West Berlin by Night

West Berlin by Night -- 1969-71

Wet and lonely in Lichterfelde.

Lichterfelde street.

A car stops, a light shines in the window.

Lights of Lichterfelde on the Ringstrasse.

Construction in a Lichterfelde street continues into the night.

Construction continues into the night.

Buses of Linie 85 or the trains of the Krumme Lanke U-Bahn line could take you away to the bright lights and high life of the Ku'damm.

Dining on the Ku'damm.

And after dinner, a stroll on the Ku'damm. Time passed quickly and then it was late.

Night scene on Joachimsthalerstrasse off the Ku'damm.

Cabs wait on Joachimsthalerstrase at the Ku'damm corner.

Nachtwagen waits for time at Zoo Station.

The Bahnhofsvorplatz -- the plaza in front of Zoo Station -- is quiet, with only a handful of passengers waiting for the Nachtwagen, the Owl bus.

Zoo Bahnhof after hours.

No more Interzone trains tonight at Bahnhof Zoo.

Europa Center symbolizes modern West Berlin.

Lights of the Europa Center cast a modern glow on West Berlin's new "downtown."

At 0135, the last U-Bahn trains are rumbling beneath Wittenbergplatz.

It's 0135 hours and at this moment the last U-Bahn trains to the British and American forces "home" districts are meeting beneath these streets at Wittenbergplatz.

For those who missed the last trains and for those who found the late night streets too quiet, night life continued indoors:

Eden'sclubs offered Americans a taste of Berlin nightlife.

Eden'sclubs offered Americans a taste of Berlin nightlife.

Neue Welt offered sturdier entertainment than the Eden clubs.

Hilton Hotel - purported to be where the CIA met the KGB.

Saskatchewan club - an exotic name that amused people who had been to Canada's prairie province.

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