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 (27)
flavia49
excellent capture
flaviok
Impressionante, talvez algum dia aconteça a reconstrução, excelente foto meu amigo, aplausos (5)
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
annie5
Great capture but sad to see the damage! :)
auntietk
Fascinating! 1667. Wow. I actually looked it up to see if you'd made a typo! LOL! Of course you didn't. It really was 1667. It seems funny that they wouldn't repair the damage, but as Bill pointed out, if everyone repaired all the damage, we'd have no Roman ruins ... Ah yes. Sometimes it's better to leave things alone. Great photo!
Faemike55
Great capture! and here I was going to comment on government red tape holding up the repairs....
bmac62
What? 344 years and no repair job yet? ;-) I am surprised that other builders didn't take the stones in the ruin to build with. Interesting place...unusual history.
junge1
Well, the repairs were done selectively. You will notice all the nice red tile roofs. Most of the buildings, and roofs, were damaged during the Bosnian War. They all have been repaired.
gunsan
Beautiful ruins, great shot!
VEDES
Amazing capture!!!Bravo!!!!!
jayfar
Very nice capture, I don't remember this but I have walked the wall around the old city.
bazza
Whats that rebar I see sticking out of the ruins there.. LOL.. It's a wonder they didn't bulldoze the site and build a new house there.. looks good though just to look through it would be cool..
farmerC
Shining shot.
virginiese
stunning capture of it ! Thanks for the explanations !
fallen21
Awesome capture!
Dreamingbee
interesting shot ...
Hendesse
Excellent and very interesting shot. Thanks for sharing!
dakotabluemoon
So sad that something so beautiful can be destroyed by mother nature fantastic shot hon.
Minda
Great capture and Thanks for sharing this with us sig.
drifterlee
Wow. Talk about waiting to fix something.
mariogiannecchini
Amazing capture ! Very interesting shot !
carlx
Amazing photography, Sig!!!
Isabelle711
Most excellent capture. :))))) It is most wonderful to know that the houses with the red tile roofs have been repaired. :)))))) Thank you for sharing all the beatuy you see. :)))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
emmecielle
Interesting image! Great capture! :)
danapommet
Fantastic shot Sig and I am also surprised that the building blocks, in the damaged area, had not disappeared by now. Dana
flora-crassella
wonderful view! GREAT shot!!!!!
bebert
impressionnant !!!