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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,
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Comments (36)
AZBO
Terrific shaped building-I remember seeing one of similar shape in London somewhere
Cyve
Wonderful perspective and very very great shot !!!
flavia49
fabulous picture
esper8
Reminds me of the "Flat Iron" building in NYC.
Faemike55
Very cool shot interesting structure
Chipka
Impressive architecture and your photograph of it does it justice. I love the details and the light/shadow combination and the impressive, very impressive building. This is really superb photography.
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
tigertim
Neat photo... impressive architecture!
renecyberdoc
thats where you see the greedos.
nikolais
great shot!
gaius
The "Spanish touch" is obviuous here !
Juliette.Gribnau
great pov and capture
jayfar
A splendid building Sig. Nice shot.
bazza
That's a cool building it reminds me a bit of the Auckland Town hall.. Great capture Sig.
fallen21
Splendid capture!
Isabelle711
Beautiful architecture. :)))))) Love seeing people out enjoying a nice Sunny day. :))))) Most excellent capture my friend. :))))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :))))) Carry A Warm Smile In Your Heart :))))
farmerC
Fantastic done.
ontar1
That is nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nefertiabet
Wow, ein fantastisches Gebäude!!!
bebert
belle batisse, joli POV
rockstrider
fantastic building and capture Sig!
UVDan
Great photo of the historic building.
sandra46
imposing building
dragonmuse
Love the style and history of these old buildings. Nice capture.
KarmaSong
It's always fascinating to visit a new country and get the feel of it through its architecture, climate and of course, through the people who live there. A beautiful photo of this country I'd like to see and visit one day...
sharky_
Interesting design. The top looks like a hot. Aloha
MagikUnicorn
Beautiful old architecture!
bobrgallegos
Wonderful POV of this awesome architecture Sig!
starship64
Very interesting building shape. Great capture.
UteBigSmile
Ein tolles Bauwerk ist das!