Schöneberg

Schöneberg is a district of Berlin. Until 2001 it was a seperate borough, and is now part of Tempelhof-Schöneberg.

Table of contents

1 History 2 Famous Residents 3 Sites or Buildings of Interest 4 Gay Center 5 External Links

History

• first documented in 1264.
• 1751 Neu-Schöneberg, the current Hauptstraße, founded by Bohemian Weavers.
• 1874 Alt & Neu Schöneberg combined as one entity
• 1898 Became a municipiality.
• 1914 Completion of Rathaus Schöneberg
• 1920 Joined with Friedenau as the 11th Administrative Borough of Greater Berlin.

Famous Residents

• Marlene Dietrich 1901 - 1992 was born in Sedanstraße (now Leberstraße 65)and is now buried in the Städtischen Friedhof III, Berlin-Schöneberg, Stubenrauchstraße 43-45.
• Else Lasker-Schüler 1869 - 1945 Motzstraße 7.
• Billy Wilder 1906 - 2002 Viktoria-Luise-Platz 11 from (1927 to1928).
• Ferruccio Busoni 1866 - 1924 Viktoria-Luise-Platz 11.
• Christopher Isherwood 1904 - 1986 Nollendorfstraße 17.
• Claire Waldorff died 1957 Regensburger Straße.
• David Bowie and Iggy Pop Hauptstraße 155.

Sites or Buildings of Interest

• Hedquarters of RIAS Berlin from 1946 - 1993 (Kufsteiner Straße)
• Headquarters of DeutschlandRadio Berlin from 1994 (Kufsteiner Straße)
• KaDeWe Wittenbergplatz.

Gay Center

The area around Nollendorfplatz was a main center of Gay-life during the 1920s & 1930s (Weimar Republic). The Eldorado Night Club on Motzstr was closed down by the Nazis on coming to power in 1933. Christopher Isherwood lived just around the corner on Nollendorfstr. This apartment was the basis for his book "Goodbye to Berlin" and later the film Cabaret and is commemorated by a plaque on the building.

External Links

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• Hear Claire Waldorff sing [1]