Great historic video from the old Berlin in the 80s, when the wall divided the city in two parts. This is an official promotion film, which was directed by the West-Berlin tourism authorities under the title "BERLIN - A city for life and work"
In den 80er‘n war West-Berlin noch lebenswert. Ich hatte das große Glück meine Jugend dort zu verbringen. Was gäb‘ ich drum per Zeitmaschine zurück zukehren. Eine tolle Zeit damals.Erinnerungen pur!
The 1980's were a marvelous time in the west. When the wall came down, in was not all rainbows and butterfly farts. West Germany inherited a huge amount of debt and from what I saw, quality of life suffered in the west. The locals I talked to that lived far from Berlin were not happy with the change.
I suppose most of the special deal-sweeteners to move to the "island" West Berlin seen in this video went away, although it's still attractive to young people because of relatively low cost of living for a major European capital.
@@jagboy69 The post-war Bretton Woods, especially, but also continuously today was set-up exclusively to combat communist influence and rebuild world capitalism after the war. For W. Germany, the country was created by the U.S., most of its insitutions, its industry was encouraged by the Marshall Plan, tech transfers and its unilateral tariff protection on one-hand, with it's unfettered access to the U.S. market on the other. Cash transfers were also important, particularly for W. Berlin, which was kept as a show-case city to undermine the East, to the tune of billions of dollars until 1989. West Berlin, itself, was an artificial construct, kept alive by the Berlin Airlift in 1948 and tens of thousands of U.S. and U.K. troops, right through 1989. East Germany, was of course, persecuted and left in the cold by the West, through coordinated pro-capitalist activity.
I am both sad and happy I couldn't visit West Berlin. Sad, because what an experience it must have been to visit, but happy that the country is no longer divided.
aus heutiger Sicht (2021) ist die Begleitmusik wirklich grauenhaft, war aber wohl zu jener Zeit so. Dennoch eine schöne Hommage an das alte West-Berlin, jener Tage.
Amazing. The 70's in Germany was very similar to the 70's in the USA? Berlin was obviously a thriving, peaceful, respectively friendly environment. Great upload 😇
War eine tolle Zeit in West Berlin. Sicherere Jobs im öffentlichen Dienst BVG Post Berliner Verwaltung usw. Bezahlbare Wohnungen schicke Autos und gute Renten nach 43 Arbeitsjahren.Und keinen Euro.Bin heute Rentnerin mit 63.Gut das ich diese Zeiten miterleben durfte.Wenn man sieht was jetzt für Probleme in Deutschland und der Welt abspielen. Möchte auch nicht mehr tauschen. Grüße aus Berlin Zehlendorf
@@jagboy69 The entire character of the major cities in most Western European countries has followed this same multi-cultural trajectory, and for what benefit? It's *CERTAINLY NOT TO THE BENEFIT of the indigenous populations!*
@@Matt_from_Florida You are absolutely right Matt. Call it what it is. An evil plan to destroy and destabilize civilized nations by importing and exploiting humans that dont normally get along. The WHY are they doing it is the real question. Soros is the who behind it.
Sehr schönes, nostalgisches Video meiner Geburtsstadt. Mich macht traurig, wie dreckig es heute überall ist und dass die Stimmung nicht so unbeschwert ist,wie im Video
14:41 Euro Ford Escort Mk3 wagon, even more different from the US model than the hatchbacks were. Somehow I never put two and two together on those and placed them in Germany since every original Ford photo, ad or brochure I've ever seen of one was for the UK market. And generally Opel had a huge lead over Ford in Germany while Ford had an even bigger lead over Vauxhall in Britain.
My guess is that this is a bit of a propaganda film, aimed squarely at the East Berliners. "Look at us. We have great living arrangements, productive and fulfilling work, and more entertainment than we know what to do with. . . Come across the wall and you can partake too, and you won't have to drive a Trabi anymore."
The cost for crossing the border from East to West was death anyway, East Berliners/Germans were not allowed to travel beyond the Iron Curtain and the wall was built and guarded in order to prevent more defection to the West. Therefore, propaganda wasn't needed to attract East Germans to West Berlin!
That was the logic behind the catering on the Braunschweig to Charlottenburg military train that ran once a day. The dining was provided by the same company that operated the Orient Express. Finest cuisine for a few pence. Subsidied by the British military. Those Russian troops and DDR border guards at Marienborn and Drewitz would see allied soldiers being fed the finest dining whilst they were probably getting cabbage soup or grützwurst. All propaganda to mess with their heads.
To many, the wall represented oppression; to others, especially those who lived in West Berlin, it also represented a level of security, as no rogue or nefarious elements could easily traverse to West Berlin, due to the wall. If you will, West Berlin was like one giant gated community. Now, it’s not.
Какой чистый и красивый город. Какие красивые люди. Чувствуется мощная культура. На заводах и фабриках работают везде белые. Что пошло не так? Почему вы повернули не туда?
О, руснявий внєполітік припхaвся, ну що тaм? Взяв Київ зa 3 дня? Чого тaк бaгaто жестів доброї волі? І тaк, Східний Берлін і Східнa Німеччинa булa окуповaнa твоїмі дєдaми, і через них стрaждaли і німці і вся східнa європa. Тому тобі тут не місце, свинко.
In 1970-1980s, swimming in public parks was nornal. I'd born in Moscow (USSR), that was a very big city, but swimming at all lakes and rivers was legal. I'm swimming until now in summer - it's illegal, but water is clean, I haven't any health problems. I think, all modern cities must have open-air swimming places.
Jo, keine Ahnung, ob das mal besser war: Berlin hat fast doppelt so viele Arbeitslose, wie der Bundesdurchschnitt. Also heute ist der Titel einfach unpassend.
I lived here in the early eighties, one of the best times of my life.
Vielen Dank fuers hochladen. Bin am 5.9.1988 nach West Berlin ueber die Mauer geflohen und ausgeflogen worden.
Wie bist du rüber? Die Flucht am Checkpoint Charlie über das Hausdach?
I have a feeling life was good in West Germany back then.
Sure was!👍
Dit war Berlin 😊! Danke für dieses großartige Filmdokument der 70/80er.
So een Berlin kommt nicht mehr wieda.Dit is vorbei
Great historic video from the old Berlin in the 80s, when the wall divided the city in two parts. This is an official promotion film, which was directed by the West-Berlin tourism authorities under the title "BERLIN - A city for life and work"
The song at 2:00 is "Gilded Cage" by the Twins
this was the best time in Berlin
In the 1980s i was young ..and i was born in Berlin (West)..good old Times..greetings from Berlin, Ringo
In den 80er‘n war West-Berlin noch lebenswert. Ich hatte das große Glück meine Jugend dort zu verbringen. Was gäb‘ ich drum per Zeitmaschine zurück zukehren.
Eine tolle Zeit damals.Erinnerungen pur!
Ich hätte mir auch keine bessere Jugend vorstellen können. Es war einfach nur geil
The 1980's were a marvelous time in the west. When the wall came down, in was not all rainbows and butterfly farts. West Germany inherited a huge amount of debt and from what I saw, quality of life suffered in the west. The locals I talked to that lived far from Berlin were not happy with the change.
@Awawawa CM They still are not.
I suppose most of the special deal-sweeteners to move to the "island" West Berlin seen in this video went away, although it's still attractive to young people because of relatively low cost of living for a major European capital.
USA stopped free cash into West Berlin after the wall fell. The lack of shine may have been due to this in part.
@@barron8006 I didn't know it was the USA's responsibility to pay everyone.
@@jagboy69
The post-war Bretton Woods, especially, but also continuously today was set-up exclusively to combat communist influence and rebuild world capitalism after the war.
For W. Germany, the country was created by the U.S., most of its insitutions, its industry was encouraged by the Marshall Plan, tech transfers and its unilateral tariff protection on one-hand, with it's unfettered access to the U.S. market on the other.
Cash transfers were also important, particularly for W. Berlin, which was kept as a show-case city to undermine the East, to the tune of billions of dollars until 1989. West Berlin, itself, was an artificial construct, kept alive by the Berlin Airlift in 1948 and tens of thousands of U.S. and U.K. troops, right through 1989.
East Germany, was of course, persecuted and left in the cold by the West, through coordinated pro-capitalist activity.
I am both sad and happy I couldn't visit West Berlin. Sad, because what an experience it must have been to visit, but happy that the country is no longer divided.
Das ist einer der besten Berlin Filme die ich gesehen habe.👍Zum Schluss die Freiheitsglocke einfach super.
3:18
Ach, diese U-Bahnen waren optisch so schön gewesen ^^
Periscope Films,
Thanks for this engrossing look at
everyday life in West Berlin!
aus heutiger Sicht (2021) ist die Begleitmusik wirklich grauenhaft, war aber wohl zu jener Zeit so. Dennoch eine schöne Hommage an das alte West-Berlin, jener Tage.
1:40 What a great concept for a fountain. Love it.
Suuuuuuuper Video .👌👌
VIELEN Dank fürs Hochladen. 👍👍👍
ngl this beat can fit in my city pop playlist 😭😭
***1981***Das alte Westberlin❤
Amazing. The 70's in Germany was very similar to the 70's in the USA? Berlin was obviously a thriving, peaceful, respectively friendly environment. Great upload 😇
War eine tolle Zeit in West Berlin. Sicherere Jobs im öffentlichen Dienst BVG Post Berliner Verwaltung usw. Bezahlbare Wohnungen schicke Autos und gute Renten nach 43 Arbeitsjahren.Und keinen Euro.Bin heute Rentnerin mit 63.Gut das ich diese Zeiten miterleben durfte.Wenn man sieht was jetzt für Probleme in Deutschland und der Welt abspielen. Möchte auch nicht mehr tauschen. Grüße aus Berlin Zehlendorf
Konnten Sie damals AFN TV in Zehlendorf empfangen?
❤grüße aus Stralsund 🖐 😊❤
Erinnern Sie sich noch, wie die Vergangenheit auch früher schon besser war?
Top class. We'll never see it again like this.
Yes it was and no we won't. Mother Merkel is turning it into a 3rd world shit hole. I lived there for almost 6 years and will never return.
@@jagboy69 The entire character of the major cities in most Western European countries has followed this same multi-cultural trajectory, and for what benefit? It's *CERTAINLY NOT TO THE BENEFIT of the indigenous populations!*
Qur'an sura 9 mandates the enslavement or death of us all. Reference Acts 17 Apologetics on You Tube.
@@Matt_from_Florida You are absolutely right Matt. Call it what it is. An evil plan to destroy and destabilize civilized nations by importing and exploiting humans that dont normally get along. The WHY are they doing it is the real question. Soros is the who behind it.
@@jagboy69 The why is cheap labour. Why do you think the UK left the shithole EU regime. Merkel can stick it where the sun doesn't shine.
Living in West Berlin must have felt somewhat similar to living in Hong Kong.
Whenever I see a music band from 80's Germany, it always reminds me of the fictional band Autobahn in the movie The Big Lebowski.
❤merci 🎉😊😊
I wish I knew how to speak and understand German. Germany is where my father's parents came from.
Really?, My grandmother was from Berlin. Meine Grobsmutter war aus Berlin.😉✌️
The Goethe Institute offers lessons.
Thx so much for sharing
1981, das Jahr meines Lebens in Berlin (1980-82)
Den Film hätte ich auch gerne in meinem Privatarchiv. Danke fürs Hochladen.
Sehr schönes, nostalgisches Video meiner Geburtsstadt. Mich macht traurig, wie dreckig es heute überall ist und dass die Stimmung nicht so unbeschwert ist,wie im Video
Whats the soundtrack to this? love the horn/strings combo
14:41 Euro Ford Escort Mk3 wagon, even more different from the US model than the hatchbacks were. Somehow I never put two and two together on those and placed them in Germany since every original Ford photo, ad or brochure I've ever seen of one was for the UK market. And generally Opel had a huge lead over Ford in Germany while Ford had an even bigger lead over Vauxhall in Britain.
Thought the tram was gonna hit them 5:40 ..Great and special city anyway
Mercedes Benz W123. 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪❤❤
This video makes me feel like I'm dreaming
My guess is that this is a bit of a propaganda film, aimed squarely at the East Berliners. "Look at us. We have great living arrangements, productive and fulfilling work, and more entertainment than we know what to do with. . . Come across the wall and you can partake too, and you won't have to drive a Trabi anymore."
The cost for crossing the border from East to West was death anyway, East Berliners/Germans were not allowed to travel beyond the Iron Curtain and the wall was built and guarded in order to prevent more defection to the West. Therefore, propaganda wasn't needed to attract East Germans to West Berlin!
That was the logic behind the catering on the Braunschweig to Charlottenburg military train that ran once a day. The dining was provided by the same company that operated the Orient Express. Finest cuisine for a few pence. Subsidied by the British military. Those Russian troops and DDR border guards at Marienborn and Drewitz would see allied soldiers being fed the finest dining whilst they were probably getting cabbage soup or grützwurst. All propaganda to mess with their heads.
1:53 nice man's culture
Hate that too
To many, the wall represented oppression; to others, especially those who lived in West Berlin, it also represented a level of security, as no rogue or nefarious elements could easily traverse to West Berlin, due to the wall. If you will, West Berlin was like one giant gated community. Now, it’s not.
My Christ .....what a beautiful nation 😍😍❤️
@0:1:52 - I say !
I hate that
@@MostNormalMartianHeron Hate what ??
Какой чистый и красивый город. Какие красивые люди. Чувствуется мощная культура. На заводах и фабриках работают везде белые. Что пошло не так? Почему вы повернули не туда?
О, руснявий внєполітік припхaвся, ну що тaм? Взяв Київ зa 3 дня? Чого тaк бaгaто жестів доброї волі? І тaк, Східний Берлін і Східнa Німеччинa булa окуповaнa твоїмі дєдaми, і через них стрaждaли і німці і вся східнa європa. Тому тобі тут не місце, свинко.
Great footage. Do you know te exact year of it? looks more like 70s than 80s.
Some comments suggest it’s 1981
Can someone explain how did this work in public parks? 1:51
In 1970-1980s, swimming in public parks was nornal. I'd born in Moscow (USSR), that was a very big city, but swimming at all lakes and rivers was legal. I'm swimming until now in summer - it's illegal, but water is clean, I haven't any health problems. I think, all modern cities must have open-air swimming places.
Mensch! Berliner Weisse 👍👍😋😋oder Schultheiss Bier.🙄😉😋
Die1920 er jahre waren auch eine blütezeit von Berlin. Wo sich sogar noch paris modemässig an berlin Orientiert hat
There's a good video, along these lines, 'Berlin: Lesson in Survival' by International Historic Films. It was made in 1976.
I would love to have done that
Amazing times...noone back then could imagine how shitty the future would be
At the 1:51 mark, Nude swimmers. It is a shame that it is now difficult if not impossible to do that in the modern era.
Wow meine Kindheit meine Stadt aber wir kommen nicht vor. Schon traurig.
Jo, keine Ahnung, ob das mal besser war: Berlin hat fast doppelt so viele Arbeitslose, wie der Bundesdurchschnitt. Also heute ist der Titel einfach unpassend.
muß dieser zahlencode sein ???
This is 1985?
1984
11:53 what is this？
It`s the joint march of the western occupying powers USA, UK and France, who held control over Westberlin.
Military parade
¡Qué triste!, la mayoría de los comentarios están en inglés / Wie traurig!, die meisten Kommentare sind auf Englisch.
the things I‘d do to live in that time.
emphasis on rock n roll - not allowed in the east😳
Berlin Hauptstadt der DDR
Europe was best before 2014
What happened in 2014 ?
@@nikita_a_s didn't saw refugees are migrating to Europe spoiling
Are we sure this was the 1980s ? Must have been very early 80s if so.
Straßen sauber nicht verdreckt
When Germany were Germans
4:05 first signs of the downfall.