Kongresshalle, aka the Pregnant Oyster - a gift from the American people to the Berliners in 1957 or as they say, “Die Kongresshalle wurde 1957 gebaut und ist ein Geschenk des amerikanischen Volkes an das freie Berlin.“  I can remember seeing young boys with their dads releasing small (a foot or two long) sailboats in the beautiful reflecting pools on nice days in the early 60’s.
	Hochhaus - Located next door to the Zoo Palast where Francoise Arnoul and Bernhard Wicki took top billing in Die Katze. The movie was produced in 1957 and dealt with the 1943/44 time period when a French Resistance fighter was killed by the Germans and his wife became a leader of the Resistance known as Die Katze (Arnoul). She then meets and falls in love with a Swiss Journalist (Wicki) who is actually a German Officer. She is killed by her own people who mistakenly thought her to be a traitor. Oh my, those were the times.
	Ernst Reuter Platz - Located a few blocks from the Zoo and the Ku-damm. Ernst Reuter, a long time politician, became mayor of Berlin during a critical time. He was persecuted by the National Socialists and immigrated to England, then on to Turkey, and returned after the War to serve as mayor. He became known as a symbol of West Berlin's self-determination to preserve democratic rule in their sectors of the city. Reuter was Lord Mayor of Berlin in 1947. The Blockade/Airlift occurred in 1948/49. He was Governing Mayor of West Berlin in 1951/53. A young Willi Brandt often worked with Ernst Reuter.