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Hi, I am Sig (junge1),
I was born in Dominikus- Krankenhaus in Berlin-Hermsdorf, Bezirk Reinickendorf in December 1939. Bezirk Reinickendorf was one of 20 Bezirke that made up Gross-Berlin before World War II and one of 12 Bezirke that made up former West-Berlin, the other 8 Bezirke were Russian occupied and became East-Berlin after the war. Moved from Berlin to Neurohlau (Nova Role) Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), in August 1943 (our entire block of apartment buildings was bombed out in November 1943) and returned back to Berlin in November 1945. Saw my dad the first time in my life in August/September 1946 after he returned from POW camp. Attended elementary school in Berlin-Waidmannslust, high school in Berlin-Hermsdorf, and trade school in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Was an apprentice for the trade of Klischeeaetzer (photo engraver) at Burrath & Schmidt on Friedrichstrasse between U-Bahnhof Kochstrasse (near to what later became Checkpoint Charlie) and Hallisches Tor.
While watching Allied planes supplying West-Berlin by air during the Berliner Luftbruecke in 1948-49 I developed my love for aircraft. I guess I could be considered a 'Berliner Grosschnauze", or at least I used to be.
'Wanderlust' led me to leave Berlin in summer 1960 to emigrate to Toronto, Canada and in February 1962 to move from Canada to New York City, NY, USA. In January 1963 I joined the United States Air Force, one step ahead of Uncle Sam drafting me. Became a United States citizen within 7 weeks after it became a security issue because of my military career. One day after I was sworn in as a citizen in Seattle, my entire unit left for Southeast Asia in June 1966. After nearly 5 years of active duty (extended 11 months to make it an 18 months overseas deployment) I got discharged and moved to New York City. In 1973 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona and two years later joined the Arizona Air National Guard.
Received my higher education at Arizona State University and the University of Georgia and worked for 22 years for the Arizona Department of Water Resources in various capacities. Upon military retirement in 1999 and State retirement in 2005 I looked at a number of things to keep me occupied. Traveling and joining 'renderosity' in September 2007 were a couple of them,
Sig..
Comments (24)
aljaysart
Cool boat, and what a load of junk LOL.
kenwas
Very descriptive image. Excellent.
kimariehere
beautifully captured !! facinating how they live on these boats!
MistyLaraCarrara
with all those tires, it's safer than the titanic
durleybeachbum
very informative pic.
cameraobscura2
Greetings Siefried, What is interesting to note is the contrast between the modern high rise structures in the back ground to that of a life style that stretches back centuries, the living on junks. Thank you for sharing. egmont
danob
Lovely again a place I know well Bravo Sig
lanemtripp
an eyeopener,its so interesting to learn how others live, thank you for sharing
amlondono
beautifully captured Sieg ! a perfect example of the contrast of the world we live in , Ana
tennesseecowgirl
wonderful...
mizoli
Beautiful work!
timtripp
wonderful image!
mark.spooner
Excellent capture.
artaddict2
Marvelous shot sig, I love these cultural pictures. I can dream that one day maybe I'll get to some of these places and I would be on cloud9 with a decent camera in my hand!
jocko500
wonderful shot . i like this
Richardphotos
excellent scan quality.the original must be superb
ledwolorz
Wonderful photo.
Cosine
Ha, ha, I thought this was going to be something rude about the town in Washington. I'm glad it's this instead. I agree with Egmont; two very different cultures side by side.
mickuk50
its great to see how other people around the world live and work .excellent capture mick
moochagoo
Wonderful souvenir. Thank you for sharing !
Kelena
schöne Aufnahme:)
e-brink
A wonderful shot!
delaorden_ojeda
it is nice to know how the people live in others place, fantastic and interesting capture, thanks !
DukeNukem2005
Very beautiful and very nice photo! Very well done!