Only ghosts stay at the Ostsee hotel since it was abandoned by humans after Mauerfall. Nobody’s there to check guests in and nobodies take full advantage – they’re ghosts after all.
Lostsee hotel
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Tacheles, the eviction
Tacheles died on Sept. 4th, 2012. The famous former squat and cultural space will become fancy apartments, shops and a hotel. It’s a typical Berlin story.
Wernerbad
The authorities didn’t consider the wants and needs of a much-loved hippo or three polite penguins when they closed Freibad Wernersee, aka the Wernerbad.
Bärenquell Brauerei
Bärenquell was one of Berlin’s popular beers renowned for taste. So it’s hard to understand why the brewery went bust. Perhaps the bears drank all the beer.
Süd-Bowling
Süd-Bowling in Steglitz used to be one of Berlin’s favorite bowling alleys, with 16 lanes. The old Kegelbahn was bowled over, abandoned, and replaced by apartments.
Ballhaus Grünau
Lamentably, it’s the end of Grünau’s famous dance halls, the Ballhaus Riviera and Gesellschaftshaus Grünau. The last dance is but a distant fading memory.
Tacheles
Tacheles had a storied story even before squatters took over and turned into one of Berlin’s most popular attractions. Then money came along and killed it.