Exhibition theme: The Transformation of the GDR: Removal of the guardhouse [37/39]
OBJECT INFORMATION
Info
June 22 1990
Berlin, Friedrichstraße border crossing (Checkpoint Charlie)
Created By:
Gerd RosskampLicense: Not Creative Commons
From the Set
Removal of the Western Allies' guardhouse at the Friedrichstraße border crossing (Checkpoint Charlie), one of the seven street crossings between East and West Berlin (between the Soviet and US American sectors) while the Wall was up. Checkpoint Charlie was designated for use by foreign nationals, affiliates of the Allied Forces and diplomats.
Depicts
allies,
café,
crane,
crowd,
guard room,
national flag,
policeman (FRG),
street sign,
television camera,
tollgate,
warning signPlaces
Checkpoint CharlieText in image
Allied / Checkpoint Charlie
Zimmerstraße
Other items in this set
Shortly after the border was opened, changes were pushed through in the GDR. The most conspicuous came about during the campaign for the Volkskammer election in March 1990, when countless election posters, often with commentaries, became a popular motif for photographers. Important, too, was the presence of leading West German politicians at election meetings in all of the larger towns in East Germany – not to mention the elections themselves. The currency union, which came about on 1 July 1990, put Western goods in shops at standard prices. This was a first step in bringing the East closer to the West.
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