Soap Box Race in Oberursel

The yearly soap box racing (German: Seifenkistenrennen) took place on 13th September, 2014 in the Strackgasse (Altstadt).

The children could train as of 3pm and their race started at 4pm. We were there in the earlier part of the afternoon and just walked through the area, while vendors and helpers were still setting up for the event. The adults had their chance to race as of 7pm.

Here are a few impressions.

soap box race in Oberursel

soap box race in Oberursel

When the tractor and the hay wagon park in front of the church.

hay wagon

Others use a town information sign to park their bicycle.

bicycle

Bye bye, Henninger Turm

Frankfurt’s most famous tower, the Henninger Turm, will be torn town and replaced by a modern one. Time has taken its toll on the tower – it is over fifty years old and getting morose. The former silo of the Henninger brewery is getting readied for a modification.

Plans are to rebuild the tower in a greener way, but also a bit wider and deeper, as well as keeping its keg restaurant on the top. Up to 130 apartments are in the designing stage for this cubist Passivhaus, with each square meter at a cost of € 4.000,–

To see the changes the tower has gone through, visit the photo gallery of the Henninger Turm (1962 – present).

Until 1974, the Henninger Turm was the tallest building in the city of Frankfurt.

In the early 70s, I took a bus trip with my aunt to see Frankfurt. The highlights were the Frankfurt Airport and the Henninger Turm. I remember pressing my nose against the windows at the airport to see an airplane take off and we all went ooh and aah. The next stop was the restaurant on the top of the tower – again, we country folks went ooh and aah – with the restaurant turning. 

 

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