| I like pics like the one in Cologne [1] because I try to find them on Google street view. The alignment of the spires in the original makes me think it's either taken from the north or south. - Here's a current view from the north [2]. - Here's a view from the south [3]. My guess is that it's from the south and in approximately the same location as [3]. Without going too much further down the rabbit hole, I'm assuming: - The Allies approached the city from the south. - The original pic doesn't show the train station, which I don't think was destroyed during the war. - The buildings in the original look ruined and the street view has all post-war buildings. If anyone is a better lunchtime detective, happy to be corrected! And if you could help me figure out who is in the portrait in the foreground, that would be much appreciated! 1. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fed2I0NB6x8/X3Tx_uhMp9I/AAAAAAAAa... 2. https://goo.gl/maps/U6Sg7ZvfMoRmp8M8A 3. https://goo.gl/maps/BbvV58YbVSrRhQen7 |
