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 Downtown Johannisthal: A few restaurants...  ...and a cinema.
 A typical street in
Johannisthal
 But not everything is grey:
the painted public library in Winckelmannstraße
 Not yet ready (2008): the
ex-airfield in the process of being turned into a park
 Solar City along
Walter-Huth-Str.
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This is the district of
Johannisthal
 Johannisthal was Germany's first air field and Berlin's primary airport from 1909 to 1920. It is famous for one of the first multiple fatality air disasters in history. It involved a Zeppelin L-2 airship and resulted in the death of all 28 passengers and crew on board. On October 17, 1913 at approximately 10:30am local time, hydrogen gas which was being vented was sucked into the forward engine and ignited causing the airship to explode and burn. Today the airport is a major urban development center, concentrating on solar energy and a new park. >>> more details: Wikipedia How
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