1893 FLOUR FOR THE METROPOLIS

Around the turn of the century, Berlin, then capital of the German Empire, began to pulsate. Suddenly, the subway rattled through the underground and tramway through the cityscape. Lanterns lit up the night. Global corporations like Siemens dominated entire districts - and millions of people moved from the provinces to the tenements of the metropolis.

This also had consequences for Lychen, 89 kilometers away: The mill stream along the SOMMERFRISCHE was widened in 1896 so that heavy barges could navigate it. From now on, many tons of flour were delivered from here to Berlin day after day - by water!

Business was apparently going well in the store as well. The owners at that time afforded themselves an elaborate renovation with many beautification works. For example, the double-wing entrance door to our vacation apartments dates from this time, which the Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments considers "one of the most qualitative testimonies to the carpentry trade of its era". The door was already illustrated in 1921 in the publication "350 Türen und Tore aus Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz" ("350 doors and gates from Germany, Austria and Switzerland").