“ON THE RHINE AND HEIDELBERG” 1930s BERLIN, COLOGNE GERMANY HOME MOVIES XD45244

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website Shot by an unknown American tourist, this silent 1930s 16mm home movie footage of Heidelberg, Berlin, and Köln (Cologne), Germany during the interwar period of the 1930s offers views of historic architecture and city skylines. Incidentally, this print also offers excellent examples of the harmful, decaying effects of moisture and variable temperature storage upon photochemical film (TRT 11:38). Title card: “On the Rhein and Heidelberg” (0:08). Hotel Die Hirschgasse, in Heidelberg, then-painted “Gästehaus zir Hirschgasse.” This historic country-style luxury hotel dates back as early as 1472, was mentioned by Mark Twain in his book, “A Tramp Abroad,” and remains in operation to this day (0:10). Heidelberg Dam & Lock. A high-elevation panorama of Heidelberg shows the Church of the Holy Spirit (0:45). Ruins of Heidelberg Castle and city skyline (1:11). Statues and ivy