Wicked, mysterious and legendary: St. Pauli’s red light district has always had a special appeal. The lively chronicle of this colorful, dazzling place tells stories of corrupt police officers, vigilantes and vigilante justice, of money laundering and contract killings, but also of family, clan and solidarity.
In-house photographer Günther Zint takes the first promotional photos of the future world star Jimi Hendrix in Hamburg’s “Star Club”.
Music, cabaret and love for sale
In addition to commercial love, cabaret, gambling, live music and professional sports also naturally settle here. Between squats and strip bars, the world careers of the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix began here.
Chronicle of a world-famous entertainment mile
The documentary series “Neonstaub” tells a lively chronicle of Hamburg’s harbor district of St. Pauli and its world-famous entertainment mile in five episodes. Using exclusive contemporary witnesses and never-before-seen material, it offers an intimate perspective on a multi-faceted picture of contemporary German history from the late 1950s to the early 1990s.
At the beginning you experience the wild departure into the 1960s together with the protagonists, when rock’n’roll fever breaks out on the Große Freiheit and music history is written. The St. Joseph Church, located between nightclubs and strip bars, also plays a surprising role.
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