Checkpoint Charlie by junge1

Photography • Architecture • posted on Nov 16, 2007

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Checkpoint Charlie did not exist before the Wall was built in 1961. One could freely enter and exit East- Berlin, but not East Germany. Access into East Germany ended in the late 40's,or early 50's. When I was an apprentice from 1956 to 1959 and as a journeyman until 1960 when I left Berlin I travelled daily through East- Berlin, either by U-Bahn or by bicycle. One hardly noticed when travelling by U-Bahn when we entering East-Berlin, except the stations were kind of run down. By bicycle one could always tell when entering East-Berlin, because there were always a couple of Vopos (Volkspolizei) standing there, but no checkpoint. This picture was taken in October 1988 and later scanned. Thanks for viewing and commenting on my last upload.

Comments (8)

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gradient

12:23AM | Fri, 16 November 2007

Thanks for posting this....I remember going through this checkpoint many many years ago to visit East Berlin.

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cameraobscura2

12:35AM | Fri, 16 November 2007

Greetings Siegfried, I never went through Checkpoint Charlie, but I did take the train to East Germany to get to Berlin from the West and upon my return to Kennedy Airport was questioned for several hours why I had gone to East Germany by American agents. Seems funny now but not then. Thank you for sharing. egmont

Valerie-Ducom

3:07AM | Fri, 16 November 2007

Really good old picture and very memorial too ! Excellent ! Good day :)

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inshaala

4:58AM | Fri, 16 November 2007

I thought this might be an older photo - i was there a few years ago and it looked a bit different from this. Very interesting to view, thanks for the window back into the past :)

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Mousson

7:45AM | Fri, 16 November 2007

I see and cross Checkpoint Charlie once in my life it´s not a part of my life, but I understand perfectily what represent for the people there But see this photo tae me strong souvenirs I remember also cross the "no man´s land of the border of Tchezlovaia, endless, so many miradors, armed soldiers folling you in mire , terrible! But so many people never see or forot completely!

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