Re: [Cz-L] Sunset on Mehlplatz

The official name in Austrian times was Rudolfsplatz, but popularly called
Mehlplatz mainly because of the trade in flour, inter alia, that was going
on.

After WWI it bacame Piata Daciei, but everyone still called it Mehlplatz . I
lived in the corner building with Stefaniegasse (No 2) and Marcel Spiegler
(our list friend) on Mehlplatz 6. This was the same ex Zjalodek block that
had 3 entrances (built1897) and bought by a Mr. Kraft sometimes in the
1930th. My father was the lawyer for Mr. Kraft and administrated the
building (42 flats) up to June 1940.

The central part of the Mehlplatz had at different times, all sorts of
temporary one story buildings, kiosks and small shops. Never did people live
there. In 1941 it was the Ghetto limit until the deportations began.

The new look for the now Philarmonic Ploshzadi compares favorably with its
past. The buildings around are still the same (our house got one more floor)
but the central part was torn down in 2004/5, leveled and is entirely open
space. I would never have thought it possible in my childhood that the
kiosks would make place to a green space. It is difficult to acknowledge
changes to the better for childhood reminiscences but this place definitely
looks better to-day.

Berti

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From: "HARDY BREIER" <HARDY3_at_BEZEQINT.NET>
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 5:55 PM
To: "Miriam Taylor" <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>; "CZERNOWITZ-L"
<Czernowitz-L_at_cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: [Cz-L] Sunset on Mehlplatz

> http://is.gd/1ajW2
>
> The Mehlplatz is the older name.I think.
> The Rumanians called it Piatza Dacia and it was a Ghetto limit.
> As you can see ,in our time it was not an open space like it is
> today ;
> It was a built -up square of small houses with an inner court as you
> can see on the slide.
> Hardy
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