Exhibition theme: The Border Opens: Greeting East German citizens [19/87]
OBJECT INFORMATION
Info
November 11 1989
Berlin, Lichtenrade/Mahlow border crossing
Created By:
Monika WaackLicense:
From the Set
East German cars and pedestrians at Lichtenrade/Mahlow border crossing. Initially only open to garbage trucks belonging to Berlin waste removal services, the border crossing was opened to the public on November 10, 1989
Depicts
car,
crowd,
Trabant (car),
traffic,
traffic signfall of the Berlin Wall,
joy,
litter,
traffic,
welcome giftPlaces
Kirchhainer Damm (Lichtenrade/Mahlow) border crossingOther items in this set
Almost everyone knows to this day where he or she was on 9 November 1989. The joy at being suddenly granted the freedom to travel, also to West Germany, was immense. Each time a new border crossing was opened, people celebrated. In the same way, the removal of segments of the Wall and of border fence, as well as the reconstruction of roads between East and West became important events. Countless photographs and films taken in Berlin and at the inner-German border document these incidents as they occurred – thus preserving the good fortune of experiencing everything live for the family album.
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