Leipziger Straße (Berlin)

Deutsch: Die Leipziger Straße ist eine wichtige Ost-West-Verbindungsstraße in Berlin-Mitte. Ihr westliches Ende ist der Leipziger Platz.

Historic Images

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  Leipziger Platz, Blickrichtung Osten, um 1900
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  Das ehemalige Kaufhaus Wertheim, um 1900
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  Former Wertheim department store, about 1920
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  Leipziger Straße, Berlin 1897
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  Leipziger Straße 27/28, Ecke Friedrichstraße, Aufnahme vor 1900
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  Leipziger Straße, Ecke Friedrichstraße, 1907

Images

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  Blick auf den Leipziger Platz
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  (2)
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  Leipziger Platz, Blickrichtung Osten
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  Preußisches Herrenhaus (heute Sitz des Bundesrates)
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  Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus (Finanzministerium); ehemaliges Reichsluftfahrtministerium; an der Leipziger Straße
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  Wandbild von Max Lingner, "Aufbau der Republik", am Detlev-Rohwedder-Haus, Leipziger Str 7
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  Leipziger Str. 125 (ehemaliger „Erweiterungsbau des Ministeriums der öffentlichen Arbeiten“ von 1894)
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  Museum für Kommunikation (ehemaliges Reichspostmuseum von 1898), Leipziger Str. 16
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  Bulgarian Embassy in Berlin.On the right side:"To break the wall"
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  "To break the wall". Sculpture (4 meters) in front of the embassy of Bulgaria
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  von Ecke Charlottenstraße, Blickrichtung Osten

Gebäude und Firmen, Südseite, von West nach Ost (Geschichte 1880–1945) / Buildings and companies, Southern side, west to east (history 1880–1945)

Leipziger Platz to Wilhelmstraße, No. 1–7

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  No. 1–7:
  ca. 1900. View of Leipziger Straße from Leipziger Platz. Counting starting with 1 on the right-hand side
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  No. 1:
  1910. Premises no. 1 belong to the building at Leipziger Platz 11, was built in 1852. Residence of Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Public Works of Prussia
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  No. 2:
  1891. Königliche Porzellan-Manufactur Berlin (Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin)
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  No. 3–4:
  ca. 1903/04. Building of Preußisches Herrenhaus until 1918
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  No. 5:
  1923. Reichswehrministerium (Ministry of the Reichswehr of the Weimar Republic), demolished 1935
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  No. 5–7:
  1937. Monumental office building, built for the Reichsluftfahrtministerium (Ministry of Aviation in Nazi Germany) in 1935/1936

Wilhelmstraße to Mauerstraße, No. 8–18

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  No. 9–11:
  1913. Fine fur and fashion goods C. A. Herpich Söhne, here since 1897
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  No. 8–13:
  ca. 1928. Department store Kaufhaus C. A. Herpich & Söhne, extension and partial new building 1924–1929
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  No. 13:
  after 1900. Branch of fur fashions J. Kutnewsky (from Hungary)
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  No. 14–18:
  1895. Reichspostamt in No. 15 was built in 1871–1874, extension building to Mauerstraße 1893–1897. Part of this extension: Reichspostmuseum
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  No. 14–18:
  1913 or a little earlier. Interior of the Reichspostmuseum
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  No. 18:
  1886–1892. Corner building of the merchant Hugo Klose, grocer and purveyor to the court for foodstuffs

Mauerstraße to Friedrichstraße, No. 19–28

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  No. 19:
  1886–1889. Königl. Immediatbau (royal immediacy), built at the end of 18th century, demolished in 1890. Departm. of invalids of the Ministry of War 1872–1890
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  No. 19–28:
  1897. First on the right: Corner commercial building Zur Mauerkrone, built in 1890
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  No. 18–19:
  1900. Between No. 18 and 19: Road junction Mauerstraße
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  No. 19:
  1922. Fur fashion house J. Neuheit
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  No. 23:
  1900. New commercial building J. D. Gross, built in 1899/1900
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  No. 25:
  1910. Weinhaus Kempinski (Kempinski wine house)
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  No. 27–28:
  1910/11. Sports fashion shop S. Adam Bekleidungs-geschäft

Friedrichstraße to Charlottenstraße, No. 29–35

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  No. 29–35:
  1902.
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  No. 23–35 (right):
  1907.
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  No. 30:
  1889. Shops such as for gallantry, silk, or meat goods
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  No. 31–32:
  1889. Wine tavern, several branches and various shops
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  No. 31–32:
  1894. New building Geschäftshaus Carpenter
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  No. 34:
  1893 at the latest. Kaufhaus Thiele, built 1883/84

Charlottenstraße to Markgrafenstraße, No. 36–42

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  No. 36:
  1909. Mail order company for ladies' dress fabrics Gustav Cords.
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  No. 36:
  after 1913. Ladies' fashion house Kersten und Tuteur
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  No. 38:
  1896. Interior view of the first floor of the Louis Blumenthal sales area
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  No. 38:
  1910. Porcelain shop Porzellanwaren F. Hengstmann

Markgrafenstraße to Jerusalemer Straße, No. 43–50A

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  No. 43:
  1891. Store of Ascher & Münchow until 1906
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  No. 46–49:
  ca. 1900. Warenhaus Tietz (Tietz Department Store), in this form until 1910
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  No. 50–50A:
  after 1912. Warenhaus Tietz supplementary building, built 1912
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  between No. 50A and Kommandanten-straße 89:
  ca. 1880. Dönhoffplatz, an unbuilt area of about 22,000 m²
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  1889. Dönhoffplatz

Jerusalemer Straße to Spittelmarkt, No. 51–63A

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  No. 58:
  1924. Fur fashions Abuco
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  No. 60–61:
  1901–1905. Aschinger's Conditorei und Café here since 1901

Gebäude und Firmen, Nordseite, von Ost nach West (Geschichte 1880–1945) / Historic buildings and companies, Northern side, east to west (history 1880–1945)

Spittelmarkt to Jerusalemer Straße, No. 64–79

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  No. 73–78 (right to left):
  ca. 1880. Bigger building in center is No. 75 Palais Hardenberg, 1774–1905 (demolition)
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  No. 74:
  1910. Pharmacy Elephanten-Apotheke
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  No. 79:
  1912. Fur clothing wholesaler Pelz-Engros-Modellhaus Joseph Landsberger

Jerusalemer Straße to Markgrafenstraße, No. 80–89

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  No. 83:
  1882. Store of Spinn & Mencke
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  No. 83:
  1914. Tailored and fur clothing store L. Michelet & Co.
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  No. 84–88:
  ca. 1886–1892.

Markgrafenstraße to Charlottenstraße, No. 90–95

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  No. 93:
  1933. Pelikan-Apotheke (pharmacie)
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  No. 94:
  1885. Photo studio Otto Becker, here 1885–1890
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  No. 94:
  1898. Photo studio Becker & Maass, here 1890–1904
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  No. 95:
  1910. Kindergarderoben-handlung Arnold Müller (children's fashion), here until 1931

Charlottenstraße to Friedrichstraße, No. 96–102

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  No. 96–98 (left):
  1907. View to the east, house numbers are descending, beginning with cropped No. 99
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  No. 96:
  1886. Corner house was built 1881, demolished before 1917. Ground floor: import company R. Beinhauer Söhne succ., 1st floor: Café Keck
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  No. 100–102:
  1898. Equitable-Palast of the American life insurance company Equitable was built 1887–1889.
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  No. 100–102:
  1900 at the latest. Equitable-Palast. Ground floor: shop of cigar factory Loeser & Wolff, 1st. and 2nd. floors: Café Kerkau with 20 billiard tables

Friedrichstraße to Mauerstraße, No. 103–112

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  No. 103–109:
  1908 at the latest. View to the west. In the corner building 103–104 branches of wine wholesaler C. S. Gerold Sohn and advertising expedition Rudolf Mosse
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  No. 103–106:
  ca. 1900. View to the east, house numbers on the left are descending, beginning with only cropped 107
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  No. 103–112:
  1909. View to the east, house numbers on the left are descending, beginning with 112
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  No. 106–109:
  1900–1904. View to the east, house numbers on the left are descending, beginning with 109
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  No. 106:
  1910. Blusen-Specialist M. Wasservogel (blouse specialist)
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  No. 107:
  1886. Haus Henniger was built 1883. Shops: Nickel silverware Henniger & Co and lighting Schröder & Wenzel Beleuchtung
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  No. 107:
  1906. Fur fashions Carl Salbach
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  No. 107:
  1910. Porcelain shop Porzellanwaren F. A. Schumann
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  No. 109:
  before 1899. Wallpaper sale Julius Brühl
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  No. 111:
  1907. Showrooms of the Bildgießerei Gladenbeck & Sohn (sculpture foundry), here 1903–1916
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  No. 112:
  1913. Branch of the company WMF

Mauerstraße to Wilhelmstraße, No. 113–123

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  No. 114:
  1899. Haus Löwenberg, furniture store, bicycle shop, lingerie equipment
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  No. 114:
  1909. Branch of Kodak (production and sale of photographic material)
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  No. 115–116:
  1888. Hofbuchhandlung Reinhold Kühn (book shop)
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  No. 115–116:
  1897–1907. Studio of the photo pioneer Ottomar Anschütz
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  No. 117–118:
  1910. Branche of Solingen steel goods factory Solinger Stahlwarenfabrik Fa. J. A. Henckels
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  No. 117–118:
  before 1905. Weinrestaurant Traube (wine restaurant), here since 1901
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  No. 119–120:
  1910. Alfred Elsner & Co, Bijouterie and leather goods, founded 1896

Wilhelmstraße to Leipziger Platz, No. 124–137

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  No. 124–137:
  1913–1918.
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  No. 124:
  1886. Commerce building of the New York life insurance company Germania, built 1884/87
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  No. 126–130:
  1913. Extension of department stores Kaufhaus Wertheim (4th construction phase 1910–1913)
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  No. 128:
  1891. Photo studio E. Bieber of photographer Leonard Berlin-Bieber, here 1890–1910
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  No. 129:
  1906. Commercial building of chocolate factory Sarotti
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  No. 130 (rear house):
  1891. 2nd. floor: photo studio J. C. Schaarwächter, here since 1886
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  No. 132:
  1881. Photo studio Loescher & Petsch, here 1871–1896
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  No. 132–133:
  1897–1899. Kaufhaus Wertheim 1st construction segment, built 1897.
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  No. 132–137:
  1904. Kaufhaus Wertheim, view from Leipziger Platz