“Some kind of strange magic happens when the city turns on her lights” — David Berman Welcome to Neon Deutschland. Join us on our tour of fine neon signs from throughout Germany.

Hello … and welcome to Berlin Modern. We're here to preserve the legacy of post-war modern architecture in the rapidly-changing city of Berlin.

Celebrating the only time the U-Bahn has been early for anything…

U5 — Weberwiese. Matching clocks.

U5 — Weberwiese. Yellow overload.

U5 — Weberwiese. Welcome to yellow.

U5 — Frankfurter Tor. A brief trip above ground.

U5 — Frankfurter Tor. This is one of the very few stations – perhaps the only one – that features a sign at the end of the platform, perpendicular to the tracks.

U5 — Samariterstraße. The structure with the rounded corners.

U5 — Samariterstraße. Two halves make one sign.

U5 — Frankfurter Allee. The opposite of calm.

U5 — Magdalenenstraße. Vanishing point.

U5 — Magdalenenstraße. Platform symmetry.

U5 — Magdalenenstraße. Minimalism.

U5 — Lichtenberg. Platform sign close-up.

U5 — Lichtenberg. Two levels.

U5 — Lichtenberg. Yellows and ochres.

U5 — Lichtenberg. Lemon and Lime.

U5 — Friedrichsfelde. The lighter blues.

U5 — Friedrichsfelde. One minute off.

U5 — Friedrichsfelde. Blue on blue.

U5 — Tierpark. Tile textures.

U5 — Tierpark. Concourse lights.

U5 — Tierpark. Surveillance.

U5 — Tierpark. Turquoise letters on the platform sign.

U5 — Tierpark. Bright Phoebus (has been a stranger to Berlin of late).

U5 — Tierpark. The big white U.

U5 — Biesdorf-Süd. Onwards and downwards.

U5 — Biesdorf-Süd. Tile arrangement.

U5 — Biesdorf-Süd. No information.

U5 — Biesdorf-Süd. Information.

U5 — Biesdorf-Süd. Low brick wall.

U5 — Elsterwerdaer Platz. Between the tracks.

U5 — Elsterwerdaer Platz. Light and dust.

U5 — Elsterwerdaer Platz. Places between places.

U5 — Wuhletal. Overgrowth.

U5 — Wuhletal. A collision of colour and texture.

U5 — Wuhletal. Both directions at once.

U5 — Wuhletal. Accelleration.

U5 — Kaulsdorf Nord. Onwards.

U5 — Kaulsdorf Nord. Abstract tile art.

U5 — Kaulsdorf-Nord. Illuminating orbs.

U5 — Kaulsdorf Nord. Gradual descent.

U5 — Kienberg. The age of grey (aka: the present).

U5 — Kienberg. Stained-glass visions.

U5 — Kienberg. Mode modern textures of the refurbished station.

U5 — Kienberg. Modern textures of the refurbished station.

U5 — Kienberg. Due to its proximity to the Gärten der Welt, this is one of the very few stations on the eastern extension to have been given a make-over.

U5 — Kienberg. The unrefurbished side of the station.

U5 — Kienberg. The station formerly known as Neue Grottkauer Straße.