103 Unplaces in Frankfurt

UNplaces, those places that can hardly be found in any travel guide and are overlooked not only by tourists but also by most locals, do not seem to be exactly a rarity in Frankfurt. After Frank Berger and Christian Setzepfandt introduced "101 Unorte in Frankfurt" to their readers in 2011, this unusual look at the city was enthusiastically received. So enthusiastically that a sequel followed in 2012 with "102 Unorte in Frankfurt". And this, too, quickly proved to be a great success, which is why the authors - also with the help of suggestions from their readers - once again set out in search of very special places in the Main metropolis. The result is now available in the third volume of the series, appropriately titled "103 Unorte in Frankfurt".

Unimaginably, many of the 103 new Unorte come across. But as in the two predecessors, Frank Berger and Christian Setzepfand again show that behind many an unadorned facade is an exciting and interesting story that makes you see these places with completely new eyes. Be it a house in the Nordend that was the scene of an anarchist murder in 1885, a house entrance in Kaiserstraße that had an important function in Frankfurt's gas supply in the 1920s, the headquarters of Frankfurt's first telephone exchange in Stiftstraße, the Grindbrunnen on Untermainkai, invisible when passing by, or a house in the Alte Gasse, where the filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder once lived - hidden all over the city are places with an eventful past or places with special features, which many will only discover by reading this book.

New discover the unknown - this third volume again makes great desire. The reader learns something about how a street in the Nordend got the unusual name "Eiserne Hand", where Frankfurt's first railway bridge is located, where apple wine is stored in submarines or where the lowest point of the city is located. One gets to know Orange Beach, reads about the art heist in the Städel or learns how the transplantation of a tree in 1907 became a real media event.

It is impossible not to be carried away by these stories and not feel the desire to take a look at these new non-places for oneself - or to go in search of other misunderstood places in the city. If you already enthusiastically devoured the first two volumes, you shouldn't miss this third book. Recommended

An article by Frankfurt-Tipp