Hamburg - city lving between 'Schanze' and University

[Pompuss]

Beautiful Neighborhood!

Is that an expensive part of Hamburg to live in or is that average nowadays?

[Nightsky]

Hamburg looks really fantastic in these pics! I was there for one day some months ago and enjoyed it!

[Frank 77]

@ pompuss
the part with the "wilder" looking houses (graffiti) is the heart Schanzenquarter,a former affordable neighborhood with a very lively , trendy and punky image throughout the city and even in the nation.I think Irish musican "Reamon" and many others muscicans use to live there . The area gentrified in recent years by some yuppies and so , and became more expensive. There is now in Schanzenpark an old Watertower transformed into a 5 star spectacular 20 floor hotel , where many people from the quarter fought against in fear of gentrification .

The part with the buildings looking like Londons Chelsea /Kensington area was already above average , those pretty pre war buildings are the most wanted from tenants or buyers in this and many other "hoods".

[Frank 77]

@ Nightsky : Here is another cool area , a small part of Schanzen quarter .
Schanze is now oficially an own district , before it was only named Schanzenviertel where three neghborhoods intersected ( parts of Altona ,Eimsbuettel ), St Pauli north.Often confused with the small and tiny Karo 1/4 (next to St Pauli stadium and" high - bunker " , the Schanze is just north of it,corners away. The pics in this thread showing not the vibrant hotspots of Schanze , more the quite streets though...

[KevinFromTexas]

I don't know how I missed this. Great thread! My dad's family is from there. My oldest aunt who just passed away last week was born in Hamburg in 1939.

[Centropolis]

Nice, and I always enjoy seeing European tagging.

[Alemaria]

Originally Posted by Centropolis

Nice, and I always enjoy seeing European tagging.

Yeah, never a shortage of that in German cities.

[Alemaria]

Google streetview is now available for Hamburg.
I have to apologize for my fellow countrymen's paranoia though,
a lot of buildings are sadly pixilated. Soo frustrating.

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/P1050629.jpg:

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http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/m...2/P1050703.jpg:

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Brahmsallee:
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Blankenese:

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[ukw]

Unfortunately Hamburg is kind of a dump. It's an industrial town and doesn't have a lot of culture unlike the southern part of Germany.

But nonetheless, it's interesting for its seedy Red Light District and a bustling music scene! Hamburg has a vibrant techno-music community and some world-famous techno clubs.

[elsonic]

^ löl

Hamburg is one of the cleanest / most modern / best organised cities that I've ever been too.

oviously, there's a strong rivalry between Munchen and Hamburg.

[Kingofthehill]

A city I would like to visit.

[Alemaria]

Originally Posted by ukw

Unfortunately Hamburg is kind of a dump. It's an industrial town and doesn't have a lot of culture unlike the southern part of Germany.

I couldn't disagree more.

[Frank 77]

... industrial , cold ,northern , dark , unfriendly... i'ts a shame what many people think of when they hear "Hamburg " ... its one of Germanys big one ....and most unique.

[Centropolis]

they really tried to play up the hamburg stereotypes in a most wanted man, but this looks like a bright, light flooded cheerful place.

[Frank 77]

I know this thread is very old, but perhaps the autor will read this . My question is , what neighborhood this is? Is this the Grindel , or an edge of the beatyful Eimsbuettel district and what " U " Bahn station is in one of the fotos in the background ? Nevertheless , lively and lovely area in a demanded city.

[geomorph]

Originally Posted by Alemaria

These look like some grand streetscapes!