Am Olivaer Tor

This street ran along the inside of the city fortifications at the Oliva Gate. Both its extent and its course changed multiple times. For example, part of the later Hansagasse originally belonged to this street. The name itself appears from 1796. The Rennerstift, built 1722–1729, was located here. It functioned until its destruction in 1945. Today a bus stop stands in its place. At the corner of Am Olivaer Tor and Hansaplatz stood the villa of the Senate President. It was destroyed in 1945. The most notable building here was arguably the Danzig City Hospital. It was remodeled and expanded before 1830 and again in 1847–48. The tower with clock shown in the picture was erected during the second renovation. It was demolished before 1911 to make room for the railway directorate building, which still stands there today. Chief physicians: until 1830 Dr. Heinrich Sinogowitz; 1830 to autumn 1842 Dr. Wilhelm Baum (honorary citizen from 1832 for combating cholera); 1842 to 1853 Dr. Emil Friedrich Götz (honorary citizen from 1849 for the same reason). The capacity was considerable: for example, in 1830 some 2,440 persons were treated, and in December 1830 alone there were 337 patients here. In 1835, treatment cost 1 Taler per week for Danzig citizens. Non-residents had to pay 1.5 Taler.