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In July 2007 a street in an east Berlin light industrial area, formerly known as Straße 13, was renamed [[Frank-Zappa-Straße]]. The move to rename the street was initiated in 2005 by [http://www.orwohaus.de/ ORWOhaus] a musicians collective and rehearsal space located on the street in a former photographic film plant.
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[[Image:FZS-sign.jpg|thumb|left|Frank-Zappa-Straße Sign]] [[Image:Frank-Zappa-Strasse_Google.gif|thumb|right|Frank-Zappa-Straße Google-Map]] [[File:FZS-map.jpg|thumb|right|Alternate map]]
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In July 28, 2007 a street, in a light industrial area 10 Km / 6.5 Miles east of the centre of [[wikipedia:Berlin|Berlin]], formerly known as "Straße 13", was renamed '''Frank-Zappa-Straße'''. The move to rename the street was initiated in 2005 by [http://www.orwohaus.de/ ORWOhaus] a musicians collective and rehearsal space located on the street in a former photographic film plant.
  
There was a [http://www.orwohaus.de/v2/132-0-gallerie.html?path=ORWOhaus_Festival_%20am_28.%20Juli%202007 concert on July 28th 2007] with 17 local bands to celebrate the name change.
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There was a [http://www.orwohaus.de/v2/132-0-gallerie.html?path=ORWOhaus_Festival_%20am_28.%20Juli%202007 concert on July 28th 2007] with 17 local bands to celebrate the name change. The [[Zappa Family Trust]] objected to the involvement of the [[Arf Society]] with [[Gail Zappa]] threatening to sue the organisers.
 
 
 
 
Subsequently the [[Zappa Family Trust]] objected to the involvement of the [[Arf Society]] with [[Gail Zappa]] threatening to sue the organisers.
 
 
 
[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&ll=52.537265,13.529749&spn=0.015505,0.036135&z=15&om=1 Map of area]
 
  
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==Links==
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*[https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/rocker-hommage-berlin-bekommt-frank-zappa-strasse-a-489749.html| Der Spiegel]
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*[http://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/Stadtleben-Frank-Zappa-Orwo-Haus;art125,2347507| Tagesspiegel]
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*[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF-8&ll=52.537265,13.529749&spn=0.015505,0.036135&z=15&om=1 Map of area]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 08:02, 4 January 2022

Frank-Zappa-Straße Sign
Frank-Zappa-Straße Google-Map
Alternate map

In July 28, 2007 a street, in a light industrial area 10 Km / 6.5 Miles east of the centre of Berlin, formerly known as "Straße 13", was renamed Frank-Zappa-Straße. The move to rename the street was initiated in 2005 by ORWOhaus a musicians collective and rehearsal space located on the street in a former photographic film plant.

There was a concert on July 28th 2007 with 17 local bands to celebrate the name change. The Zappa Family Trust objected to the involvement of the Arf Society with Gail Zappa threatening to sue the organisers.

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