A shame how the place was disfigured! Some longer time ago I had to drive past it every day. I got always very sad to see historical places abused. And it´s no single case here. No respect by architects and politicians! May they rot in hell!
What for a type of car is that in the black and white pictore of Checkpoint Charlie? It looks like a russian Wolga but I can´t imagine US GIs driving a russian car to this time.