European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 29, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes february 19u tale of 3 cities a series to acquaint hundreds of moving dec personnel with their new Homes part one it made a comeback so Strong it boasted Industrial buildings at the Start of world War of were Stuttgart today is the seat of military government for the zone state of Wurttemberge Baden and Headquarters for military governor Charles la Fol it is also Headquarters for the German Council of states which meets in the storied Villa in recent americans already in stalled in Stuttgart have been buzzing about arranging for the Advent of the engineers of the Stuttgart military have worked overtime rebuilding and consolidating no German Bouses have Beor because of by Howard and Shikles staff correspondents troopers and their moving from Heidelberg to will find Here a German City Replete with tradition and although it cannot with Stuttgart has its own impressive evident still in this City Laid Low by in spite of shattered buildings and rubble heaped High in the town Stuttgart is an Light and rather Gay it lies deep in a Valley on the Neckar River surrounded by High in centuries past the site of the City was a pasture land first records of the City itself Date Back to an ancient clock one of the few the and some americans in Central buildings still testifies to especially May find their quarters the cites medieval a tight the newcomers will according to tiie thirty years find themselves generally Well a com War retarded the Progress of but Stuttgart has Many Borough like communities and most enlisted men will live in Sonnenberg while for the most will live on Capitol Field Grade officers will live in Kra Herwald and Hospital personnel and their families will remain in near the 387th about two Miles from the Center of the entertainment for americans Here is there of install and there is also entertainment of the native in the americans Are invited on guided Tours to the ludwigs Burg two Ideal places for picnics Are the Mer built years known Solitude and Mon on a tiny Island in the Lake facing Mon repos Are the ruins of an old Chapel and tourists favorite sport is to Row out for an inspection of the German opera the Stuttgart opera performs frequently in the opera House on Century theater Platz directly in the Center of City and there Are Many German Heaters and movie houses open to and if occupation personnel Are looking for local color other than there is three drive away on the French Side of the activities Are Many in there is the dependent women club which runs the Thrift place and program of meetings is announced in the weekly Stuttgart Are invited to participate in the Gya for Gya Call 242 or mothers of aged 6 to Are offered a planned program for their transportation is and dependents help is desired in carry ing out the for further inform Telephone the athletics special interested youngsters can join chapters of the boy girl scouts or cub is in Telephone Heidelberg dormitories the dependents located in 68 Vaihinger Strasse in includes grades from the first to the new pupils May be enrolled at the office any Day school the in from to 4 a noon meal is served to each a school bus is operated the following schedule 8 in Graf Capitol Hill m a shuttle bus operates betwee Kraher Wald and the Zeppelin for living in the since there is no High school in Stutt of High school age must go to schooling Heidelberg where they live in dormitories during the a picks up students at their Homes sunday after and returns them Friday evenings from the charge is per week for there is a dispensary in Sonnenberg at 6 Telephone the 387th switchboard number is medical service for dependents is Avail Able at the include or and nightlife be found at Stuttgart military Post officers to civilians one of the old buildings still standing in the downtown Sec Tion of Stutt this part of the City was Laid Low by Al lied in spite of the wrecked build Ings and the some of it still in cleared from the Stuttgart still is rather at and their located at the Valitt Ingen Kaseane about a 25minute drive from the Telephone number is branches oif the club Are in the Graf Zeppelin Esslinger and the special services Crossroads club and Century movie theater Are in the Center of the City on Century theater the clubs activities include classes in Ger photography and there Are bicycling and Tours on Stuttgart american shopping Center where anything including pm hot Cross buns and bar the building was almost totally destroyed during the but forces rebuilt nes Days and there Are a music room with phonograph and game drama Bowling parties and dances on sunday Telephone num Ber is most units in the Stuttgart area have pm there is also the ludwigs Burg service club and Mohringer service snack bars by yes in Stutt Gart Are at the shopping Crossroads Vaihinger 387th and sports facilities Are there is an indoor swimming Pool at 60 Moriake open and an outdoor Pool in the a Appelhof recreation area beyond Stuttgart on the Road to also in the a Appelhof area is a Golf there Are four Tennis open opposite the Crossroads eight courts at Gero Kruhe reached by Streetcar 10 in front of the Railroad station and Lour courts at there Are baseball Fields at the Century stadium in bad Cannstatt and and softball Fields in and bad the gymnasiums at the Vaihinger Kaseane arid the Reiter Raverne Are open at any while there Are no regular army oper ated Riding stables in some facilities Are available through German and military for information Call there Are four Bowling alleys in Vai Bingen Kaseane and eight at the Favori Lich Spiel on special services libraries Are located Stuttgart at Crossroads Mohringer and the 387th shopping easy shopping in Stuttgart is made easy every convenience is rated in one Stuttgart Shoppe Center at 46 Koni Strasse in the Center the the switchboard number is the Center was originally a  a Block and was by four floors have been strutted by the americans and a Stutt a resident can find most a Well stocked pm is on the second Al As part of its yes also pickup for laundry i dry cleaning and shoe a Beauty barbs shop and a watch radio and electric equipment repair there is a Sod Fountain and snack bar and a bakery department Selling Peanut Brittle Ai hot Cross there is a Florist in to pol books Are sold Behi the is a bulk sales store Selling i Pepsi cola a soda there store the Chase Bank maintains Small Branch office at the the commissary is in the Saco building when transport is there is livery Telephone number is municipal sub Post will have in the shopping Center on the 4th floor b March it will handle dependent dependent service Section and Dent administration a Central bus terminal is located Oja shopping Center parking lot across the stare buses buses Are operated from the terminal tit the 387th ads ontto terrain Capitol a Enberg the Ketterer hotel and the Wald Are trains running from Stuttgart daily to Karlsruhe to connections to Munich connection to Garmisch and Augsburg tickets Are sold at the travel near track 16 in the main rail station the Center of the the american express in Stuttgart As 3 Well As the main office of the Chaste National Bank is the Zeppelin behind the Graf Zeppelin there Are two pm Gas stations 1 and 35 bad the yes repair garage is in feuerbacs3j at Heilbronne Strasse and Stuttgart Apo 154 and is located 30 the Telephone is telegrams be went from main phone 91438 or on Lon distance Chi Telephone the next Stuttgart a seen from the Entrance to the just off the deep Valley in which the City lies once used As grazing land for earliest records of Stuttgart Date Back to photos by Katzander