Checkpoint Charlie was first set up in August 1961, when communist East Germany erected the Berlin Wall to prevent its citizens from fleeing to the democratic West. While it was only one of several ...

Yeah, this is not a joke: Check Point Charlie is a gone pecan. Esplanade Avenue is a dividing line, the formal border between the French Quarter and the Marigny, and for 37 years, one of the more ...

If social media is to be believed, Checkpoint Charlie’s, the iconic dive bar that once hosted crew for the hit 1994 film Interview with the Vampire is shuttering its doors. In one Facebook message ...

If you're interested in the Cold War, you may get a chance to see new remnants of the former East German border crossing in the heart of Berlin that were found unexpectedly during excavations.

Check Point Charlie, the 24-hour New Orleans dive bar, music venue and laundromat that raised a mighty racket at the corner of Esplanade Avenue and Decatur Street for decades, is no more. The venue ...