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Post by wahgooshdidit on May 14, 2006 18:14:38 GMT -5
Ran across some interesting info on the web and thought I'd pass it along. We know that Hermann Kirsten, formerly Fisch's & Uhlig's foreman in Germany, had gone into bootlegging after his arrival in the U.S.. And, Kirsten, Fisch & Uhlig all lived at 532 E. 157th St., just west of St. Ann's Ave. Along the east side of St. Ann's Ave., currently, is a hillside where buildings have been torn down at some time. The Bronx (police) Blotter site shows that three breweries occupied this hillside Schott's (St. Ann's Ave. @ E. 156th), Ebling's St. Ann's Ave. from E. 157th to E. 158th) and Hupfel's (St. Ann's Ave. from E. 158th to E. 160th). The site has some interesting info & a few photos. kraybill.home.mindspring.com/40/02stanns.htmlOf course, the breweries were presumably shut down during Prohibition. I'd think that some of Kirsten's neighbors had worked at these breweries and it may have been through one of them that Kirsten got into bootlegging. Although strictly a product of my imagination at this point, I can't help but wonder if the ladder (or even Charlie) might have been stashed in one of the brewery tunnels mentioned. Food for thought, anyway.
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Post by Michael on May 15, 2006 20:08:30 GMT -5
I think focusing in on this group is a good idea actually.... As far as the ladder goes, I personally believed it was constructed somewhere other then Hauptmann's garage. Putting aside Samuelsohn for a minute, it could have been stored at the same location because obviously if its safe to build it there then its safe to store it there as well. How does this site match up as far as the soil research is concerned? www.lindberghkidnappinghoax.com/lizpagel.pdf
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Post by wahgooshdidit on May 17, 2006 6:34:18 GMT -5
I doubt if there would be much soil in the tunnels other than what was tracked in. Outside the breweries in another matter. It depends on where the entrance(s) were. St. Ann's Ave. is only 1 - 2 blocks east of where the matching samples were taken & is at the edge of the Webster Ave. Lowlands. If the entrances were on top of the hillside, on Eagle Ave., the mineralogy may be different and the soil texture would not be sandy loam. I'm looking for photos on the web which show these breweries as they were then. Failing that, I'll try to contact the author of the book the info came from and ask about the entrances.
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