Searching in Flickr just now, I found another image of the same bindery, in color no less, that provides a bit more context in the form of the concrete protrusion at the top right. Image below by Markus Mayer from 2009 with the same graffiti and a similar reflection of a Plattenbau in the windows...
Flickr had a few more images of it such as this one that clearly show a railroad trestle above... A bit more searching brought me to Berlin, right near the iconic (for train geeks) Jannowitzbrücke and the Berlin Stadtbahn. This is along the Spree in what was once East Berlin.
A link to a quiz of the "where is this" sort provided a bit of history from a genealogy forum. This indicated that this was once the Buchbinderei Scholz. Interesting story for those that can read German ending with success in tracking down a relation/ancestor.
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| Click Google Maps Street View to view this July 2008 image, spin image around to see the reflecting Plattenbau... The TV tower at the Alexanderplatz is at right. |
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| Click Google Maps Street View to view this July 2008 image, spin image around to see the reflecting Plattenbau... |
Would love to have a bindery at that somewhat desolate location. Combine to passion at one location, books and trains.Could even be something to model...
