Berliner Innenstadt in Tempelhof-Schöneberg, Germany — Northeast German Plain (The European Plain)
Die erste neue Straße
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The First New Street
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 4, 2025
1. Die erste neue Straße / The First New Street Marker - front
In den folgenden Jahren kauften private Terrainunternehmer und Bodengesellschaften von Schöneberger Bauern weiteres Land auf und ließen hauptsächlich Mietskasernen errichten. 1905 war die Besiedlung der Insel weitgehend abgeschlossen.
Von der ersten Bebauung mit kleinen Landhäusern und drei- bis viergeschossigen Mietshäusern die rückwärtig meist Stallungen und Gewerberäume hatten, ist heute kaum etwas erhalten.
The estate owner and land developer Wilhelm Ferdinand Lenz acquired a long, narrow strip of farmland east of the railway line around 1870. He then had a new road built through the fields: Sedanstraße, which is now known as Leberstraße. Its north-south orientation influenced the subsequent street layout of the Schöneberger district.
In the following years, private land developers and real estate companies purchased additional
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Today very little remains of the original development, which consisted of small country houses and three- to four-story apartment buildings that typically had stables and commercial spaces in the rear.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1870.
Location. 52° 29.097′ N, 13° 21.694′ E. Marker is in Berlin, in Tempelhof-Schöneberg. It is in Berliner Innenstadt. It is on Leberstraße south of Kolonnenstraße, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Leberstraße 13, Berlin 10829, Germany. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, Central Europe, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hildegard Knef (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hauptgeschäftsstraße der Insel / Main Commercial Street of the Island (about 240 meters away); Die »Rote Insel« / The “Red Island” (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); David Bowie (approx. half a kilometer away); Kurt Hiller (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Hilde Radusch (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Christopher Isherwood (approx. 1.6 kilometers away); Else Lasker-Schüler (approx. 1.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Berlin.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 4, 2025
2. Die erste neue Straße / The First New Street Marker - rear
Showing a view of Sedanstraße (now Leberstraße) with the Schöneberg railroad station visible in the distance, around 1910.
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 4, 2025
3. Looking south on Leberstraße (marker visible on the left)
Credits. This page was last revised on September 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 65 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 10, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
