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 (32)
jayfar
Wonderful construction, zoom is a must to see it properly. Maybe a little flash in photoshop could have brightened the pic!
0rest4wicked
There's a classic site!
bazza
Great looking trestle bridge Sig, well captured and interesting info!!
renecyberdoc
very nice .
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
nefertiabet
Erinnert mich an die Wild West Filme!!! Tolles Bild!!!
tennesseecowgirl
Great shot, has that ghost town feel to it, minus the town of course. lol
debbielove
It could be from an old Western Movie lol A great shot I love it.. Interesting write up to go with it as well, always like that as you know Sig.. Sorry still not wrote back, unwell at the moment, thus short comments etc.. Will soon.. Rob
Faemike55
Very beautiful bridge
flavia49
beautiful image
bmac62
Wooden trestles last down your way...not so much up here:) So many mines...so many closed now.
crunch01
very very very cool
Leije
Desertic mood, very nice shot !
UteBigSmile
Toller Schnappschuss & tolle alte Holzbrücke!
drifterlee
It looks like a river went through there at one time. Cool shot.
farmerC
Shining.
KaiArt
Excellent work
kbrog
Looks like it was built to hold up a lot of weight going over it. Excellent capture and info! :)
Richardphotos
outstanding subject and composition
Dreamingbee
agree with Elke - wild wild west mood is here.. great photo Sig
emmecielle
Interesting image! Great shot! :)
bobrgallegos
Great capture of this old vacated bridge and landscape!!
auntietk
Zoom really shows this place off. So much history! You make me feel like I'm standing right there.
sandra46
TERRIFIC LANDSCAPE
rachris480907
Great shot!
mickeyrony
Très arride, mais bon positionnement pour cette photo . Bravo encore ((5++))
junge1
I was surprised the bridge isn't any older than it is!
junge1
To get that picture I walked along the tracks for short distance and then through the desert. Every bush, branch or twick has thorns, but no snakes. They have enough sense to stay cool during the middle of the day!
rocdan
AMAZING CAPTURE IT IS A WONDERFUL SCENE
lyron
Very nice capture!!!