In this telephone conversation, a former cabaret artist Arno Kiehl, one of the oldest residents of Weißensee, tells us how he had to rediscover the neighbourhood when Weißensee was still in ruins after World War II. The destroyed city became a place to design and directly implement urban utopias.
“We were attracted by the ruins of the bombed houses” (Lehderstraße 73)
from the audio walk Brachland: Urban utopias in Weißensee | Berlin
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35:11 min Audio
2.65 km 29
35:11 min Audio
2.65 km 29
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Other stops on this audio tour:
“Why am I here now anyway?” (Heinersdorfer Str. 58) (4:25 min) • “In the beginning, it was just a pile of rubbish here” (Langhanstraße 71) (3:20 min) • “It seemed like this urban fantasy would last forever.” (Mirbachplatz) (6:24 min) • “While we were building a wall in the yard, the other Wall fell” (Streustraße 44) (7:42 min) • “Should empty spaces remain empty?” (Ostseestraße 25) (6:53 min)
