Isherwood Building
Isherwood Building
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Lonely Planet review for Isherwood Building
Today’s celebs may prefer posh Mitte or Zehlendorf as their place of residence, but throughout the 20th century Schöneberg was where ‘it’ was at. In 1929 Christopher Isherwood moved to this pretty residential building from London to escape the sexual oppression in England and to live out his homosexual fantasies. His experiences and impressions – as well as the looming threat of the Nazis – are vividly chronicled in The Berlin Stories, which was adapted into the play ‘I am a Camera’ and later became the basis of the musical Cabaret starring Liza Minelli as Sally Bowles.
