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Wincek Dairy
From Brooklyn Centre Wiki
(submitted by Walt Wincek)
Owner:
- John Wincek (sometimes spelled Wiencek)
Location:
- 3706 W.13th
History:
John Wincek first came to USA and settled on Jefferson Ave near St John Cantius in 1902.
He married Ludmila Andreasik in 1904. Ludmila is related to the Andreasik's the Chmura's, the Nowak's, and the Wojnarowski's of the Barbarowa neighborhood.
The family moved to West 13th around 1908 or 1909. In 1909, John bought two adjacent properties: sublot 22 and 23 in the Ebenezer Foster's Heirs resubdivion. The addresses for these properties are 3705 and 3708 W.13th St. It was here that John Wincek setup his milk depot. Using an horse-drawn wagon, John would deliver milk to the families in the neighborhood. The horse was so familiar with his barn, that when John would stop in at a bar, the horse would just walk home on his own.
By 1915, financial circumstances became problematic for John, so he was forced to close the dairy and sell the property. The family then moved to Valley Rd.
The site later was occupied by a large four family house, which existed until the Jennings Freeway project claimed it and it was torn down.
Source: John's grandson, Walt Wincek
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