Lindenpark

This article deals with the cultural center in Potsdam-Babelsberg. For other meanings, see Linden Park .

The Lindenpark is a youth culture and family center in Potsdam-Babelsberg . He has been part of the Potsdam and Berlin cultural scene since the 1960s. Since the takeover of Lindenpark eV by the SPI Foundation (Social Pedagogical Institute “Walter May”) in 2009, the facility has been a youth culture and family center. The house is known for its regular concerts and parties as well as offers for children, families and youth groups.

history

Lindenpark seen from Stahnsdorfer Straße

Beginnings

Built in 1900 as a laundry, the building has undergone various conversions. It was used as an excursion destination for people from Potsdam, but later also as a film studio, studio and premiere cinema for the UFA . After the Second World War, the house was briefly under Soviet command until it underwent its last restructuring as a “dance and entertainment center” in the 1960s. Dance teas, singing competitions, theater performances as well as children's and concert events were an integral part of the Lindenpark and were characterized by the socialist event culture. Under new leadership, a new direction was taken in the 1980s, also due to the changed social and political climate. The Lindenpark now offered a platform for the newly developing punk scene and young bands. The facility became known not only in the local cultural scene, but also beyond the city limits. In addition, cultural sporting events took place in the L. Among other things, the very successful format on GDR television: “ Join in, do it, do it better ”.

The turn

The newly gained freedoms made it possible from late autumn 1989 that bands from West Berlin could also perform in Lindenpark. The concert of the Skaformation Blechreiz achieved particular fame . Since 1989, the characteristic bus has been in the middle of the hall, which has since become a trademark.

In 1990 the Lindenpark eV was founded. With five institutions, the association was one of the largest socio-cultural centers in the state of Brandenburg in the following years. The eV comprised the Lindenpark, the open youth house jwd with the mini studio, the star workshop and the Spartacus with the youth club S13. The main idea behind the foundation was the promotion of art and culture, youth and child aid and the support of people in need.

At the beginning of 2000 the structural and financial problems of the Lindenpark eV increased, which in 2008 led to the bankruptcy of the association. In March of the following year, the Lindenpark was taken over by the "Walter May" Foundation for Social Education (SPI).

Facilities

In addition to the event building, the Lindenpark area houses the youth center “jwd”, an open-air stage, the largest skate park in Potsdam and the surrounding area, as well as several playgrounds and two yurts . External institutions are the after-school care center “Die Buntstifte” in the Potsdam-Stern residential area and the open youth club “clubmitte” on the open-air site.

Venue

The event hall in the Lindenpark can accommodate around 900 guests. For open-air events, there is space for up to 3000 visitors in the outdoor area. The recurring events include “Psychomania”, the “small Ska festival”, which is in the tradition of the “Potsdam Ska Festival” and “Lindenpunk”. Attention is paid to the organization of children's and family events. These include the annual Walpurgis Night with up to 400 visitors, the Halloween festival and music school concerts.

Web links

• Website of the Lindenpark

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Volkmar Klein . ( Memento of July 3, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Website of the Märkische Allgemeine.
2. ^ Henri Kramer . PNN website. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
3. ↑ Volker Oelschläger .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the Märkische Allgemeine. Retrieved July 14, 2011.  
4. ↑ . ( Memento of the original from August 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the Lindenpark. Retrieved July 14, 2011. 
5. ↑ . Psychomania Festival website. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
6. ↑ . ( Memento of the original from April 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the Lindenpark. Retrieved July 14, 2011. 
7. ↑ .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Website of the Märkische Allgemeine. Retrieved July 14, 2011.  

Coordinates: 52 ° 23 '30.3 "  N , 13 ° 7' 0.6"  E