Building Three

Building three at "friends corner"is named for good friend Allan Silverberg of Lexington, KY. Note the building name is "Silverberg" and the date of the building is 1938, his birth year. Although Allan and I have known each other only about 10-12 years, through happenstance we found that we were born a year apart in the same hospital in Hammond, Indiana! And to further the irony, we discovered our fathers both worked at Sinclair Oil Refinery in East Chicago, Indiana, at the time.

You should also note the sign for the business identifies "Silverberg Estate Jewelry". Although he spent a major portion of his working life as property developer for fast food chains, in the last few years, Allan delved into estate jewelry, specifically antique cuff links. In my "make believe" world, Allan owns the building. named for his family, runs the business, and lives in the second floor apartment.

Silverberg Estate Jewelry joins "Nancy's Diner" and "Heyl's Classic Cars" at "friends corner". There remains a fourth building on the corner to be named. This corner is just behind Freytag Engine Shops, built by and named for the late MMR Dean Freytag.