[Lincolnparkdc] Lincoln Park oral history transcript

[Hilary Benson]

Thank you, John!   Which building were you in?  I know the building at the
SE corner of the intersection was, earlier in the century, another market
called Mike's.



On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 11:40 AM John Hirschmann <hirschj154 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 
> We lived opposite it starting in 1973. There was no activity there at the
> time related to making sledge hammers. I recall hearing the same history
> you apparently did that it had been a sledge hammer factory. The two
> components were mated there.
>
>
>
> John
>
> John F Hirschmann
> hirschj154 at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Jan 10, 2025, at 09:09, Hilary Benson <hilarywinklerbenson at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> 
> Thank you, Peter.  I have not met Hazel.  I seem always to have a shift
> scheduled when we find out about the KY Ave. block party!  Maybe better
> luck this year.
>
> Having brought coals to Newcastle, I'm happy to have started this thread
> about local house histories.  Our building at 201-203 13th Street SE was
> built in 1910 by Albert Carry as a commercial development.  It was
> originally a notions or sewing supplies shop; the proprietor, Mamie Paulus,
> died in 1934 after complications from a fractured hip she sustained after
> falling on the ice at Kentucky & C SE!  Then it was the Try-Me Market up
> through at least 1960.
>
> However, I have heard from neighbors that in the late 60s-70s there was
> some kind of sledgehammer production going on at this address.  They
> mentioned seeing sledgehammers outside "drying."   Any chance anyone has
> any knowledge of this?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Hilary
>
> On Thu, Jan 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM Peter Barclay <barclaypj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Hilary,
>>
>> Thank you for sharing.  This interview was conducted by Hazel Kreinheder,
>> who is also a long-time resident of the Hill and KY Ave.  If you have been
>> to a KY Ave Block party, you have probably met her.  They bought their
>> house in 1963, which, I believe, makes her the longest-living resident of
>> Kentucky Ave., if not more than most folks on the hill.
>>
>> She shared her oral history of living on the hill, using the same outline
>> from the “74 interview, back in 2015.  You can read her story here -
>> https://www.capitolhillhistory.org/interviews/hazel-kreinheder.  It is
>> quite interesting.  Hazel talks about the fires on H street during the
>> riots, bootlegging, the creation of the Historical District (she was
>> instrumental in establishing it), her involvement with the Capitol Hill
>> Village, when the metro arrived. etc.  Lots of very interesting
>> information.
>>
>> There’s so much great information on this website. I am looking forward
>> to reading the stories of the Canales (of Easter Market fame)
>>
>> Thanks and enjoy.
>>
>> Peter
>> KY Ave.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 8, 2025, at 09:57, Hilary Benson <hilarywinklerbenson at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I ran across this oral history from 1974
>> <https://www.capitolhillhistory.org/interviews/w-milton-sladen>.  It
>> mentions many neighborhood addresses which may be of interest to people on
>> this listserv.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Hilary
>>
>> https://www.capitolhillhistory.org/interviews/w-milton-sladen
>> transcript -
>> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EmcIDrEvORtZpB3ZWlnB7wzaXAT2GOm8/view
>>
>>
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