TODAY IN BERLIN: THE CONNECTION IS MADEFirst direct phone calls between East and West Berlin since 1952Berlin CompanionJan 31, 2025∙ Paid72ShareWest Berlin’s Fernmeldeamt in Winterfeldtstraße 25 (image by Jörg Zagel via Wikipedia).On this day in 1971 the world was a better place: after 19 years of dead lines and numbers “no longer in service…This post is for paid subscribersSubscribeAlready a paid subscriber? Sign inPreviousNext