Selling tablet at the Barras, 6d a bar, 1949. Pic: Herald and Times She remembers helping the cake man to pack up his confectionery and having “the perk of getting all the damaged goods including caramel wafers and ginger cake free of charge.” The East Kilbride woman recalled: “The stall holders were a community - like family. If someone wanted to go for lunch, the stall holders around them would keep an eye on their stall until they got back.” The Barras were founded in 1921 by Bridgeton woman Maggie McIver - no mean feat in an era when business was dominated by men.
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Cody Hoellerman (left) of Brookline pours grains into a pot while Lee Sifford of Dormont stirs the brew.
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Lee Sifford of Dormont stirs the brew in a kettle.
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A group of friends have created a lot of beer behind one of their homes. That location inspired a business.
Back Alley Brewing Co. is planned to open in late spring/early summer. It will be the first brewery in Dormont.
Four of the five owners live there and a fifth is close by. Patrick McKinley and his wife, Patricia, collaborated with fellow Dormont residents Jacob Maxwell and Lee Sifford on this venture. Their friend, Cody Hoellerman, is from Pittsburgh’s Brookline neighborhood.