May 2, 2018

Bike Race through Oberursel on 1 May 2018

The bike race ‘Rund um den Finanzplatz Eschborn-Frankfurt’ came through Oberursel on Tuesday, 1 May, 2018. Therefore, a number of roads were closed, while buses and U-Bahn had no service between 8:30am – 2:30pm.

We walked to have lunch at my favorite Korean Restaurant ‘Seoul’, and ended up seeing the race on the way back at Hohemarkstrasse. I had not watched it for a number of years, so I was surprised to see them now heading the other way – towards the Feldberg Mountain.

A bystander informed me they had decided to change the route, and he thought this one was better as they are not coming down from the Feldberg at high speed anymore. They used to race by in a flash, but not so anymore.

There is a difference of almost 800 meters between the starting point, Frankfurt (elevation: 88 meters) and the Feldberg Mountain (elevation: 880 meters).

The most infamous bike race was the one in 2015, which was cancelled due to a planned terror attack. More here from CNN: German police thwart Boston-style plot to bomb cycle race, source says

Mar 20, 2017

1970s Eateries on the Hohemarkstrasse near Camp King in Oberursel

A blog reader asked me for updates on the eateries on Hohemarkstraße he used to frequent in the 1970s.

He also wondered about several comments about a pizza shop on the corner of the street outside of Camp King. Did that use to be a sausage (bratwurst) place, before it became a pizza shop? 

He continued: I’m interested in finding out, if the pizzeria (outside the main gate, going to the left, towards down town) on the corner is the same place that the bratwurst place was, when I was there. If I didn’t like what we had in the mess hall, I would go outside the main gate for a bratwurst, mustard and a hard roll, if I didn’t go to the enlisted club to eat.

The pizzeria in your article*, I’m sure, is the same shop that was the worst shop in the 1971-73, when I was stationed at Camp King. I remember it was small inside and had small tables were you could stand and eat your sausage & hard roll. Also the shop was on the corner.
*This refers to this post: Pizzeria at U-Bahn Kupferhammerweg near Camp King Oberursel.
 
I was able to locate two eateries (a former drinking place and a current one), sitting at the corner of two streets off of Hohemarkstraße. The first one is this one at the right. The address is Hohemarkstraße 117.
When we came here in 1995, it was a drinking place run by a Greek immigrant. It closed about 2005, when the owner passed away. At the moment, it is an ice-cream parlor.
Driving up Hohemarkstraße, towards the hills and the sunset, you see a long yellow building along the road. This is where the former Camp King Post, now German settlement, begins.

A close-up of the same Eiscafé.

At another corner of Hohemarkstraße and Im Heidegraben, this building houses a shop facing Hohemarkstraße. Around the corner, there is this Treffpunkt (Meeting Point), where the local denizens of drink hang out. This kind of establishment is also called a Trinkhalle (tiny drinking place, in general).

Do the buildings spark any memories? If so, please let me know.

Jul 30, 2015

Changing Hands: From Motor Pool to Rolls Royce – Oberursel in 1956

Mr. Hartmut Hirsch, working with the Rolls Royce Historical Society in Oberursel (Geschichtskreis Motorenfabrik Oberursel e.V.), is looking for additional information on the identities of the people shown in the following three photos.

The photo shows a group of people handing over a key on the front steps of the administrative building. We can assume this is the returned key from the Americans who had occupied the building from 1945 – 1956.
It is known that a final inspection of the property was done on 30 or 31 July 1956 to determine if any damages had been caused by the US personnel. Among the German inspectors was also the US property management. It is safe to assume the photos were taken during the inspection.
Questions:
Who are these people?
What are their official positions?
On what date was the photo taken?

July 1956 – Handing back the keys to Rolls Royce in Oberursel

Any information about the following two photos would also be very appreciated.

Repatriation Rolls Royce

Rolls Royce

You can mail me at info@pension-sprachschule.de or leave a comment below.

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