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Based on the cars featured in this historical postcard, it might be safe to say this image is from the 1960s. Parking is no longer allowed there though.
Other than the absence of parked cars, not much has changed since this photo has been taken.
The marketplace is still a sloping ground, and the farmers market takes place there on Saturday mornings.
In a conversation about last week’s Hof Flohmarkt (courtyard flea market), when most of Oberursel’s Altstadt (old part of the town) opened its courtyard gates to many visitors, I also mentioned to wear good shoes around the area as high heels make walking difficult.
The conversation turned then to farm house courtyards, and their original purpose. There is also a difference between the original cobble stones and the new ones to fit the Altstadt flair.
This is a sample of the old Pflastersteine (cobble stones), which are a significant part of Oberursel’s Altstadt.
These cobble stones look like they date from a more recent era.
This is another alley near St. Ursula Church, where only cobble stones are found.
Around the Altstadt, even the stairways are made from cobble stones.
der Pflasterstein (Singular), die Pflastersteine (Plural)
But das Pflaster by itself is a band-aid.
This street, Elvis-Presley-Weg, is only a short street, which takes you along one of the two remaining outer original buildings of Camp King. The wild flowers there are amazing.
In the following photo, you can see the remaining building, and what it looks like today. What looks like a high green container next to the building is a secluded area for the trash containers.
Whoever planted these seeds did a fine job for our environment.
Recently, a friend of mine, who had lived in Camp King as a dependent in the late 60s, asked me whether the cherry trees were still around.
I wasn’t sure, and went out to take a walk around the neighborhood once again.
This one is on the Mountain Lodge hill in front of the chapel. Springtime in Germany.
These two were the only cherry trees I could locate.
We passed by on the foot path down the hill from the Mountain Lodge.
I had another look at one of the two remaining original housing buildings and its garden area. Before the area got restructured into a German housing area, I had a friend living in one of the buildings. The garden behind the apartment building (see photo) stretched much further than what you see here.
We used to go there for BBQs in the summer, and sat under the trees which eventually got cut down to make room for this parking strip. It is empty today, as it is Sunday, and all the supermarket employees are home. Behind this strip, construction began for the first row of townhouses.
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It is always fun to discover another street art project by Markus Janista.
This one is in the Feldbergstraße in front of the Taunus Sparkasse.
die Mohnblume: poppy flower
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My name is Maria Shipley. I live in Oberursel, Germany, with my husband, son and daughter. The … Read more
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