Beusselstraße, Collage, Klebeband auf Karton © Björn Paulissen

BEUSSELSTRASSE

Golden Rules for the Descendants of the Proletariat
"The dreariest things have done it to me, and eat away at my stomach, Moabit and Wedding hit me the hardest - the interesting sobriety and desolation," wrote painter Gustav Wunderwald in 1927 about his search for a motif. Today he would also find what he was looking for at the Beusselstraße station. A concrete bridge ... by Ralitsa Domuschieva and Julia Cornelius
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Walkabout: From the island of Moabit to Westhafen
"Next Station: Beusselstraße." Exit the train, please! The stairs leaving the station lead you to the Beussel bridge as your gaze, taking in the open expanse of train tracks, is caught by a looming semicircular object. This is the "belly of Berlin," as the wholesale market that helps feed not only Berlin but also Brandenburg and other nearby states is colloquially called... by Ralitsa Domuschieva

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Tips and Links for Beusselstraße
Moabit's good side can be found far away from the banks of the Spree. The north maintains its rough charm among warehouses and memorials, turbine halls and Café Achteck. A worker's district without any work – hard-up but full of heart: Gedenkstätte Plötzensee | Ya-Man | Alfred Messel's reform housing estate | AEG Turbinenfabrik
| Theater Engelbrot | Berliner Großmarkt | ...
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