bei Gach ?

[Muggins in Sussex]

I have an address in Berlin (1939) - the first line of the address is "bei Gach"

Would I be right in thinking that that means "c/o the Gach family"? That's just a guess as I've had a google & found nothing.

Thanks

[Nicky L]

Yes it does

[Muggins in Sussex]

Thanks Nicki - -that was quick! :D

You don't happen to know who the Gach family living at 14 Nestorstasse, Berlin-Halensee 2 in 1939 were, by any chance?? Only joking!! :D

Thank you

[Nicky L]

Don't know who they are, but were probably not short of money as Nestorstr. crosses the Kudamm and goes to Charlottenburg , smart part of Berlin.

[Muggins in Sussex]

Thanks Nicky :D

That's extremely interesting

[Christine in Herts]

Thanks Nicki - -that was quick! :D

You don't happen to know who the Gach family living at 14 Nestorstasse, Berlin-Halensee 2 in 1939 were, by any chance?? Only joking!! :D

Thank you

Have you tried looking at this site:

Berliner Adressbücher

Christine

[Muggins in Sussex]

Have you tried looking at this site:

Berliner Adressbücher

Christine

Thanks Christine - I think that may be the site I tried once before, and couldn't understand how it worked :o

I'll have another go in the morning

Thank you

[Christine in Herts]

It looks as if it may have been a Guest House.

I think what I'm reading says:

Gach Kate Pensionsinhab Wilmersdf Nestorstr 14 T

******

Just checked - Nestorstr appears to be in the Wilmersdorf area of Berlin.
And the T at the end probably means they had a telephone.

[Little Nell]

sehr gut, Christine!

[Christine in Herts]

Vielen Dank!, Nell

I've been having a look on Google Maps and 14 Nestorstr appears to have looked out over the park of a Big House. Definitely a bit posh, Pension or not.

Christine

[Christine in Herts]

Thanks Christine - I think that may be the site I tried once before, and couldn't understand how it worked :o

I'll have another go in the morning

Thank you

That may be because the link to the search area isn't very clear. If you move your cursor over the bit near the top left that says:

Suche in den Berliner Adressbüchern

you get the search.

They also appear to have FAQ, How do I start? (Wie fänge ich an?), and an example for a search by name (Beispiel für eine Namenssuche) - which are all links.
There's an English are which explains what you can find:
Zusatzinformationen

[KiteRunner]

Yes, once you get the hang of it, it's very good. Give me a shout tomorrow if you need some help (oh, except my daughter's off school because of the strike, well, hopefully I'll be around some time). Hopefully the name Gach isn't as common as the one I had to look up!

[Muggins in Sussex]

Thanks Christine & Kite - afraid I did get stuck!!

I got as far as here, Lexikon Berliner Straßen und Plätze (Neptunstrasse) but can't work out how to go on to Nestorstrasse!

[KiteRunner]

Just so you know I'm not ignoring you, Joan, I'm on the pocketsurfer at the mo and I don't think I can help till my daughter getsoff the computer. But the bit I looked at was in surname order.

[Muggins in Sussex]

Thats OK Kite, thanks

[KiteRunner]

Thanks Christine & Kite - afraid I did get stuck!!

I got as far as here, Lexikon Berliner Straßen und Plätze (Neptunstrasse) but can't work out how to go on to Nestorstrasse!

Actually, that bit should be easy - just click on the N at the top and it gives you the full list, but I can't see an Nestorstrasse in there.

[Muggins in Sussex]

Actually, that bit should be easy - just click on the N at the top and it gives you the full list, but I can't see an Nestorstrasse in there.

Thanks, Kite - I think I was doing it right after all then ! :o

[KiteRunner]

Hope this link works - it should take you to the 1939 page with Nestorstrasse on:
Berliner Adressbücher

[KiteRunner]

Actually, not sure it is there, sorry, I hadn't loaded the full page when I posted that... back in a minute...

[KiteRunner]

Anyway, I think this link will take you to the entry that Christine found, in the alphabetical surname listing:
Berliner Adressbücher