HANNOVER, GERMANY, EARLY 1900s                                                     "Cafe Kroepcke"

     This cafe was located just half a block from the Opera House (right-rear). It was frequented by many, not only before or after performances, but all the time for breakfast, lunch and evening fare.
     Note the policemen on horseback wearing the Kaiser-style helmut. You can see that those in the picture are of the middle and upper class of their day.
     The clock was destroyed in WWII, but has since been reconstructed. Today, a new Cafe Kroepcke stands in the place of the old one and the area is now a pedestrian street.