Even decades after the reunification of Berlin, you can tell where the split was because of the street lamps using different types of lightbulbs. by Adribus
November 9, 2025Photo of a bunch of old newspapers my grandmother saved I found in a bin in my basement
fourhundredthecat on November 9, 2025 6:45 pm they haven’t change the light bulbs in the past 35 years ?
bonyponyride on November 9, 2025 7:23 pm Even cooler, there are still areas with natural-gas powered street lamps. http://www.gaslicht-kultur.de/Home_EN.html
neuroticnetworks1250 on November 9, 2025 8:00 pm The Eastern side has more robust and better public transit as well due to the East Block focusing heavily on public infrastructure compared to the West focusing on cars, even going so far as dismantling the tram system.
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they haven’t change the light bulbs in the past 35 years ?
Even cooler, there are still areas with natural-gas powered street lamps. http://www.gaslicht-kultur.de/Home_EN.html
The Eastern side has more robust and better public transit as well due to the East Block focusing heavily on public infrastructure compared to the West focusing on cars, even going so far as dismantling the tram system.