SCHWEINFURT THEN AND NOW Pg. 6

courtesy of Geoff Walden

Looking down Spitalstraße after an attack, with buildings on the Marktplatz on fire. The tower of the Heilig-Geist-Kirche (Church of the Holy Spirit) appears in the distance - a view from the Rathaus tower. (Stadtarchiv Schweinfurt)

Spitalstraße today with the tower of the Heilig-Geist-Kirche (Church of the Holy Spirit) in the distance.

 

Wolfgasse, looking toward the Roßmarkt. Many of the streets were blocked by rubble to all but pedestrian traffic. (Stadtarchiv Schweinfurt)

Wolfgasse, looking toward the Roßmarkt today.

The area around the Zeughaus (old arsenal, built 1591) was largely destroyed. (Städtische Sammlungen Schweinfurt)

Only the Zeughaus remains relatively unchanged. (The tower seen on the left side in the previous photo was actually attached to a building behind the Zeughaus, no longer standing.)