Spree Park: Berlin’s Urban Legend
Opened in 1969 as a the “Kulturpark Plänterwald,” Spree Park was the only permanent amusement park in the German Democratic Republic.
Hop into a time machine and fast forward 40 years into the future. This is what you see: rusted roller-coaster tracks, dinosaurs frozen in place, tipped-over car buggies, deserted swan rides, hairy branches of trees and overgrown bushes. It’s hard to wrap your brain around the fact that the greens were open to the public as late as 2001.
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