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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..
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Comments (28)
bebert
very nice view
Dreamingbee
great to see this - wonderful !!
flora-crassella
...Alaska ist ja schon fast ein anderer "Stern" Schönes und interessantes Foto!
Richardphotos
excellent shot Sig
flaviok
Magnifica foto meu amigo, aplausos (5)
lucindawind
very cool !
orig_buggy
fantastic image ....the mountains in the background give it that nostalgic look for me ...great shot!!
Ionel
Interesting! :)
annie5
Wonderful view on the Saloon in Skagway,Alaska! Beautiful scene/photo Sig :)
timtripp
excellent
sandra46
superlative capture!
NoelCan
Well Done..
Faemike55
Great picture and wonderful history! thank you, Sig!
bronwyn_lea
Thanks for the history. Great picture of this.
Minda
excellent capture and great history sig!!
auntietk
Zoom is fascinating! So much to see ... thanks for leaving it large!
dragonmuse
Interesting history and such a wonderful setting. Love the rest of the buildings and the mountain. The red lights in the windows are amusing ;)
lyron
Fantastic image!!
artistheat
It looks like a Interesting place,Excellent Shot
debbielove
A good old fashioned town scene and an ...erm... interesting history!! Way to go! Still working? Ha! Ha! Rob.
bmac62
I'll bet the tourist dollar today is better than the gold of old. Great scene.
flavia49
fabulous Skagway!!! excellent shot!!
farmerC
Shining work.
MagikUnicorn
AgAIN Thanks for the story, beautiful POV
Buffalo1
It's good to see that they saved this slice of history. Excellent street shot.
densa
great shot and thanks for the info brings the picture to life
virginiese
what a funny name ! an historical place (LOL !). Great capture !
kgb224
Excellent capture my friend.