Hamburg’s Reeperbahn is well known as the “red-light” district of West Germany’s major seaport, but the original meaning of the name is “ropemakers’ street.” The street was long and wide to allow ropemakers to ply their trade in the open air. Now only one ropemaking firm is left: a family firm that has made ropes by the banks of the Elbe since 1820. Using the traditional method shown above, the firm’s staff of 10 make 3000 kilometres of rope a year.
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Press, 17 October 1978, Page 1
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81Hamburg’s Reeperbahn is well known as the “red-light” district of West Germany’s major seaport, but the original meaning of the name is “ropemakers’ street.” The street was long and wide to allow ropemakers to ply their trade in the open air. Now only one ropemaking firm is left: a family firm that has made ropes by the banks of the Elbe since 1820. Using the traditional method shown above, the firm’s staff of 10 make 3000 kilometres of rope a year. Press, 17 October 1978, Page 1
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