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Fascinating Vintage Snapshots Show Street Life Of West Germany From the 1960s

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After the World War II, West Germany rose from the enormous destruction to become the world’s third-largest economy. However, the growth slowed down significantly in the 1960s. In 1962 growth rate was 4.7% and the following year, 2.0%. After a brief recovery, the growth rate slowed again into a recession, with no growth in 1967. Ludwig Erhard stepped down in 1966 and Kurt Georg Kiesinger became the Chancelor.

Here below are some fascinating historical photos from the 1960s that show what West Germany looked like in the 1960s.

#1 Frankfurt. Main Train Station, 1960s

Frankfurt. Main Train Station, 1960s

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#2 Alfeld area, 1960s

Alfeld area, 1960s

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#3 Wiesbaden train station, 1960s

Wiesbaden train station, 1960s

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#4 Frankfurt. Main Train Station, 1960s

Frankfurt. Main Train Station, 1960s

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#5 Alfeld area, 1960s

Alfeld area, 1960s

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#6 Alfeld area, 1960s

Alfeld area, 1960s

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#7 Alfeld, 1960s

Alfeld, 1960s

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#8 Bensheim parade, 1960s

Bensheim parade, 1960s

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#9 Entering Stelzenberg, 1960s

Entering Stelzenberg, 1960s

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#10 Gladbeck marketplace, 1960s

Gladbeck marketplace, 1960s

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#11 Gladbeck street scenes, 1960s

Gladbeck street scenes, 1960s

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#12 Gladbeck street scenes, 1960s

Gladbeck street scenes, 1960s

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#13 Hauptstraße in Trippstadt, looking east, 1960s

Hauptstraße in Trippstadt, looking east, 1960s

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#14 Heidelberg. The bridge over the Neckar River, 1960s

Heidelberg. The bridge over the Neckar River, 1960s

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#15 Langerkopf, near Trippstadt, 1960s

Langerkopf, near Trippstadt, 1960s

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#16 Limburg church, 1960s

Limburg church, 1960s

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#17 Limburg on the Lahn as seen from the Autobahn, 1960s

Limburg on the Lahn as seen from the Autobahn, 1960s

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#18 Lübeck. Holstentor, 1960s

Lübeck. Holstentor, 1960s

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#19 Mainz street scenes, 1960s

Mainz street scenes, 1960s

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#20 Marktplatz Warendorf, 1960s

Marktplatz Warendorf, 1960s

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#21 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

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#22 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

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#23 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

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#24 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

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#25 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

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#26 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

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#27 Somewhere in Lorch, 1960s

Somewhere in Lorch, 1960s

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#28 Somewhere in West Germany, 1960s

Somewhere in West Germany, 1960s

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#29 The Alps, 1960s

The Alps, 1960s

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#30 Trippstadt kids, 1960s

Trippstadt kids, 1960s

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#31 Trippstadt, 1960s

Trippstadt, 1960s

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#32 Tüchersfeld. Frankischer Schweiz, 1960s

Tüchersfeld. Frankischer Schweiz, 1960s

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#33 West Berlin. Check-point Charlie, 1960s

West Berlin. Check-point Charlie, 1960s

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#34 West Berlin. Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, 1960s

West Berlin. Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, 1960s

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#35 West Germany street scenes, 1960s

West Germany street scenes, 1960s

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#36 West Germany street scenes, 1960s

West Germany street scenes, 1960s

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#37 West Germany street scenes, 1960s

West Germany street scenes, 1960s

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#38 Wiesbaden children, 1960s

Wiesbaden children, 1960s

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#39 Wiesbaden street scenes, 1960s

Wiesbaden street scenes, 1960s

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#40 Zwingenberg, 1960s

Zwingenberg, 1960s

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#41 A carnival set up in front of the Minster in Ulm, 1960s

A carnival set up in front of the Minster in Ulm, 1960s

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#42 A carnival set up in front of the Minster in Ulm, 1960s

A carnival set up in front of the Minster in Ulm, 1960s

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#43 Dinkelsbühl, 1960s

Dinkelsbühl, 1960s

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#44 Dinkelsbühl, 1960s

Dinkelsbühl, 1960s

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#45 Dinkelsbühl, 1960s

Dinkelsbühl, 1960s

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#46 Dinkelsbühl, 1960s

Dinkelsbühl, 1960s

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#47 Dinkelsbühl, 1960s

Dinkelsbühl, 1960s

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#48 Falkenhaus, Würzburg, 1960s

Falkenhaus, Würzburg, 1960s

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#49 Fortress Marienberg, Würzburg, 1960s

Fortress Marienberg, Würzburg, 1960s

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#50 Frauenkirche, Munich, 1960s

Frauenkirche, Munich, 1960s

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#51 Hotel-Gaststätte Mainblick, Randersacker, 1960s

Hotel-Gaststätte Mainblick, Randersacker, 1960s

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#52 Hotel-Rasthaus somewhere between Bad Camberg and Trier, 1960s

Hotel-Rasthaus somewhere between Bad Camberg and Trier, 1960s

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#53 Inside the Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, 1960s

Inside the Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, 1960s

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#54 Königsplatz, Munich, 1960s

Königsplatz, Munich, 1960s

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#55 Kurhotel Löwen, Oy, Bavaria, 1960s

Kurhotel Löwen, Oy, Bavaria, 1960s

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#56 Main entrance to the Frauenkirche, Munich, 1960s

Main entrance to the Frauenkirche, Munich, 1960s

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#57 Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, 1960s

Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, 1960s

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#58 Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, 1960s

Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, 1960s

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#59 Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, 1960s

Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, 1960s

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#60 Market by the Marienkapelle, Würzburg, 1960s

Market by the Marienkapelle, Würzburg, 1960s

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#61 Market by the Marienkapelle, Würzburg, 1960s

Market by the Marienkapelle, Würzburg, 1960s

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#62 Market by the Marienkapelle, Würzburg, 1960s

Market by the Marienkapelle, Würzburg, 1960s

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#63 Maulbronn Abbey, Maulbronn, 1960s

Maulbronn Abbey, Maulbronn, 1960s

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#64 Motel in Irschenberg, 1960s

Motel in Irschenberg, 1960s

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#65 Old Main Bridge, Würzburg, 1960s

Old Main Bridge, Würzburg, 1960s

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#66 Park in Stuttgart, 1960s

Park in Stuttgart, 1960s

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#67 Porta Nigra, Trier, 1960s

Porta Nigra, Trier, 1960s

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#68 Porta Nigra, Trier, 1960s

Porta Nigra, Trier, 1960s

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#69 Propyläen, Munich, 1960s

Propyläen, Munich, 1960s

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#70 Somewhere in Bavaria, 1960s

Somewhere in Bavaria, 1960s

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#71 St.-Jakobs-Kirche, seen from the tower of the town hall, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

St.-Jakobs-Kirche, seen from the tower of the town hall, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

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#72 Steuerhaus, Memmingen, 1960s

Steuerhaus, Memmingen, 1960s

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#73 Street scene in Memmingen, 1960s

Street scene in Memmingen, 1960s

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#74 Street scene in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

Street scene in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

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#75 Street scene in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

Street scene in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

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#76 Street scene in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

Street scene in Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

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#77 Stuttgart Central Station, 1960s

Stuttgart Central Station, 1960s

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#78 The Glyptothek, Munich, 1960s

The Glyptothek, Munich, 1960s

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#79 The Holland-Hotel, Munich, 1960s

The Holland-Hotel, Munich, 1960s

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#80 The Jesuit Church of St. Michael, Munich, 1960s

The Jesuit Church of St. Michael, Munich, 1960s

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#81 The Maximilianeum, Munich, 1960s

The Maximilianeum, Munich, 1960s

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#82 The Maximilianeum, Munich, 1960s

The Maximilianeum, Munich, 1960s

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#83 The Mercedes 220 parked in front of Haus Berg, a hotel in Stuttgart, 1960s

The Mercedes 220 parked in front of Haus Berg, a hotel in Stuttgart, 1960s

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#84 The Prince’s Garden, Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, 1960s

The Prince's Garden, Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, 1960s

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#85 The Spital Bastion, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

The Spital Bastion, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

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#86 The town hall in Ulm, 1960s

The town hall in Ulm, 1960s

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#87 Town hall, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

Town hall, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

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#88 Town square in Maulbronn, 1960s

Town square in Maulbronn, 1960s

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#89 View from the Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, 1960s

View from the Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, 1960s

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#90 View from the Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, 1960s

View from the Marienberg Fortress, Würzburg, 1960s

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#91 View from the Porta Nigra of the Hotel Porta Nigra, Trier, 1960s

View from the Porta Nigra of the Hotel Porta Nigra, Trier, 1960s

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#92 View from the tower of the town hall, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

View from the tower of the town hall, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

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#93 View from the tower of the town hall, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

View from the tower of the town hall, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

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#94 View from the tower of the town hall, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

View from the tower of the town hall, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, 1960s

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#95 Wörnitz Gate, Dinkelsbühl, 1960s

Wörnitz Gate, Dinkelsbühl, 1960s

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