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In Friedrichstrasse at close range you pass from former East to West Berlin, across the former Berlin Wall to the new architecture of the reunited city (S- and U-train Friedrichstrasse, S1, S2, S25, S3, S5, S7, S75, S9, U-train U6 stations between Hallesches Tor and Oranienburger Strasse).
Before the First World War Friedrichstrasse area was a business and amusement center with hotels, operetta theaters and shows. The headquarters of Deutsche Bank and a branch of Dresdner Bank resided in Behrenstrasse, a cross-road south of the Unter den Linden avenue.
During the Weimar Republic Friedrichstrasse remained Berlin's amusement center though it lost importance compared to the Kurfuerstendamm avenue.
The Berlin Wall split Friedrichstrasse. In the south Checkpoint Charlie connected east and west, in the north the U- and S-trains of the divided city crossed Bahnhof Friedrichstrasse station.
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