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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 (31)
erlandpil
great shot erland
emmecielle
Fantastic shot, Sig! :)
rachris480907
Wonderful - the grayish foreground with splashes of color throughout the photo, the curving parallel lines of the tracks. Very nicely composed! Great job!
bmac62
Another image of people in action...together with a very interesting tid-bit of history Sig. Like it.
farmerC
Shining work.
whaleman
Very nice photo!
flaviok
Velhos e bons tempos. Excelente captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
Lashia
Awesome summer scene- thanks for sharing! :)
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Chanter56
love those old trams like that. rode a lot of them in Germany. Great shot!
jophoto
Nice shot!
KarmaSong Online Now!
This could be the counterpart of the San Fransisco cable car. A beautiful capture and sample of Brasilian everyday life, Sig.
flavia49
fantastic!!!
sandra46
GREAT SHOT
Richardphotos
outstanding cityscape.I had never been around a tram system until the McKinney tramway started running a short distance in Dallas and also my trip to S.F.
Sylvia
~Beautiful~ Like being there... THANKS for sharing!!!
kbrog
Excellent capture with this trolley-car! :) (That's what they used to be called in New York City)
auntietk
I love the brilliant yellow against the equally brilliant blue. It makes for an exciting photograph! Very nicely done, my friend.
bazza
Super capture and way to travel..
renecyberdoc
this looks romantic to me,i remember when a kid and i came to the capital of luxembourg we still had the tram it was romantic not like the buses.
VEDES
SUPER ROMANTIC AND HISTORICAL !!!!EXCELLENT CAPTURE!!!!!!
fallen21
Excellent shot!
rainbows
A wonderful shot, Sig. The tram looks overloaded! Excellent work. Hugs. Di. xx
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
qrud
Wonderful to see.
delaorden_ojeda
great shot and excelent postcart of this beautiful place
nefertiabet
Nice shot with tram!!!
mariogiannecchini
Fantastic shot, Sig!
bobrgallegos
I don't have to go to Rio anymore, I've been there through Your photos. Wonderful capture of everyday life in Rio!!!!
tennesseecowgirl
Nice image!
Minda
Very Nice shot sig..