Graefestrasse

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Graefestrasse
coat of arms
Street in Berlin
Graefestrasse
Graefestrasse near the Hasenheide
Basic data
place Berlin
District Kreuzberg
Created December 1, 1875 (named)
Connecting roads (north) Planufer,
(south) Hasenheide
Cross streets Böckhstrasse,
Dieffenbachstrasse,
Müllenhoffstrasse,
Urbanstrasse
Buildings Albrecht von Graefe School
use
User groups Pedestrian traffic , bicycle traffic , car traffic ,
Technical specifications
Street length 900 meters

The Graefestraße extends Berlin district Kreuzberg from Landwehr channel (Planufer) to Hasenheide in the south west. The street was laid out as street 7 in accordance with Hobrecht's development plan , Department II, and was named after the ophthalmologist Albrecht von Graefe on December 1, 1875 .

The entire quarter between Kottbusser Damm in the east, Landwehr Canal in the north, Hasenheide in the south and Grimm- / Körtestrasse or the Urbank Hospital in the west is called Graefekiez .

history

The area around the later Graefestrasse was developed in the 1860s according to plans by Peter Joseph Lenné . At first it belonged to the Tempelhof suburb . Most of the development took place in the years 1890–1900. The buildings of today's Albrecht-von-Graefe-Schule in Graefestrasse 85-88 are listed as historical monuments .

Large parts of Graefestrasse were spared the severe damage caused by World War II . This is why there is still an almost uniform Wilhelminian style development with a uniform eaves height between the Planufer and Urbanstraße . Since the post-war years, only the design of the facade has been oriented more towards economic rather than monument protection aspects. The quarter has been under environmental protection since 1995 .

Social structure

The northern and southern parts of Graefestrasse (above and below Urbanstrasse) differ greatly in architectural and social respects: In the southern section between Urbanstrasse and Hasenheide, social housing and a less privileged population structure with rather low-income families predominate . In the northern part of the street, numerous old buildings have been renovated and the rent level has increased significantly. Another wave of gentrification is taking place here:

The aging alternative culture of the 1980s has been followed by an influx of younger high-income earners since 2002, especially since the Kiez with its prosperous pub culture is now very “hip” again. However, this effect may be slowed down by the development of the nearby Reuterkiez (called “Nordneukölln” or “Kreuzkölln”), which is now attracting the creative scene.

Due to the gentrification of the area and the increasing tourist development, rents are rising steadily, so that many of the previous residents are moving away.

Infrastructure

Graefestrasse lies between three schools and is closed to through traffic at Böckhstrasse. This municipal policy measure caused displeasure among many long-established retailers - after all, some small shops in the Kiez had to close due to a lack of “driving customers”. New dealers rely on alternative and better-off customers, for example with specialty offers (liquorice shop) or with art objects and interior decorations.

In the meantime, the catering industry in particular has benefited from the traffic-calmed location . In the 2010s, Graefestrasse was transformed into a "nightlife mile" with international cuisine, but also many cafés and night bars for tourists. The associated noise development and the rising rents sometimes lead to tensions among residents.

See also

Web links

Commons : Graefestraße (Berlin-Kreuzberg)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Chronicle Berlin , accessed on April 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ Hop through the Graefekiez (via the traffic calming). In: the daily newspaper , July 9, 2004
  3. ↑ Bar war in Graefekiez. In: the daily newspaper , March 29, 2005
  4. ↑ Party on bollards. In: Der Tagesspiegel , April 11, 2009

Coordinates: 52 ° 29 ′ 32 ″  N , 13 ° 25 ′ 2 ″  E