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Leere Spielplätze und Gentrifizierung
Würdest Sie ihr Kind hier spielen lassen? Sicherlich nicht. Ein Spielplatz im Osten Berlins im Jahr 2006. Vor der Wiedervereinigung und bis in die 1990er gab es hier noch Klettergerüste. Aber nach den neuen bundesdeutschen Regularien waren diese zu unsicher und wurden entfernt. Andererseits hatte die Stadt aber auch kein Geld neue Spielgeräte anzuschaffen. Immerhin…
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Monsters made from wood
A stroll through the local park. A greyish day in November over 15 years ago. Why are there green plants? It is winter in Germany. Are these plants genetically modified, radioactive or have they mutated. And what lurks in the middle. Wooden monsters who come alive as soon as there are no kids around. They…
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Life has its up and downs
Click here to listen to some appropriate music from one of my favorites shows ever (plus beard goal 2021…not going to happen 😉 Life is a see-saw This part of the see-saw is currently on the up while my current mood seems to be on the down. Well it is easy to feel down with…
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Empty Playgrounds and Gentrification
Would you let your child play here? Would your child want to play here? I am sure both questions have to be answered with a no. This is a playground in East Berlin. There used to be some playground equipment from before Reunification but under the new West German regulations it was deemed unsafe. On…
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