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 (27)
flora-crassella
...es scheint nicht schwer, alles verkommen zu lassen. Wunderbare Zeitstudie!
PD154
Great capture Sig, I love these kind of shots, showing history, excellent work!
SapUS59
excellent capture of this old watery graveyard, the building in the background with the hoppers is most interesting.
jocko500
wonderful find here. cool shot
dhanco
What an interesting old vessel. Appears to be a fishing boat or a tug? Wonderful setting as well, is that a roller coaster in the background? Wonderful, nostalgic and scenic capture, Sig.
jeroni
fantastic colors, light and perfect
bebert
superb shot !!
MrsRatbag
Wonderful capture! What an interesting scene!
virginiese
Oh ! Roby will be pleased ! Nice shot !
annie5
A lot of stories behind those ships! Interesting capture :)
junge1
@dhanco. It seems to be a roller coaster! Sig...
timtripp
wonderful though poignant image.
artaddict2
Great capture of this old vessel remains, one of the first things I noticed was the rollercoaster, it looked out of place lol.
Hendesse
Excellent and very interesting shot. So many things to see. Thanks for sharing!
Meisiekind
Stunning capture Sig. The abandoned and half sunken ship creates a sad mood! :)
Iceshark39
Fantastic capture, Sig! You can almost hear the old girl creaking and groaning as she gives in to the call of time and nature. Almost has a spooky feeling to it. A favorite for sure.
cameraobscura2
Greetings Siegfried, It is worthy to note that these vessels have not been sold as scrap metal and so recycled. Thank you for sharing your travels with us and have a great weekend. egmont
durleybeachbum
Such an interesting pic!
MrsLubner
A grand capture. I adore boats, ships and anything that has to do with water. this is a wonderful shot, although sad to see. Great details.
GinoBossoleti
Usted ha tomado una fotografía hermosa, es un gran artista. Gino B.
Richardphotos
excellent capture and reminds me of a scene I seen in Morgan city Louisiana
RobyHermida
AMIGO QUERIDO HAY ALGUN LUGAR QUE YO ALGUN DIA TE PUEDA MOSTRAR???? ESTE TIRO ES MARAVILLOSO, ESTOS SON VIEJOS RECUERDOS CUANDO MI ARGENTINA ERA MUY RICA!! GRACIAS POR EL REGALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! :o) Wondeful Work!!!! Great capture :)) Roby <(><...<(><....<(><....<(><....<><..
tallpindo
Ships are hard to throw away. Many is the yacht hauled and restored after a beaching and fire. For commercial though loss of power is the end. Kowloon and Macau are a long tow.
JeffG7BRJ
It loks like some sort of fairground amusement place in the background, I'm sure somebody could use the wreck for something, maybe a noah's ark? Excellent capture Sig, I know I wouldn't mind having a look below decks, they may even have left some radio equipment behind that I could use. Superb work. Bravo!!!!!
e-brink
Fascinating! That river looks like a strong, brown God!
mickuk50
its listing very badly and a real shame that it could`nt be put to better use .excellent capture sig :o) mick
gattone_blu
Splendid capture, bravo