leiden...

es wurde "antifaschistischer Schutz" genannt, damit Spionen aus den westen nicht eindringen konnten...tatsaechlich war ein gemeiner und gewaeltiger Art, die Leute aus der DDR von deren Freiheit zu berauben

mfg
Silvio

johannes68 (2858) 2009-11-09 10:03

Hallo Leo,
bin heute den ganzen Tag mit einem Freund aus dem damaligen Ostberlin herumgesessen und habe mir die Geschichten von früher angehört. Lustige, absurde, traurige Geschichten. Gut, dass es vorbei ist!
Alles Gute,
Johannes

peppe59 (1855) 2009-11-09 10:06

Ciao Andreas,
immagine d'epoca con il muro che non c'è più, per la conquista della libertà.
Ottimo reportage.
saluti
Peppe

bracasha75 (21960) 2009-11-09 10:21

Hallo Andreas
Es wahr mall ein Berlin wo leute..................................................und hoffentlich kommen diesen zeiten nicht zuruck!!!!
Schone erinerung an schlechte zeiten
Bratislav

Sistercosmo (2569) 2009-11-09 11:08

Lieber Leo,

danke für dieses nostalgisches Bild! Ich selbst war mit 18 für eine Woche in der DDR bei Verwandschaft. Und das, als verwöhnte Amerikanerin. Ich habe zum ersten Mal deutlich gesehen, dass das was ich als selbstverständlich erachte, gar nicht selbstverständlich ist!!

Ich werde den 9.11.89 NIE vergessen - für mich hieß es, dass ich meine Verwandschaft einladen konnte! Schön, dass wir wieder vereint sind!!

Viele Grüße
Linda

Morac (20227) 2009-11-09 12:32

Bonsoir Andréas,

Cette photo à elle seule explique la joie de voir ce mur aujourd'hui disparu.
Qu'ils en soient de même pour ceux qui sont encore debout
Amicalement
Marc

Clementi (43659) 2009-11-09 12:48

Ciao Leo,
these images put me anguish, she remembers me when I was young and these images were seen in black and white of the wall, I am happy that the wall is fallen and that two Germans are gathered in an only nation
Giorgio

Guenther (6807) 2009-11-09 13:15

Hallo Andreas,

ein wertvolles historisches Bild und eine interessante Note, vora allem schätze ich dein THERE ARE STILL TOO MANY WALLS ON THIS PLANET!!!!!
Ich war zum ersten Mal im Oktober 90 in Berlin, habe deshalb nie die DDR persönlich erlebt.
PS: Köstlich deine alte Kamera! Thanks for sharing.

LG
Günther

carlosmarin (593) 2009-11-09 13:25

Hello Andreas,
The photo says everything.
Moment to remember.
Greetings,
Carlos

zoomer (503) 2009-11-09 14:06

Greetings Leo,great tribute to the past.Kafkaesk image.I am afraid that men did't learn from it as much as one hoped.Regards Wolf.

jjcordier (24470) 2009-11-09 22:43

Leo
C'était évidemment le moment de ressortir cette photo-document, tristement parlante.
Amicalement
JJ

ktanska (16514) 2009-11-10 3:42

Hi Leo,
As photos of TE are almost all from recent years, it's just great that you have athentic old view from to remember fall of the Wall 20 years ago.
Dark gloomy sepia toning fits well with that ambience of separation.
Kari

CLODO (4078) 2009-11-10 3:46

SUPER Andreas to show us how it was:
Congratulations for this historic shot
Cheers
CLODO

Budapestman (41576) 2009-11-10 5:44

Hi Andreas,
Superb photo to the anniversary. I remember these grey, dumb and mournful times well. Fortunately, all this that of the past. We Hungarians we are proud, that a tiny one we may have contributed to this wall collapsing.
Have a nice day!
George

xuaxo (5693) 2009-11-10 10:24

Hallo Leo,
Very interesting historic document.
I've been there in 1990, after the fall of the Wall, but before the unification. The borders still had control and I had to pay the visa to enter Ost-Berlin and to cross DDR by car.
You may see two of my photos:
The hottest border of the Cold War, at Checkpoint Charlie. And Last days of Cold War, where the DDR soldiers guard a hole in the Wall, so that we couldn't cross there, and we had to go by the formal checkpoints (and pay the visa :-).
Greetings,
Francisco

Graal (57647) 2009-11-10 23:38

Hi Andreas,
good historic remembrance. Yes, I seen anniversary in TV. Fine stylized photo and remind of famous wall. I like the WS also, historical camera.
Gr., Aleksander

scalerman (25711) 2009-11-11 16:58

Andreas: powerful, cogent, relevant, timely. Stay in touch. c