Frankfurt am Main, bridge buildings with streetcar, 1937

A streetcar passes the distinctive historicist bridge building in downtown Frankfurt am Main, 1937.

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The still depicts a bustling street scene in Frankfurt am Main traversed by a streetcar. The scene is dominated by a massive historicist bridge structure of sandstone featuring angular round towers, arcaded arches, and a covered passageway—characteristic of Frankfurt’s Gründerzeit urban architecture. Behind it extends a long building with round-arched windows, while a dome-crowned tower is visible on the right side of the frame. Pedestrians animate the street space and convey an image of everyday urban life. Within the travel film, this shot is situated in the Frankfurt sequence, which the film places between the spa towns of Wiesbaden and Bad Homburg and the medieval Rothenburg ob der Tauber.

Resolution 7680 × 4320 px (33,2 MP)
File format TIFF, 16-bit
Year taken 1937
Location Frankfurt am Main
Collection Historiathek / zb Media
Source archive NARA
Photographer Unbekannt
Rights Historiathek / zb Media GmbH