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
Berlin, Potsdamer Strasse, 31 July 1960. I post photographs taken on my 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
February 4, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Berlin, Potsdamer Strasse, 31 July 1960. I post photographs taken on my 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
West Berlin, 11 September 1959. 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
February 3, 2026 at 9:14 AM
West Berlin, 11 September 1959. 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
West Berlin, Reichstag, 31 July 1960. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
January 28, 2026 at 9:08 AM
West Berlin, Reichstag, 31 July 1960. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
Berlin at 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
January 26, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Berlin at 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
Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s with unique historic street scenes of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world very different from the present day. #soho
January 25, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s with unique historic street scenes of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world very different from the present day. #soho
Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s with unique historic scenes of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world very different from the present day. #up24
January 24, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s with unique historic scenes of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world very different from the present day. #up24
West Berlin, 11 September 1959. 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
January 24, 2026 at 8:55 AM
West Berlin, 11 September 1959. 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
Berlin, sector border at Reichstag, 1 August 1960. The tram is in East Berlin. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
January 22, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Berlin, sector border at Reichstag, 1 August 1960. The tram is in East Berlin. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.). #Berlin
West Berlin, Anhalter Bahnhof, 3 August 1960, a few days before most of it was demolished. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.).
January 21, 2026 at 9:23 AM
West Berlin, Anhalter Bahnhof, 3 August 1960, a few days before most of it was demolished. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publishing.).
West Berlin, 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
January 20, 2026 at 9:28 AM
West Berlin, 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
West Berlin, Ku'damm, 25 June 1964. Robert F. Kennedy and Willy Brandt. 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
January 19, 2026 at 9:27 AM
West Berlin, Ku'damm, 25 June 1964. Robert F. Kennedy and Willy Brandt. 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
Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s with unique historic scenes of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world very different from the present day. #up16
January 16, 2026 at 9:04 AM
Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s with unique historic scenes of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world very different from the present day. #up16
Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s with unique historic scenes of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world very different from the present day. #up15
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s with unique historic scenes of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world very different from the present day. #up15
Berlin Wall at Potsdamer Platz, 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
January 15, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Berlin Wall at Potsdamer Platz, 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
East Berlin, 23 June 1964. Staatsratsgebäude in final days of construction. 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
January 13, 2026 at 9:08 AM
East Berlin, 23 June 1964. Staatsratsgebäude in final days of construction. 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
Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s with unique historic scenes of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world very different from the present day. #up12
January 12, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Just published: my new book "Forgotten Times" (Amberley Publishing). 180 photographs taken by me in the 1950s and 1960s with unique historic scenes of the UK, Ireland and the outer islands and depicting a world very different from the present day. #up12