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 (31)
Faemike55
Very beautiful capture Sig! very appropriate considering what is going on with the Pope stepping down.
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
bazza
Great shot of this building Sig.. Well done!!
UVDan
Gotta love those old buildings. Great shot!
renecyberdoc
let me get down into the secret archives bro.
auntietk
It's an amazing thing to contemplate. All the details, all the materials, the paintings, the contents, the history ... mind boggling. I was looking up something about the pope (did you know there's a rapper in Oakland who has been using the name Pope Emeritus since 2006?) and came across a poster ... Father Guido Sarducci for Pope, 2013. Gotta love the internet! :)
jayfar
Very relevant Sig and a nice shot.
farmerC
Shining shot.
AZBO
Terrific quality for a scan
gaius
This superb shot looks like an old photo as a result of scanning ; it's superb.
bebert
very nice shot
dakotabluemoon
Wow a piece of beautiful history well done my friend.
ontar1
Most excellent pov!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cyve
WOnderful photo my friend... Great sujet and great capture!!!
ragouc
Cool shot.
Isabelle711
Oh my goodness what amazing and beautiful architecture. :)))))) Most excellent capture my friend. :))))) Thank you for sharing all of the beauty you see. :)))) Carry A Warm Smile In Your Heart :)))))))
MagikUnicorn
The biggest church in the world :) The second biggest church in the world are in MONTREAL The famous St-John's Oratory Montreal
pat40
Excellent pic.
tigertim
A fab photo Sig, good scan too. Thanks for the info.. one thing 'modern' people tend to overlook is how long it took to construct these building way back then.. 120 years!
sandra46
GREAT CAPTURE
starship64 Online Now!
Great shot.
midnightmum
It stands tall & proud. nice work.
nefertiabet
Wunderschönes Bild!!! Im letzten Jahr war ich in Rom und habe bei der Mittwochs Audienz den Papst gehört und gesehen. Das war sehr beindruckend!
LBJ2
Fantastic capture, Sig. A very beautiful piece of architecture.+5
flavia49
excellent capture
bmac62
May be from 1995 but the subject is timeless... I am sure this scene hasn't changed at all in the last 18 years. Well done.
Dreamingbee
so wonderful done!
virginiese Online Now!
I like this town too ! Rome is suche a wonderful town !
debbielove
Can honestly say never seen this.. Never been to Rome, even though I have called at several places in Italy on cruises.. But a great view and shot mate.. Well taken.. Rob
moochagoo
With a new Pope :))