Photographs of pre-war Berlin in the 1930's

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Photographs of pre-war Berlin in the 1930's

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Post by Potsdamerplatz » 29 Jan 2007, 03:50

Here are some pre-war photographs of Berlin in the 1930's that I thought you might enjoy. All photographs are courtesy of the German parliament website's online archives at http://www.budestag.de

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Prinz-Albrecht-Straße

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Potsdam Haus

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The Reich Postal Ministry

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Potsdamer Platz

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The Columbushaus at Potsdamer Platz

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Neu Reichskanzlei on Voßstraße

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Palais Borsig on Voßstraße
(this building was later incorporated into the Reichskanzlei complex)

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The Wertheim luxury department store on Leipziger Straße

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The Reich Foreign Ministry (Auswärtiges Amt) on Wilhelmstraße

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Wilhelmplatz

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Headquarters of the Reich Autobahn Authority and Reich Transport Ministry on the corner of Voßstraße and Leipziger Straße


More photographs to follow tomorrow.

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Post by Laurence Strong » 29 Jan 2007, 06:04

Cool photo's thanks. :)


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Post by Potsdamerplatz » 29 Jan 2007, 16:52

Part 2


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Radziwill Palace on Wilhelmstraße
(this building was later incorporated into the Reichskanzlei complex)

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Wilhelmplatz
(The Imperial Reichskanzlei before Speer's expansion program is in the background)

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Abgeordnetenhaus
(Prussian Landtag and later used by Goering's Prussian Secret Police and the People's Court)

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Herrenhaus
(Prussian House of Lords and later comverted to the Preussenhaus which is controlled by Goering)

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Leipziger Straße

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Siechen Beerhaus and Café Telschow at Potsdamer Platz

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Friedrich-Ebert-Straße - renamed Hermann-Göring-Straße in 1933
(The Hotel Adlon is on the right hand side of the photograph)

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Anhalter Bahnhof

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Palast-Hotel on Leipziger Platz

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Kaiserhof Hotel


I hope everyone has enjoyed these photographs and I will try to provide further information on any of these buildingss if requested.

Best regards.

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Post by Oberstudienrat Hauser » 29 Jan 2007, 19:59

Wunderbar! :D Harm that the pictures a a bit too small. :(

But their are great. ^^

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Post by Annelie » 29 Jan 2007, 23:12

Great Photos!

Thankyou, I visited what is left of Anhalter Bahnhof. Its hard to realize
now what the area once looked like. In fact I have walked all the streets
of which the photos show and it seems the whole of Berlin has
changed very much. :(

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Post by Potsdamerplatz » 08 Feb 2007, 03:00

Annelie wrote:Great Photos!

Thankyou, I visited what is left of Anhalter Bahnhof. Its hard to realize
now what the area once looked like. In fact I have walked all the streets
of which the photos show and it seems the whole of Berlin has
changed very much. :(
Yes, the area is very different today.

I think you will also find this thread interesting Annelie which includes more photographs and information about the remains today of Anhalter Bahnhof:

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=115722

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Post by Von Odine » 08 Feb 2007, 07:56

A few points:

1. You identify this as Erich Mendelsohn's Columbushaus... Image
Where? Under construction behind the billboards? Image
This picture shows Columbushaus on the left...That cannot be the Adlon on the right... it was, and is again, on Unter den Linden.

2. This is not the "Imperial Reichskanzlei".. that was the Radziwill Palace...
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the building pictured was an addition built during the Weimar years connecting the Radziwill to the Borsig Palace. The photo is not "before Speer's expansion program", as it has both the 1933 balcony and the 1938 auto tunnel cut through it to the Ehrenhof of the New Chancellery.

3. The building you identify above as Anhalter Bahnhof is not the same building shown in ruins in the today photos... and, in fact, it clearly says "Potsdamer Bahnhof" right on the facade. (see below)
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Post by faf_476 » 08 Feb 2007, 08:18

Nice and peaceful contry before.
But destoryed and turn into ruins after the war.

Was their any building still standing today
that is posted in the picture?

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Post by Oberstudienrat Hauser » 08 Feb 2007, 22:16

Von Odine wrote:
3. The building you identify above as Anhalter Bahnhof is not the same building shown in ruins in the today photos... and, in fact, it clearly says "Potsdamer Bahnhof" right on the facade. (see below)
This is a nice pic. I can this use well.

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Post by Matt » 13 Feb 2007, 11:14

Nice photo's thanks for posting.

Would be interesting to know hom many survived the war.

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Post by faf_476 » 13 Feb 2007, 15:14

Matt wrote:Nice photo's thanks for posting.

Would be interesting to know hom many survived the war.
Yeh, that was also came to mind, how many are still standing today?
And Is it possible that the buildings did not renovated till today..

I would like to see any picture and comment about this.
:)

thanks

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Post by VEDAT » 24 Jan 2008, 20:31

Here are many TOP wonderful pictures of good old Germany!
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Post by Cor » 24 Jan 2008, 22:45

Von Odine wrote:
This picture shows Columbushaus on the left...That cannot be the Adlon on the right... it was, and is again, on Unter den Linden.
When I was looking to the pictures I was surprised to see the Hotel Adlon was on the herman goringstrasse, but when I see your reply I can agree with you that you're right.

Great pictures though.

Are there also any arial photo's of the reichskanzlei area before the new reichskanzlei?

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Post by ghostsoldier » 25 Jan 2008, 20:37

David,
Thank you so very much for posting these! They are wonderful! :D
Cor wrote:Are there also any arial photo's of the reichskanzlei area before the new reichskanzlei?
I would like to see something like that myself...

On the question of "how many buildings are still there"....that's something I have been pondering for myself also. I was watching the DVD "The Bourne Supremacy" the other night, and I noticed it was filmed, for a large part, in Berlin. The cityscape and environs looks so ultra-modern to me..Of course, as an armchair historian, I'm subconsciously looking to see Berlin as it was in the 30's and 40's, which I know is an unrealistic view because of the 60-odd years of reform and economic progress that has transpired in Germany since the end of the war; I'll admit it's a bad habit and/or curse I have!
Rob

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Post by Cor » 26 Jan 2008, 19:50

[quote="ghostsoldier"]
On the question of "how many buildings are still there"....that's something I have been pondering for myself also. /quote]

I've read somewhere that in the vosstrasse one original building is still there. I don't now if its true and where I read it.

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