From the "The Village of Harlem: Its People, Homes and Business – 50th Anniversary Souvenir 1856 to 1906"
One of the latest additions to the Harlem business community is Mr. Fred C.
Meyer, a gentleman of long business experience, affable, conscientious and
painstaking with his friends and customers. He was born in Germany in 1854,
but was brought to America
by his parents during his first year of infancy, which almost makes him a
native American. His parents settled in Dubuque, Iowa, where he attended the
public schools and learned the printing business. At the age of eighteen, in
1872, he came to Chicago where he was connected with the printing business for
a number of years. Attracted by the many advantages offered by Harlem he decided to cast his lot in the village.
He
purchased the well known business, formerly conducted by Mr. Emil Beckstein
at the corner of Washington Boulevard and Harlem Avenue. This place, being so
well and favorably known in years gone by -- its famous bowling alleys,
pavilion, summer garden and superb appointments, being patronized by the best
people far and near. is well kept by Mr. Mover to its former high standing.
He was married in 1888 to Miss Augusta Krause of Chicago, a splendid type of woman, daughter of the late William. C. Krause, one of the early settlers of Chicago, who opened the first shoe store on Milwaukee Avenue. It will be the aim of Mr. Meyer to so conduct his establishment as to merit the good will of whoever desired to patronize him.
In 1905 and 1906 he served as a Harlem village trustee.
Sources used in the compilation of this entry include but are not limited to:
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The Village of Harlem: Its People, Homes and Business – 50th Anniversary Souvenir 1856 to 1906.