Tom, Where were the Hoffmann's from, do you know? I know someone researching that name, but hers came from Indiana. Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas S. Fiske" <evytom@adelphia.net> To: <kyjeffer@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 2:37 PM Subject: Re: [KYJEFFER] Bread, Milk and Fruit > Dear Listers, > > And here is another question: Does anyone remember Hoffmann Restaurant > near First St. and Jefferson or Main St.? John Hoffmann ran it for > years and then I think his son did. There was the Hoffmann name on the > building for at least the next 50 years and it may still be there. > There were factories and warehouses in the area. People who were in the > "eating out" class would go there for lunch. Lunch pail types would go > there only on special occasions. > > My grandfather, when he was young and single, would visit the place. > Hoffmann's stepdaughter worked there and caught his eye. And here I > am. Yes, they married first. > > Tom the bewildered > > > > PamCat1954@aol.com wrote: > > How about I throw my 2 cents in? I was born and raised in the old Highland > > Park area, Park Blvd, Crittenden Drive, James Russell Lowell School. There > > was St Joe's Catholic School, Patterson Bakery and Ducky's Ice Cream store. > > Then there was the old Highland Park Theater which turned into a roller > > skating rink. Ruby's Drug Store, Thrift Dept Store, Silverman's, Goldstein's, > > Mohawk Drugs. We had the rag man and strawberry man walking the neighborhood. > > We were a tight knit neighborhood and when I misbehaved, the info got back > > to my mother before I even walked in the door. > > > > All that is gone now......... > > > > Pam > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KYJEFFER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Dear Debbie, They spoke German and their English wasn't so good. I think they were Bavarians. Tom the bewildered Debbie wrote: > Tom, > Where were the Hoffmann's from, do you know? I know someone researching > that name, but hers came from Indiana. > Debbie > >