A new face for Camp King Germany
Sometime around September, scaffolding went up on one of the last original military housing buildings in Camp King, Oberursel. The paint job was completed a couple of weeks ago, but renovation continues with the installment of new building doors in progress.
Camp King in its original color
The new color matches the rest of this otherwise modern settlement – a very light gray to compliment the other townhouses in the area.
A new face for Camp King
My preference for its original sandy color stems from a bit of nostalgia, I admit. But choosing this drab gray color for a new coat only makes it blend in with the rest of the settlement. I’d suppose this was the city council’s intention…
The nail that sticks out – or reminds us of our past – gets hammered down.
Tags: A walk through Camp King, Camp King renovation, Camp King/Germany
December 3rd, 2009 at 12:43 pm
… and soon our children will not even know that there was a “Camp King” here, other than by the street names.
December 5th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Most foreign residents of Camp King – and there are quite a few – have no idea either on what significant soil they are walking.
And to think, when we were kids the army tanks rolled and rattled through our hometown village on their way back from maneuver. The noise was deafening and we would yell “Ami, go home!” while catching the goodies they threw down. (Shame…)
Most of them have indeed gone home.