The “Kaiser Wilhelm,” affectionately known to many as “K.W.,” has operated under this name since 1908, though the enamel portrait of the emperor at the entrance was not donated until 1980. The “Restauration”—as restaurants were called in the 19th century—was founded in 1892 under the name “Café Liebel.” From the very beginning, both the bar and the beer garden were popular destinations for students and faculty alike, as well as for the garrison officers, who enjoyed the “Grüner Bier” served here (in the 1930s, consumption reached up to 300 hectoliters annually).
At one point, the building even belonged to the Corps Rhenania, which had its clubroom on the left side of the ground floor and was often the subject of complaints that the “K.W.” did not observe the police curfew. Over its 132-year history, it has seen countless owners and tenants come and go, yet it has always continued to exist.
Photo: StadtAE, XIII.13.Y.69
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