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PHOTO STORIES COLOGNE SOUTH CITY

Where the Cologne soul lives - a journey through time in Cologne's Südstadt district and a wonderful volume of images and texts about a quintessentially Cologne neighborhood!
From 1955/1956, the legendary photographer Chargesheimer was frequently out and about with his camera in Cologne's Severinstraße and the neighboring streets for several projects to capture everyday life. His photographs - many of which have never been published - are testimonies to a bygone era of the post-war period and evidence of sensitive photography with a focus on the "little people".
Eusebius Wirdeier discovered this treasure during research in the Rheinisches Bildarchiv and edited it for this book. Wolfgang Niedecken, who grew up in the Severinsviertel, contributes private pictures from his family archive and talks about his childhood between Vringspooz and Nächelsjass. Photographs taken by Eusebius Wirdeier in Cologne's Südstadt district between 2019 and 2023 take us back to the present day.
The large-format black and white volume tells the story of a neighborhood in the heart of the city. The readable text and impressive images combine to create a valuable piece of local historiography. The volume keeps memories alive, awakens emotions and makes upheavals and change recognizable. Photo stories as a journey through time - authentic, lively, touching.