123.Robinson BarracksThe nucleus for post War DoD housing areas were usually former Wehrmacht installations. (Adaptive reuses, sort of.) Flandernkaserne in the present case. The hillside location is probably accidental. Unclaimed lowland sites just rare. The river arms very much filled out by the sprawling conurban octopus. Some newer housing projects (including the Bauhaus-Weissenhofsiedlung and the SI Hotel) occupy similar 'watchtower' hilltops. Scenic backdrop hardly a drawback.
[Some cities were build form the hilltops downwards, others, like Stuttgart, apparently from the riverbanks upwards. As an aside, downtown Stuttgart had for centuries the reputation of being inundation prone. All those runoff waters from the surrounding vineyards. The very minor, arroyo type Neckar contributory is at present completely covered over. - With some licence: The subway tubes will be flooded but rarely. One reported instance. Appropriate safety gear is nevertheless recommended. Nobody will mind.]
