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Video of Matthew Valencia's 7th birthday party in Astoria, Queens, NY (1994)  mpeg2

Video of Parents and Cousins in Bavaria, Germany (1961)  mpeg2  

Video of Parents and Cousins in Bavaria, Germany (1961)  wmv

Walking around in Munich
          Hofbrauhaus - serving Maibock 1961
          Driving around in the vicinity of Munich
 

Video of sites in Flushing, Queens, NY (1965)  mpeg2

Video of sites in Flushing, Queens, NY (1965)  wmv

147th Street between Northern Boulevard & 35th Avenue
          Ride on the Grand Central Parkway past World's Fair grounds in cool red VW bug
          Trip to toy store - perhaps in Woodside or Astoria - to buy Halloween costume
          Shot of Shea Stadium - brand new then!
 

Video of Obersalzberg & Dachau Concentration Camp (1958, 1961)  mpeg2

Video of Obersalzberg & Dachau Concentration Camp (1958, 1961)  wmv

Warning:  this video was taken during three trips my parents took while my father was
          stationed in Germany.  The larger film was a series of small reels that were spliced
          together well before my time.  Thus, you will see happy family shots of my parents and
          then sobering shots of Dachau concentration camp.  This film is being posted for family
          members and those who are interested in its historical value.  The Obersalzberg is where
          Adolf Hitler (and other high-ranking Nazi leaders) lived and socialized.  There were a
          number of significant buildings in the area, as well as a comprehensive network of bunkers.
          For students of this period in history the Obersalzberg is key.  This film shows some of the
          area only 13 years after the end of WWII.  Of note here:
                    Monuments and sites at Dachau Concentration Camp  (Spring 1961)
                    The General Walker, formerly the Platterhof, a famous Nazi hotel that was later
                         used by the US as a hotel for military personnel  (Berchtesgaden; 1958)
                    The Green Arrow Inn, another hotel taken over by the US military for its use  (Garmisch-
                         Partenkirchen; 1958)
                    The Kehlsteinhaus - named for the mountain it sits on; only called "The Eagle's Nest"
                         outside of Germany  (1958)
                    Bunker remains  (1958).  Details about this particular ruin are here.