THE TRAIL
The first plaque or panel that tilts from the structure is the starting point and introduction to the historic trail.
Plaque Nr 2.
Plaque eight is situated near Gabriel-von-Seidl-Gymnasium in the last section of Hindenburgstraße.
Plaque Nr 9.
The second plaque tilts towards the viewer; the structure starts to show signs of instability.
The third and fourth plaques stand together and begin to buckle.
In front of the city library, the fifth, sixth and seventh plaques show a sculpture that is crumbling.
Plaque nine further on – just like plaque eight next to the sidewalk - is the last plaque that folds.
Plaque ten at the end of the trail at Bahnhofsplatz as a shrunken structure evokes the image of a toppled tombstone.
HISTORY
Despite war and defeat: Hindenburg gains popularity – also in Bad Tölz
Military post card of a soldier from Tölz, 1915
Enthusiastic reception for Hindenburg in Bad Tölz, 1925
Mayor Stollreither welcomes the "Field Marshal and President of the Reich"
below: Newspaper clip from Tölzer Kurier, August 1925
Distinctions without merit, 1925
Resolution of city council from
Despite war and defeat: Hindenburg gains popularity – also in Bad Tölz
Newspaper clip from Tölzer Kurier dated
below: Letterhead of Park Hotel later on
Enthusiastic reception for Hindenburg in Bad Tölz, 1925
Hindenburg next to Bavarian Minister of the Interior Stützel in Marktstraße
Distinctions without merit, 1925
Hindenburg’s signature on the first page of the Golden Book of Bad Tölz, September 1925
below: Beginning of Hindenburgstraße, around 1930
Farewell to Hindenburg, 1930-1934
Hindenburg with Mayor Stollreither and Director of Jodquellen Anton Höfter in the recently opened Wandelhalle, 1930
below: Farewell to an "honorary citizen", Tölzer Kurier
PRODUCTION
The plaques were manufactured from 4 mm stainless steel sheet metal.
The subsequent assembly of the printed steel sheets was possible through notches on the framework and bolts welded on to the steel metal sheets.
The plaques got their clear grey colour through a powder coating. Well packed, they were then transported to the print shop and the texts and images were applied using a digital print process.
The connecting of the individual parts and the sealing of the finished plaques were the final steps in the production process; the assembling of the plaques then proceeded on site.
The subsequent assembly of the printed steel sheets was possible through notches on the framework and bolts welded on to the steel metal sheets.
In order to anchor the plaques in the ground, profiles were constructed and later embedded in concrete. The plaques were then assembled and attached.
The interior of the metal bodies forms a stabilising framework.
