A Day in the Life: Berlin 1890

The date is July 25, 1890. My name is Nils Hoffmann, born December 7th, 1870 in Berlin. I have recently returned to my parent?s home after attending school in Potsdam. I am hoping to hear back from a friend?s father who manages a chemical laboratory, for he had offered me a job upon my graduation.

However business has been stagnant for him of late, so in the meantime I have been under hire of a baugesellschaften. My father has worked for this same building society since he entered the work force. There has been plenty of work for him in this flourishing city. This company and ones similar have extended the city to the point that it has devoured its sister communities and made them one.

My parents, along with my brothers age 15 and 5, live in a decent apartment with two dormitories in Kruezburg, some blocks under r