RACING DOWN THAT HILL: BERLIN'S FIRST SOAP BOX DERBY
Today in Berlin: 16 July, 1949
On this day in 1949 Berlin witnessed its first Seifenkisten-Rennen or “Soap Box Derby” held in Kreuzberg’s Mehringdamm.
This petrol-free competition was popularised in Germany by American soldiers. By…
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