Barthel Department Store

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Barthel department store by Willi Ulmer & Mühleisen .

The Barthel department store is a corner building on Kilian- / Klarastraße on the avenue in Heilbronn , which became known in 1956 as the "largest clothing store in the lowlands " and was appropriately recognized in Uwe Jacobi's article Barthel an der Allee . Because of its architecture, Joachim Hennze's corner building was a witness in Stille. 500 years of Heilbronn architecture honored.

history

Textile house Barthel (1956): "largest clothing store in the lowlands"

In 1949 Wilhelm Barthel opened his shop in a small building on the northern corner of Allee and Kilianstrasse (since 1956 the Siller shoe store ). Between 1953 and 1956, Barthel had the large corner building erected across from his small shop, which then became known as the “largest clothing store in the lowlands ”. In 1958, Barthel opened the WiBa clothing factory in Siebeneichgasse and a Postmichel restaurant in Klarastraße 6, which was an “attraction for the 50s” for its old German furnishings with a café and wine bar and for its “vaulted barrel ceiling ” and “valuable and imaginative ironwork” Years "was. Barthel justified the new buildings with the following: " What use is the best business if there are only ruins around it and no people live ". Barthel built staff houses in Biedermann-, Siebeneich- and Klostergasse. When Wilhelm Barthel died in 1962, his widow Helene and son Hans Barthel continued to run the Barthel textile company.

Fashion house Krauss (1986) and "Heilbronner Kaufhaus" (2008)

In 1980 the house was leased to the fashion house Krauss and named after the company six years later. In December 2008 the “Heilbronner Kaufhaus”, a retail store, was opened in the traditional house.

Barthel department store (2010–2011): Failed "return to the 50s"

On Thursday, March 25th, 2010 the department store reopened under the old name Barthel . With this, Barthel's grandson Michael Schramm wanted to build on the history of the textile company that had been founded by his grandfather. The old name should evoke memories in old Heilbronn residents: “They bought their clothes here from the 1950s to 1980 under this name, under the same curved lettering.” In contrast to the 1950s, the range included household goods and electronics as well as clothing. A curved lettering in the style of the 1950s adorned the entrance area and was reminiscent of Wilhelm Barthel , the founder of the traditional Heilbronn company. Schramm's new beginning under the old name was short-lived, in May 2011 he closed the financially unsustainable department store again.

Barthel Department Store (2011–2017): New opening

The Barthel department store reopened its doors on September 29, 2011 with the slogan “Under new management with a new concept”. At the end of 2017, Barthel was closed after a clearance sale. The building is now empty. The city of Heilbronn is considering converting the retail space into living space or something similar.

demolition

In July 2018 the Heilbronn municipal council decided on a new development plan so that nothing stood in the way of demolishing the building, which City Councilor Gerd Kempf described as an "eyesore". A new six- to ten-story building with around 80 garage spaces is to be built on the site of the former Barthel department store.

architecture

According to Hennze, Willi Ulmer and his partner Mühleisen built a "tall, slim, five-story department store building with a terrace" in 1953 , which they had set “accents on the eastern edge of Heilbronn's old town”. Hennze further describes the building:

“With its narrow side facing Kiliansplatz , the house divides Klarastrasse and Kilianstrasse like a ship's bow, the side facades are windowed through. The windowless side has a beveled corner and thus closes the complex off from the avenue. "

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h Uwe Jacobi: The 50s in Heilbronn and the region , III. Volume, Wartberg-Verlag 2002-2004, ISBN 3-8313-1252-4 , p. 11: Barthel an der Allee
  2. ↑ a b c d Bernhard Lattner with texts by Joachim Hennze: Stille Zeitzeugen. 500 years of Heilbronn architecture . Edition Lattner, Heilbronn 2005, ISBN 3-9807729-6-9 , p. 76.
  3. ↑ Andreas Tschürtz: Bargain market opens without prior notice . In: Heilbronn voice . December 3, 2008 ( from Stimme.de [accessed on March 23, 2010]).
  4. ^ Andreas Tschürtz: Bargain market in the former fashion house Krauss . In: Heilbronn voice . November 5, 2008 ( from Stimme.de [accessed on March 23, 2010]).
  5. ↑ a b c Franziska Feinäugle: Barthel-Enkel opens a department store . In: Heilbronn voice . March 23, 2010 ( from Stimme.de [accessed on March 23, 2010]).
  6. ↑ http://www.stimme.de/heilbronn/nachrichten/stadt/sonstige;art1925,2131695
  7. ^ Department store Barthel closes at the end of the year - STIMME.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Mergel hopes for a breakthrough at Wollhaus in 2018 - STIMME.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018 .
  9. ^ Joachim Friedl: Barthel department store is being demolished . In: Heilbronner Demokratie , July 27, 2018, online at www.stimme.de , accessed on September 24, 2018.

literature

  • Uwe Jacobi: The 50s in Heilbronn and the region , III. Volume, Wartberg-Verlag 2002-2004, ISBN 3-8313-1252-4 , p. 10: The rise of Wilhelm Barthel .

Coordinates: 49 ° 8 ′ 26.3 ″  N , 9 ° 13 ′ 15 ″  E