Choriner Straße

Choriner Straße as a Photo Spot for Gründerzeit in Prenzlauer Berg

The street was named on October 10, 1863, after the municipality of Chorin in Barnim; previously it was called Hinter dem Weinberg and before that Hohlweg vor dem Schönhauser Thor. It stretches from house numbers 1 to 85 and extends from Prenzlauer Berg into Mitte. It is particularly interesting as a photo motif due to its age: ten apartment buildings here are listed as historical monuments, and some of them are significantly older than the rest of the buildings in the neighborhood. Number 4 dates from 1864, number 2 from 1865, number 12 at the corner of Zionskirchstraße from 1871, and number 6 from 1873. In addition, there are number 13 from 1878, number 3 from 1881, number 14 from around 1885, and houses 42 and 43 from 1886 onwards. Thus, part of the development still belongs to the period before the High Gründerzeit.

Choriner Straße Photo Spot: Block Edge, Stucco Facades, and Two Monument Ensembles

Visually, the enclosed block-edge development, which has been preserved over long sections, is particularly striking: consistent eaves heights, stucco facades, archways, and a narrow street space create vistas that can be well arranged along an axis. Houses 2 to 6 and 12 to 14 belong to the large overall monument complex around Teutoburger Platz, while numbers 42 and 43 belong to a second ensemble at the intersection of Schönhauser Allee, Kastanienallee, Pappelallee, and Danziger Straße. The street itself is not protected as a whole; rather, the individual houses and the two ensembles are protected. Photography is done from the sidewalk, where freedom of panorama applies. Courtyards and stairwells are private property and are not included. Once a year, the Choriner Street Festival transforms the section around house numbers 47 and 48 into a flea market and stage mile. This allows for a direct comparison of Berlin apartment building architecture spanning approximately 25 years of construction.