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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 (38)
NoelCan
Great capture..
jascorpio
the old healthy way!!!!
Dreamingbee
smile .. this is great shot Sig !!! ...
bimm3d
wonderful photo!! :)
myrrhluz
Wonderful ingenuity with lines with pulleys to bring the clothes to you. Lovely composition and colors! Great capture!
renecyberdoc
lovely one.
benpask
Whoo! Big family! ;)
bazza
Great shot this was a big wash day lol well done!!!
durleybeachbum
Such an orderly existence certainly has its appeal!
jeroni
beautiful, love the colors and lighting excellent work
shadownet
That's a lot of laundry. Super capture!
Digitaleagle
Excellent and interesting capture!!
moochagoo
Eh, eh, very funny. Hard day for the family.
rockstrider
Thats a heck of a lot of washing - great capture Sig!
flavia49
lovely capture!!
Rainastorm
Wow that is a LOT of laundry...I still hang my clothes out as I can.
Faemike55
Great shot! Solar-powered clothes dryer! and to think that some communities are trying to ban them! they say it looks tacky!
Richardphotos
I use to help my mother hang clothes to dry.thanks for the memory
annie5
It's a long time i have seen that scene! Excellent capture Sig..thanks for sharing :)
bmac62
Beautiful homes but not an electric wire in sight. Amazing...but they have my respect. Note colors in clothing are limited too.
emmecielle
Interesting shot! :)
flora-crassella
sehr hübsch!!!!!! Super Foto!!!!!!
carlx
Cool capture!!!
Hendesse
Excellent capture. I've never seen such a long clothesline.
frankie96
Thats one long clothesline....large family for sure...
lucindawind
fantastic shot .. they want to ban clotheslines now ..some states already have ... apparently they take down your property value ...hmmmmmmmm
kgb224
Wonderful capture my friend.
sandra46
fantastic shot, and veryu interesting washing lines!
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful shot ;-)
jocko500
air fresh too. bet it feel good. hard work here too lol