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Allan Hailstone

@allhails.bsky.social

"An angular man, casually holding a tiny camera" ("Memories of the 1990s" by Teller, of Penn and Teller). Author "Berlin in the Cold War", 180 Berlin street images 1959-1966, with much historical description. Follow me on Twitter to see more street photos

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Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s on the streets of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world largely unknown to the present day. #up0710

07.10.2025 08:17 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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East Berlin, Unter den Linden, junction with Friedrichstrasse, 11 September 1959. I post photographs taken on my Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publ.). #Berlin #DDR #GDR

07.10.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for this and for your support. I hope that the book proves of interest.

06.10.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s on the streets of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world largely unknown to the present day. #up0610

06.10.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

No, there was never a problem.

06.10.2025 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Berlin Wall at Luckauer Strasse, 24 December 1964. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin

06.10.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s on the streets of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world largely unknown to the present day. #up0510

05.10.2025 08:42 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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West Berlin, 2 August 1960. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publ.). #Berlin

05.10.2025 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tenterden, Kent.

05.10.2025 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi ... When I posted this on Flickr some years ago, one of my followers said that it was taken on Middle Abbey Street, Dublin.

04.10.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Apologies to those who have seen this before, but here is the pic I took in 1960, three weeks before much of the station was demolished.

04.10.2025 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s on the streets of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world largely unknown to the present day. #up0410

04.10.2025 09:03 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
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Berlin Wall at Stresemannstrasse, 29 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin

04.10.2025 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s on the streets of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world largely unknown to the present day. #up0310

03.10.2025 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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East Berlin, Gendarmenmarkt, 11 September 1959. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin #DDR #GDR

03.10.2025 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 109    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s on the streets of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world largely unknown to the present day. #up0210

02.10.2025 08:53 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Berlin, Checkpoint Charlie, 28 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin

02.10.2025 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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East Berlin, Thaelmannplatz, 31 July 1960. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publ.). #Berlin #DDR #GDR

01.10.2025 09:43 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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East Berlin, Stalinallee, 12 September 1959. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin #DDR #GDR

30.09.2025 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for your support! Fastest is direct from the publishers, Amberley. I hope that you like my effort!

30.09.2025 07:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s on the streets of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world largely unknown to the present day. #up2909

29.09.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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East Berlin, Alexanderplatz, 11 September 1959. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin #DDR #GDR

29.09.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, certain sensitive people in Ireland objected to my original use of "British Isles".

28.09.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. I climbed Nelson's Pillar, but I would not wish to climb that one.

28.09.2025 08:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s on the streets of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world largely unknown to the present day. #up2809

28.09.2025 08:06 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Berlin, Chausseestrasse, 12 September 1959. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin

28.09.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the things he was doing was re-posting one of my Berlin photos on Twitter.

28.09.2025 07:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s on the streets of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world largely unknown to the present day. #up2709

27.09.2025 08:20 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Berlin Wall at Bernauer Strasse, 27 August 1962. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing). #Berlin

27.09.2025 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 115    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s on the streets of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world largely unknown to the present day. #up2609

26.09.2025 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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