East Germany, then and now...

[billc]

I finally have something to post on the photography thread. This is a look at East Germany just after the fall of the wall, and then at the beginning of this century. There is some political stuff leading up to the photos, but since this is the photo thread, ignore it and check out the photos...actually, I just linked to the spiegal article that just has the photos...

http://www.spiegel.de/fotostrecke/fotostrecke-59943.html


If you are interested in a political piece on the photos, you have to go to the study, the photos are also on display there. In the original article the author describes his visit to East Germany before the wall fell.

 

[Carol]

Great article Bill, and stunning photos.

This is the sort of thing I love to photograph myself. These are some photos I took of the Boott Cotton Mills as they were being restored to a residential/multi-use complex. Boarding House Park (so named, because the building behind it was a boarding house that lodged mill workers) has outdoor concert in the summer

Click on any of the photos for a larger size.


Lowell 2 327 by Sikaranista, on Flickr


Renovations In Progress by Sikaranista, on Flickr


Boarding House Park by Sikaranista, on Flickr


Lowell 2 324 by Sikaranista, on Flickr

 

[Carol]

Renaissance on the River, in the old Lawrence Mill buildings:


Where we put PRIDE in our product by Sikaranista, on Flickr


Renaissance On The River by Sikaranista, on Flickr


Lowell 2 441 by Sikaranista, on Flickr

 

[Carol]

More of Lowell's restored mills:


Wannalancit Mills by Sikaranista, on Flickr


Lowell 079 by Sikaranista, on Flickr


Peeking at Old Glory -- Day 5 of 365 by Sikaranista, on Flickr

 

[SnyderD]

Big fan of black and white photos...so these are just wonderful to me. Thanks for posting them.