Hey guys,
fellow carlovers and garage nerds. Here are some additional pictures I took throughout the weekend.
What you see here was collected within two city districts that were developed between 1885 and 1935
(ca.) in a the Rhine Area in Germany.
Let’s start in the 1880 ies, when Horses still ruled the roads. Most people were walking by feet or had to rely on
the services of the first trains or horse carts that were in line operation.
Some guys were more fortunate than others and happened to have their own horse carriages along with the horses
and the men who opperated the lot:
This manor was built in 1910 for a wealthy industrialist. Nowadays within the main building there are 4 appartments and one in the old carriage house. This was concieved as one family home in the “old english style” and was already seen as “traditional” at it’s built date.
Remarkably the basement is still used for the cars, whereas most of comparable buildings are
completely revised.
Like this one in another part of town. The main building is situated on the corner of two main roads, which was rather
prestigious at the built date but much of an inconvinience only 30 years later:
In the background the old carriage and chauffeurs house can be seen. The next picture shows how it looks today:
As you see it was developed into a rather normal family home with a large kitchen where the carriage entry once was:
Another example from the opposite of the road. The old dwelling for the horses is only visible on the horizon. (As horses had the tendency to be a little unhygienic and smelly) For convinience a garage was added much nearer to the main building in later years:
At the same time as the second manor this one was built:
I don’t think that this use of the entrance was intended by the architect in 1890…
Only 15 years later the now horseless cars were already taken in consideration when errecting a place:
What you see here is a neat small house that is connected to he main building. The chauffeurs family could live there.
(And further personell like the maid, also) The cars were to be stored and prepared next to the main building what meant,
that the distance between the two buildings was much narrower if you had a horseless carriage.
Another solution out of the same years 1900 to 1915:
Detail:
This was not the norm during those days. The needs of personal transportation were not commonly covered with a car and a chauffeur. Even the best earning chaps mostly had to walk short distances by feet.
Thus until the 1920ies the majority of the fanciest villas were built without taking the car into consideration.
I will add further posts to this thread following the developement through the years.
Have a nice Monday everyone!
yours mo-i