Behind the Facade: Uncovering the Stories of Haydnstraße 2
What rose from the rubble in 1952 is a masterpiece of with a twist. Instead of the bleak, unadorned Wirtschaftswunder blocks, the architect—believed to be Heinz Möller, a local proponent of “organic rebuilding”—designed a building that balances scarcity with dignity. haydnstraße 2
The ground floor was originally a Bäckerei run by the Körner family. Erich Körner, a former POW who had learned baking in a French camp, opened the shop on a shoestring budget. Locals remember the smell of Roggenmischbrot wafting onto the sidewalk every morning at 4 a.m. The ovens left a ghost stain on the outer wall—visible until the 1990s renovation. Behind the Facade: Uncovering the Stories of Haydnstraße