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 (37)
Annihilator-6
Is someone buried there?
lyron
Wonderful image. Great shot!!
NoelCan
Nice shot..
flaviok
Fascinante captura, parabéns 500ª imagens meu amigo, aplausos (5)
dbrv6
Great pciture and car!
Faemike55
Wonderful photo
tennesseecowgirl
Great looking old car.
casmindo
Sig is bag with a nice picture. Love the old trucks
Minda
Hi sig great to see you back.....this is really beautiful old car great shot!!
auntietk
Full view makes me feel like I'm standing right there! Nice to have you back from your travels - I'll look forward to seeing your new photos!
duncanoooo
Is that your car Sig?
Digitaleagle
Fantastic old pickup excellent capture!!1
Doriutz
Beautiful car end excellent shot :)
jeroni
Excellent shot, fantastic colors and details
Meisiekind
Congrats on your 500th post Sig!!! WOW - what a milestone! Welcome back from your travels... I had a little bird whisper to me how much fun was had in Seattle!!!
flavia49
wow!! happy 500th!! great picture!
stick
Sure grabs my attention, a great way to advertise. Awesome shot.
flora-crassella
dieses hübsche Auto möchte ich sofort haben!!!! Sehr schönes Foto!
densa
great shot now i miss my son he lives there great little town
annie5
Love this ancien truck..great capture! Congrats for your 500th :)
sandra46
wonderful capture!!!!!!!!!!!
emmecielle
Welcome back Sig! Fantastic photo! :)
gypsyflame
beautiful shot, love the car, what is this place? any history on it?
mairekas
WOW! Wonderful image of this old car!!!
durleybeachbum
You had a great time, we know that!! i love that first comment!
renecyberdoc
great shot brother.glad to see apost from you again.
jocko500
they do not make cars like that no more. wonderful shot
busi2ness
Well it stood the test of time, didn't it! Welcome back my friend, I am looking forward to your uploads from your recent excursion having fun. Congratulations on your recent 500th upload!
Buffalo1
An eye catching advertisement for the local insurance agent. A great slice of Americana!
bmac62
Ahooga. Had a Model A just like it for a year in 1962/63. Gravity gas tank made for fun while going up a steep hill. If it quit, you turned around and backed up. Glad you are back...I've been off taking pictures in all sorts of museums. Got to the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry for the U-505 and to the USAF Museum in Dayton for an incredible 1700 pics. Hope you enjoyed Alaska!!