Sekrety ulicy Kącik

Abstrakt

The author of memories about Kącik Street heading from Garbary Street to the Bydgoszcz Canal, built in the described period, draws on his own experiences, when he lived in this neighborhood as a young boy. He was walking this Street every day on his way to school. He mentions sixteen huge chestnut trees, which flooded the street with chestnuts, “ALFA” factory manufacturing photographic materials with large-scale chemical processing, warehouse buildings of “Lukullus” Chocolate Factory, smelling with sweets made by the production factory on Poznańska Street, Ludwig Buchholz “Leather Factory,” and a huge tannery with buildings reaching the Brda riverside. He recalls winter games from his childhood, slides on the Canal, and sleigh rides. He also brings to mind a picturesque public restroom made from metal, which was an object of ridicule among local youth. He remembers Ignatz Krause, a Jewish street player, former member of the Berlin Symphonists, expelled from the Third Reich. There were many people and events building a unique atmosphere of this “title” street.