FRANK IBERT BREWERY and HOFMANN CAFE....C. 1902


Evergreen Avenue, Linden Street and Grove Street.

Frank IBERT Brewing Company formed in the late 1880s.

The brick building that housed the Brewery itself, would be to the left of the horses. 

Valentine HOFMANN was the proprietor of the HOFMANN Cafe, as seen to the right of the horses, 
behind the people in the photo.  (Valentine HOFMANN, Frank IBERT and their children.)

Frank IBERT and Valentine HOFMANN were brother-in-laws.

There was a passage way between the Brewery and the Cafe.

The IBERT'S who was the brewmeister's home was at 404 Evergreen Ave, right above the HOFMANN Cafe. 
They lived for a time on the upper floor and the HOFMANN family below.

With the death of Frank IBERT in 1920s, the Brewery was sold to a son-in-law of HOFMANNS', Frank WINTERRATH. 
1924


(He married Valentine's oldest daughter Margaret in 1907 in St. Barbara's RC Church)
WINTERRATH tried to make a go of the Cafe changing the name to "Linden Gardens."

With prohibition around the corner it did not stay in business for long, even after a go at as a speakeasy.
1935


The building was destroyed by fire in the late 1950s, leaving an empty lot where the Cafe & home once. 


The brick building of the Brewery is still there today.


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