Good old DDR 1949-1989.. An industrialised nation with hardly any cars on the road. Public transport heaven. I was fortunate to observe the changing scene there over the years 1988-1996 through repeated visits. Gute alte Tram. Flickr subscribers are amply observing the still changing scene in the former GDR- more shopping malls for the unemployed, demolition of whole housing estates because the population has moved south and west in search of work and destruction of DDR icons because they were , er , DDR icons. The victor will decide.