The West Berlin Senate is trying to attract young skilled workers from the Federal Republic to address the rising average age of the city’s residents.
In 1970, one fifth of West Berliners are already over 65. A Berlin Bonus aims to attract young people to the city. East Berlin, on the other hand, is a popular destination for young people. Those who study here try to stay if they can.
These amazing color photos from
Barbara Ann Spengler that captured street scenes of East and West Berlin in February 1970.
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| East Berlin. Brandenburg Gate, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. East German guard tower at the Berlin Wall, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. Hitler's bunker, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. Humboldt University of Berlin, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. Humboldt University of Berlin, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. Marx-Engels Platz and the Council of State Building, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. St. Hedwig’s, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. The Neue Wache memorial to "victims of fascism and militarism", February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. The Reichstag from East Berlin, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. Treptower Soviet War Memorial, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. Treptower Soviet War Memorial, February 1970 |
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| East Berlin. Treptower Soviet War Memorial, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin at night from the Mercedes Building, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin street scenes, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin street scenes, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. "Florida Boy", February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. At the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. At the observation platform next to the Berlin Wall, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. East German guard tower looking over The Wall from the West - The Death Strip, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. Frederick-Wilhelm Memorial Church, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. Horses pulling a beer wagon, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. Kurfurstendamm by night, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. On the Kurfurstendamm, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. On the Kurfurstendamm, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. Ruins near the Berlin Wall, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. Ruins of the Cultural Center near the Berlin Wall, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. Tempelhof, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. The Berlin Victory Column (Siegessaule), February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. The Berlin Wall, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. The Berlin Wall, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. The Brandenburg Gate from West Berlin, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. The Kurfurstendamm, February 1970 |
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| West Berlin. The Olympic Stadium 1936 Olympics, February 1970 |
People wanted to stay in East Berlin? I'm pretty sure the author is mistaken. People died trying to leave East Berlin, hence the wall.
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