#zehlendorf

This set of 50 Pf. notes from Berlin highlights each of the city districts before they were absorbed into the city.

I'm missing number 1 and 5 :(

#2: Tiergarten, the central park of Berlin.

#3: Wedding, featuring the Gesundbrunnen health park.

#4: Prenzlauer Berg, the site of Schönhauser Allee and the East German counter culture hub.

#6: Kreuzberg, where Checkpoint Charlie and the Jewish Museum are.

#7: Charlottenburg, the site of the Charlottenburg palace and Kaiser Wilhelm Church.

#8: Spandau, where a renaissance-era fortress sits well preserved.

#9: Wilmersdorf, where the oldest castle in Berlin was built.

#10: Zehlendorf, which hosts two forested lakes.

#11: Schöneberg, the center for Queer life in the Weimar republic.

#12: Steglitz, home to the Bierpinsel "Beer Brush" an abandoned futurist restaurant.

#13: Tempelhof, the namesake of the old Tempelhof airport.

#14: Neukölln, the Bronx of Berlin.

#15: Treptow, where the Molecule Man sculpture stands in the Spree.

#16: Köpenick, known for the folk hero of Wilhelm Voigt who, in 1906, dressed up as a high imperial military officer, arrested the mayor of Köpenick, stole 4,000 Marks, and was Pardoned by the Kaiser.

#17: Lichtenberg, where Tierpark Berlin is located.

#18: Weißensee, meaning "white lake", is named after the tiny lake popular with swimmers in the summer.

#19: Pankow, the district with the largest population.

Single family house at Hochbaumstraße, 77 Zehlendorf - Berlin, Germany; 1968-69

Kurt Kurfiss

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