Three ladies advertise Haus Vaterland, Kempinski's pleasure palace on Potsdamer Platz. (Kempinski)
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The large restaurant existed from 1928 to 1943 and counted about one million visitors a year. After the end of the war, the burnt-out ruin continued to be used as a restaurant with several interruptions until it was finally closed in June 1953. (Kempinski)
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The numerous themed restaurants in Haus Vaterland were all served from a central kitchen. In addition, there was a stage program, music and vaudeville. Here is a group picture of the staff. (Kempinski)
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Munich's Löwenbräusaal served hearty Bavarian food. A vacation trip to the real Bavaria was unaffordable for many Berliners at the time. (Kempinski)
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"In Haus Vaterland you eat thoroughly, here it thunders hourly." The Rhine terraces at Haus Vaterland were a highlight. Behind glass panes, there were model trains and thunderstorm simulations in a replica of the Rhine valley near St. Goar. (Kempinski)
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Marketing pioneer: Kempinski advertising was on every corner in Berlin. (Kempinski)
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Behind the scenes: rinsing crew of Leipziger Straße 25. (Kempinski)
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Chefs of the Hotel Adlon at lunch in 1913. (Kempinski)
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Berthiold Kempinski himself died a made man in 1910. The scion of an assimilated Jewish family did not have to witness how the Nazis "Aryanized" his company in 1937. (Kempinski)