Berlin Wall at Bernauer Strasse, 27 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
March 26, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Berlin Wall at Bernauer Strasse, 27 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
West Berlin, Bahnhof Wannsee, 25 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
October 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM
West Berlin, Bahnhof Wannsee, 25 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
Christmas, Berlin 1961
A couple from West Berlin waving to family in East Berlin...
A couple from West Berlin waving to family in East Berlin...
December 25, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Christmas, Berlin 1961
A couple from West Berlin waving to family in East Berlin...
A couple from West Berlin waving to family in East Berlin...
June 26, 1963: President John F. Kennedy delivers his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in West Berlin, demonstrating US support for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-backed East Germany erects the Berlin Wall.
June 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
June 26, 1963: President John F. Kennedy delivers his "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech in West Berlin, demonstrating US support for democratic West Germany shortly after Soviet-backed East Germany erects the Berlin Wall.
September 29, 2026 at 10:00 PM
West Berlin, 11 September 1959. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin
April 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
West Berlin, 11 September 1959. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin
In 2019 I visited Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, Germany. This was the famous Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. This was an active border crossing from 1961 - 1990.
April 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
In 2019 I visited Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, Germany. This was the famous Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War. This was an active border crossing from 1961 - 1990.
Some snaps of my friends and me in Berlin during the 1990 World Cup. The wall had just come down, and West Germany won. Crazy times.
July 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Some snaps of my friends and me in Berlin during the 1990 World Cup. The wall had just come down, and West Germany won. Crazy times.
Berlin, 3 August 1960. A rare view of the Checkpoint Charlie location before the Berlin Wall, I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publ.). #Berlin
March 23, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Berlin, 3 August 1960. A rare view of the Checkpoint Charlie location before the Berlin Wall, I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publ.). #Berlin
Trump is turning Buffalo, New York, and Ontario, Canada, into a kind of West Berlin and East Berlin.
This anecdote is so powerful: At a brewery in upstate NY near the Canadian border, the owners say Canadians aren't coming there anymore due to Trump's insane attacks.
"We miss our Canadian friends," they say.
From @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social on the pod. Transcript:
newrepublic.com/article/2152...
"We miss our Canadian friends," they say.
From @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social on the pod. Transcript:
newrepublic.com/article/2152...
September 10, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Trump is turning Buffalo, New York, and Ontario, Canada, into a kind of West Berlin and East Berlin.
West Berliners (or tourists) peering over the wall into East Berlin in 1971 (Bernauer Strasse).
Photo by Bob Mardling.
Photo by Bob Mardling.
October 1, 2026 at 6:26 AM
West Berliners (or tourists) peering over the wall into East Berlin in 1971 (Bernauer Strasse).
Photo by Bob Mardling.
Photo by Bob Mardling.
West Berlin, 27 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
June 9, 2026 at 8:19 AM
West Berlin, 27 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
West Berlin, 29 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
April 5, 2026 at 8:56 AM
West Berlin, 29 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
Nothing more beautiful than a 1960s era west Berlin cinema at night.
March 6, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Nothing more beautiful than a 1960s era west Berlin cinema at night.
Günter Zint’s photograph of the Berlin Wall at Bernauer Straße, West Berlin, 1963
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September 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Günter Zint’s photograph of the Berlin Wall at Bernauer Straße, West Berlin, 1963
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West Berlin, August 1960. Photographed by my father. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publ.). #Berlin
October 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
West Berlin, August 1960. Photographed by my father. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publ.). #Berlin
Berlin Wall at Wildenbruchstrasse, 24 December 1964. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
July 31, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Berlin Wall at Wildenbruchstrasse, 24 December 1964. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
Berlin Wall at Bernauer Strasse, 27 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
August 18, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Berlin Wall at Bernauer Strasse, 27 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
West Berlin, 29 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin
April 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
West Berlin, 29 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin
West Berlin, 26 December 1964. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
April 9, 2026 at 8:49 AM
West Berlin, 26 December 1964. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
West Berlin, Ku'damm, 11 September 1959. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin
October 1, 2026 at 8:52 AM
West Berlin, Ku'damm, 11 September 1959. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin
