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Dinettes msmwoain 1upper leue0 The following history attempts to give a picture of this property over the years and, hopefully. will remind future generations of its conni- bution to the fabric of our city since the any 19005 The first question that must be answered is about the date that this structure came into being. And that has to be somewhat of a conjecture. The first diffirmlty was the {an that no numbers were attached to of our civic heritage. Only the memory of this earIy structure by those who were involved in onewayoranothermmains '5"! clo August . Dining Room Sets . Bedroom Suites . Lamps . Sofa Beds The first intimation of a buihiingon this site isfound on Goad's Fire Insurance map of 1908 {revised to 19131 where some kind of shed is indicated. The beginning of the 20th cen- turywasstillinthehorseand buggy age and the building was probablya canmgeshed to Willem homes and buildings until 1920. Even then, numbers were changed as the town grew. When numbering was first introduced, this property was labelled #7 Ptincess St. E. and remained so until 1954 when it was (hanged to #9. ' Win ’SQd 1' 25th THE CHRONIC“ By 1942 another butcher, Emil Vol]. had set up business onthepmmises Again afteravacancy of a ymrort9extheCaterBroson The next owner. in 1935, was a person who operated a butcher shop in the renovated building. The business was In 1940 another butcher, Emory Strome. operated a meat market there. He adver- used. "Choice quality meats, [rah fruit and vegetables. free In 1922 the building revert- ed to a home that was 0ccu- pied by Wnlben H. Gleiser and family. He was a bookeeper for Roos&Co. and later worked with his brother Harvey who was a plumber. William Bourne was the next owner of this property in 1927. Boume had been work- ing at Dobbin's Garage loaned in the old Keil Cigar Factory on King SI. s. nearWilliam St. Now he decided to have his own business and opened a garage hem on Princess Sweet. milled ttii, Waterloo Pork Pack- ing and Sausage Manufactur- But falls. it's Guy money, yours and mine shelter horse and conveyance while farmers and others were doing their shopping or con- ducting business in town. However, in a few years dis shed became obsolete for its original purpose About 1909 J.H. Engel. ave:- erinarian in town, bought the empty structure and renovated it to become his home and offiae. Maps, at th's time, the roof dormers were added so that the second storey could be made more habitable Some historians feel that this renovation, more likely, would have been done in the This was the time when milk pasteurization was made mandatory and more room was requimd for a dairy opera- non. And "4.92 percent for aidi- tional suppon as a leash ofthe Wt with MFP Financial Seminar.” the article states hm think how many books that could have purchased. lust thinkhawmanysmp sigmand lights“ mighthavepmvidrd In 1914 Engel moved over to Queen St. and the place became a dairy. probably known as the Princess Dairy. No name has been found for the owner of this operation but it may well have been Menno Dubrick who a Waterloo milk license from 1909-1921 to sell milk in the eastern section of "Free ride over for taxpay- ers" the article states You can betonit-sormxmehastopay for the actions of our former council and our highly paid Raise the taxes. get more money out ofthe puck?! ofthe City Hall should make it work and with great interest the Lommems of our Mayor .ynne Woolstencroft as reported in the Aug 7 edition oftheWateNo0mmide. Recently. artist Peter F.tril Snyder was commissioned by kunta Electroplating workers to paint a picture of the early Princess Street building that was entitled "Humble Begin- nings." This reminder of early company history was present- ed to Paul and Bob Kumzata company Christmas party. In 1954, the k-W little The- atre purchased the empty building Much renovation was done-and has been done over the years. and the theatre pros- peed-that is until the devastat- ing fire dammed all. Another heritage connec- tion to the brewery. Is the fact that Kumz Fhectmplating uses almost the same logo that the Kuntz Brewery employed in the late 1800s In business you look for ways to become even more efficient than before, and you look at reducing staff where/m 7 "you don't. you do not sur vive - it is that simple It is time that city staff are simply told you have x-amoum of dollars to mend. Bring forth a budget within that limit and do not reduce services Make it work 1945, opened a welding shop and motorcycle repair busi- ness They adxertisxi that they did portable electric and au!ty- lene welding, They also had the agency for Indian mtonydes In 1948 ' Kuntz and his eldest son David purchased the old garage. Oscar had worked in various places, gaining expe- rience in metal work and par- tiwlarly in a new process called ekctropksting He and his son began a metal finishing operation which later became kuntr, Flextroplating The rest is histo- ry. The business expanded mp- idly and in 1952 the company moved to larger quarters in Kitchener. This company has a vital link with Waterloo?, eady her- itage. Oscar Kuntz was the great grandson of David Kuntr who began the Kuntz Brewery inWalerloo in 1844. In 1853 a new brewery was constructed on the corner of King St. S. and William St. W. Innis Kuntz, Oscar's grandfa- ther, became the owner about 1870 but unfortunately died at a young awe. His sons, including David In. were too young to take responsibility, so the Bauer uncles acted as managers of the brewery. David Kuntz In. Oscar's father grew up to become brewery manager in I910 but died of scarlet fever in 1915at theearlyageof39. mxpayerand then tell him the Itwasiusta ftnvshortymrs arpthattheiitypritkxtislfon mudeltingikfatterbusirtesi Well folks. here is their opportunity. Bob Muscle“ Waterloo