One of my friend’s invited me to take photos from her ninth-floor apartment where one has a splendid view towards the Feldberg on one side and the former U.S. Military Camp King on the other side.
The picture on the left shows the snowed-in settlement of Camp King with the Mountain Lodge perched on the hillside (you can recognize it by its steeple).
Sunday afternoon was a busy time in front of the lodge. This hill leading to the lodge is the best one around the neighborhood in regards to sledding.
… by the way, even more snow is in the forecast for 2 February 2010.
I was at Camp King from May, 1960 to July, 1964. We’re actually having a small reunion of dependent children from that period here in Las Vegas at the end of April. We had the first one two years ago, in Mooresville, SC.
I loved it there, grew up there, made lifetime friends there.
My friends and I spent most of our time in two places. One was the Taunusblick, and the other was called “Zum Weissen Ross”. The “Ross” was actually spelled with an ess-zet, but I cannot make one with this computer.
In any event, I would like to know if “Zum Weissen Ross” still exists. I can find the Taunusblick with no problem, but I can’t find ZWR. I’d love to have a picture of it. We used to drink with the Germans, and party with them, and we put down many a Steiffel there. Anything anyone can do would be appreciated.
Thank you very much.
Fred Schloss
I have just mailed the city archives to get more information. And you are right – there was hardly anything to be found.
But got lucky though as I was reading some church archives and found the address of the probably former guest house “Zum Weißen Roß”. I am off by U-Bahn now to look it up. More later.
The so called Mountain Lodge served as the Officers Club on Camp King from at least the 1960s through the 1980s. I ate plenty of meals there in the 70s when I was living near there with my family. I went to FIS (Frankfurt International School) just up the street from Camp King, for 3 years then moving down to Frankfurt High School for my senior year.
I went back in 2008 and visited Camp King. It sure has changed and it is a shame the old Officers club is boarded up.