If memory serves correctly, then they sold flowers here in past times. Today it's just another expensive corner nearby Königsallee: jewellers, shops for high-class cosmetics, clothing, more jewellers, lawyers, banks - everything a wealthy citizen of Düsseldorf needs.
(No, I have no idea why the exif data is corrupt. The ISO is right; f5.6, 1/80 sec)
My (old) coffee-table book of selected postings.
More MadScientist: eclecticimaging.tumblr.com, the guy behind this blog
@Japanalia: Me too, but these times are definitely gone.
@akarui: Cheers, Olivier!
@Michael: 24/7? Please not, that would mean even more tourists.
@António Pires: This is one of the nicer streets - except for these fools accelerating their cars and making it a race track.
@B.Held: Many thanks!
@Philip: I wouldn't even complain, there are streets less beautiful, but in the summertime it becomes a race track too often.
@Laurent: Thanks, but the noise was severe.
@Ted: Haha, my wife always laughs about the ridiculous prices of jewellery there. :-)
@Jen: Thanks, Jen!
@Charles Dastodd: These buildings look indeed fine, but if you look at the details you will find a lot of tasteless architectural decoration from the 1980s. :-)
@Céline: Many thanks, Céline. In the daylight this street is much less interesting.
@Twelvebit: Not here, poverty is well isolated in the surrounding boroughs.