PAUL REVERE VILLAGE AND MILITARY BASE IN KARLSRUHE, GERMANY
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Brandenburg Gate was closet when the Wall went up.
OUR DAYS ON BASE
I loved Karlsruhe lived there when I was a teen. Very pretty city. Many castles. The military had a base there at that time. We were sent there to be with my Dad who was in the Army. We lived on Paul Revere Village on the military base. We were on the third floor of our building. I could look out my bedroom window and see the baseball field and the school. My Mom never knew we often took the screen off and hung out the window yelling to kids we knew walking by on the side walk below.
We were there when the Berlin Wall went up in August 1961. It was scary, family back in the states wanted us to return to the states. There was talk of war at that time. We stayed and things calmed down.
The military base had a bowling alley, snack bar, PX, and movie theater. We were kids we ran all over the base and went just about anywhere we could go. We went off base to get our hair done and to buy bird food for our parakeet and often took a taxi downtown to shop. Taxi was cheap. The Carnival came every year and there was a big beer tent at the carnival. Of course, I was to young for that.
The military base is now closed.
Slide Show of Karlruhe and Paul Revere Village
FASCHING
November 11 was the start of Faching and goes on for three months. What a party that was.
Black Forest
Germany is beautiful and worth visiting. I have not been back but would someday love to return.
Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria
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I love the photos of Germany...What Beauty. Your hubs I find of interest.I would love having black bears at arms reach.I am an animal lover.I even wonder will there ever come a day we literally get to commune with the wildest of the wild.I will be reading your work often.Continue by all means to enjoy the life as and where you live it.
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My dad was stationed in Karlsruhe in the early 60's. What a great time it was. I cannot believe how we used to go off base at such a young age. I like the old picture. What year was that? We lived on 31 Tennessee Strasse.
thanks for signing my hub. We lived on Tennessee Strasse also. The pictures are from 1961.
Moonlake:
My Dad was stationed in Karlsruhe from '59 to '62...after reading your story, it sounded like I could have written it. We lived on Rhode Island Ave. across the street from the school, church and the carnival was across the street from us. It was one of the best times of my life. We also lived on the third floor.
Hi K Allen, What grade were you in when you lived there? Good old days in Karlsruhe.
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SweetiePie says:
5 months ago
Informative hub and wonderful pictures.