Amend's Meats

ID: 315 ~ Source: Historic Tour #1: Des Moines: Confluence of People and Resources, 1982. ~ Creator: Des Moines Public Library

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Photo of Conrad Amend (right) and man in front of a very early Amend Meats location wearing long white aprons. "Conrad. Amend." printed across the front of the awning. Sausages hanging in the windows.

Additional Information

Subject

Businesses

Publisher

Newspapers.com

Relation

The Des Moines Tribune (December 31, 1969) identifies this location as Second Street and Court Avenue.

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Image

This file appears in: Amend's Meats

Amend's Meats

By Amy Amend Wiese & Amend Packing Co.

Amend’s high quality meat has been a culinary treat for the city of Des Moines since founder Conrad Amend opened his first meat market four years after the Civil War. Amend was 11 years old when, alone, he left Germany to seek his fame and fortune…