Berlin: Bernauer Street 2005: leftovers, traces and remains of 'The Berlin Wall' (Wall-Traces #2)
For a very long time the Bernauer Street used to be also some kind of a 'Symbol
of segregation', since 'the Berlin Wall' / the border line between East-and West-Berlin
used to be right on the east side of the the Bernauer Street. The street itself,
all the way between Gartenstraße and Mauerpark, was part of West-Berlin.
When 'the Berlin Wall' was first built, the houses on the eastside of Bernauer
Street became part of the Wall themselves - until they were first walled up -
and then torn down ...
Traces: some 'left overs' - probably a basement window of one of the houses on
the east side of Bernauer Street that had to 'go' because of 'the Berlin Wall'
Nowadays there's a lot of constructing (and deconstructing) going on: first all
the trees were cut down..(?!¿). Now the tram rails are lengthened, all
the way down to the station Nordbahnhof (which is great) - the Bernauer street
is considered an important axis, connecting East and West.
Over the past years, the former 'strip of death' is slowly transforming into a
'strip of green' - a green corridor between Prenzlauer Berg / Mitte (East) and
Wedding (West). Time heals also this wound..:]
'The Berlin Wall' - as seen on Bernauer Street summer 2005. On the 'lower' part
of Bernauer Street you may still find some remains of the Berlin Wall - a rather
controversial monument, 'just another sight' for some people, a thorn in the eye
for some other people, a far too small and too cozy and too uncomplete and far
too 'comfortable' little piece of fake 'truth' for the others.. - however
- this piece of 'the Berlin Wall' is at least still a popular photo-opportunity..
-> and here's a 360°
panorama picture I took on Bernauer Street already some years ago (some for
those who'd like to see what the Bernauer Street looked like before the trees
got cut down)
