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West Berlin Bartningallee 1984. These assorted tower blocks were part of the “Hansaviertel Interbau 1957 (Permanent Housing Exhibition) 1955-57″. They were experiments in ‘modern living’ after the war, high rise and low-rise. But everyone back then thought we would be living in science-fiction style towers by the 21st century

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West Berlin 1986. A few seconds after the previous posting, the same lady walks past Reuterstrasse 67, where there is a shop selling linoleum flooring.

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West Berlin Reuterstrasse 1986

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West Berlin August 1986. Odd to think that being in possession of any of these magazines just a few kilometers away in East Berlin would have you arrested.

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“Das fröhlich-frische Feierabend-Brötchen”, 25 Pf. ab 14 Uhr

West Berlin 1986. Kau-Gummi vending machines, Sonnenallee on the corner of Reuterstrasse.

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West Berlin 1986.

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West Berlin 1986. There was always something slightly surreal about West Berlin to my eyes. Here for example; a display case full of ladies’ underwear and night attire - on an U-Bahn platform… Really? Does that make the West better than the East? They did have underwear in the East, for goodness’ sake!

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West Berlin 1986. A Marlboro Man at Wittenbergplatz.

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West Berlin 1986

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West Berlin 1986. A ‘Passage’ or arcade off the Ku’Damm, mainly containing bars. The footballs are there because of the World Cup that year. West Germany lost to Argentina in the final.

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West Berlin 1986. Bowie records in a West Berlin record shop.

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“Ecke Lilienthalstraße war früher der Sternling, eine ungeheure Absturzkneipe, doch nach mehreren Pächterwechseln kommt in der Lokalität kein Flair auf. Die Geldgier des Hausbesitzers hat eine Kultstätte des Suffs liquidiert, Schande über ihn!”

https://www.kreuzberger-chronik.de/chroniken/2005/juni/geschichte.html

West Berlin 1986. Bullet holes are visible in the walls of this building on the corner of Lilienthalstrasse.

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West Berlin 1986. Torn posters.

Johnny Winter who performed at the Metropol in January ‘86, was from Texas, and was a legendary blues musician. Here he was touring his album ‘Serious Business’.

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West Berlin 1985. The Metropol Theatre, Nollendorfplatz.

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West Berlin 1985. Cafe Central at Nollendorfplatz.

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West Berlin March 1985. When the Marmorhaus was a cinema.

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West Berlin 1981. View from the top of the Europa Center. The platforms of Zoo Station can be seen going over the street on the right hand side.  The Kurfürstendamm curves off at the bottom left corner of the shot.