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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 (42)
Mondwin
Splendid posto medievale...bravissimo!V:DDD.Ciao Whylma.Buone Feste!!!!!!!
kenwas
I always think of tiles falling on the head of a passerby! Excellent shot of textures.
THROBBE
Beautiful scene!
flora-crassella
interessantes Foto......
moonrancher
Great image. The community and construction style has much in common with the old American Indian pueblo, near Taos, NM.
Meisiekind
What an intriguing scene Sig! The composition is marvelous! :)
Kaartijer
Awesome view, Sig!
durleybeachbum
Wonderful jumble of roofs!
jeroni
Splendid composition and colors my friend
timtripp
beautiful!
G_Mansco
I always liked to capture roofs, they have something special like tress do ;O)
mtc
Superb composition.
tallpindo
Ancient buildings maintained by hand in time honored traditions.
marybelgium
very nice work !
annie5
Awesome roofs..well captured! :)
CarolSassy
Looks like a close-knit neighborhood! Thanks for the peek! (:
thevolunteer
There is a lot of history in these buildings. Very Medieval looking. Great shot Sig. Aloha
Sylvia
Ahhh!! So ~Lovely & Evocative~ Bellisima Italia... EXCELLENT!!!
Richardphotos
after living in a house for 23 years, I would find it difficult to live in such crowded quarters. outstanding capture
bronwyn_lea
Excellent capture!
MrsRatbag
Wonderful lines of all those roof tiles, awesome composition!
Fidelity2
You are the coolest. 5+.
Minda
wow! what a beautiful roof.:) excellent capture sig very interesting photo...
Darkwish
Wonderful pic! Great one!
pixelmeister
Well done image!
PIERRE25
Waouh! j'aime beaucoup cette photo, bravo, très joli, fav!
JeffG7BRJ
When I see roofs like this I wonder where the architect is, Lol. They look as if they were just flung together, such a mixture of buildings with no particular form to them. I would not want to live there in such cramped conditions. I feel for the people that do live here, but at least they do have a roof over their heads. An eye opening and thought provoking capture Sig. Thanks for sharing. Bravo!!!!!
irakika
Very nice view & shot!
auntietk
Fascinating! All those angles ... wonderful shot!
dragonmuse
A great reminder to count one's blessings.