H and W Food Market
Alexander Hildermann decided to come out of retirement and on April 1, 1933 bought the John Shaller store at Alberta Street and Fifteenth Avenue. He opened it on April third with his brother-in-law, John Wensrich, as a partner. Alexander and John soon also bought out the next-door butcher and incorporated that operation into their store.
This building soon proved to be too small and Alexander and John bought the store at Ninth and Mason Streets from a Mr. Annas. Alexander ran the grocery side and John the butcher side. John made his own sausage and soon developed a good reputation. Alexander already had a reputation for his outstanding pickles and sauerkraut.
In 1935, Alexander bought out Wensrich and renamed the store Alexander Hildermann's.
This building soon proved to be too small and Alexander and John bought the store at Ninth and Mason Streets from a Mr. Annas. Alexander ran the grocery side and John the butcher side. John made his own sausage and soon developed a good reputation. Alexander already had a reputation for his outstanding pickles and sauerkraut.
In 1935, Alexander bought out Wensrich and renamed the store Alexander Hildermann's.
Sources
Hoak, Ed. The Hildermann Family.
Last updated November 7, 2017.