Lommerzheim

Hans Lommerzheim's parents had already run a tavern in the building since 1945. Wikipedia gives 1959 both as the opening of his own pub and as the year he took over his parents' business, which he ran together with his wife Annemie. The period from 1959 onward is regarded as the original form of the Lommerzheim. After it closed on New Year's Eve 2004, the pub stood empty for several years. It reopened in March 2008, renovated to echo the furnishings of the old tavern.

Unlike the neighbouring buildings, the house had no roof truss. To the left stood a house of only one storey, leaving a bare brick wall exposed, while to the right a four-storey apartment building adjoined it directly. Above the uninhabited upper floor with its weathered façade hung the neon sign “Dortmunder Actien-Bier”, a brand no longer served in Hans Lommerzheim's day. The ground floor had a large window with wooden glazing bars and an integrated entrance door, topped by sheet-metal letters spelling “Gaststätte”. Inside, the furnishings largely matched those from the opening, though damage was repaired here and there, furniture replaced, minor renovations carried out and mementos added; the kitchen was up to date. There was no television, sound system, cigarette machine or cash register. The toilets were in an annex at the back courtyard, next to a cold store from which the wooden casks were rolled into the taproom.