I was catching a subway train to my friend Fabian’s house late one night and this is what my U-Bahn station had become.
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May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Elliott Cribbs
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Me and Ben, May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Elliott Cribbs
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
“Read or Die”, May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Elliott Cribbs
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Elliott Cribbs
Elliott With Kebap, May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
Soviet Soldier, May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Elliott Cribbs
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Elliott Cribbs
Lantern Fish, May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Elliott Cribbs
Angry Chicken, May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
“They Killed Fritz!”, May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Elliott Cribbs
Elliott, May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Elliott Cribbs
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Elliott Cribbs
Misfits Bar, May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
May Day, Kreuzberg. Photo by Scarlett Messenger
My traveling companion and I toured the Altes Museum for hours, studying the Ancient Greek, Roman, and Etruscan works. At 6pm the bells of the Berlin Cathedral began to ring the call to Vespers, so we ran outside to listen. Once out there, we saw a Syrian wedding party arrive in the Lustgarten out front. They danced and played music while the crowds gathered around and clapped. Later in the trip, I discovered that this exact location was used by the Nazi’s for rallies during WWII. I would have been standing about where Hitler was standing as I filmed the New Berlin being celebrated.
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