Back in 1927, when German immigrants Wendell and Anna Fleckenstein started selling bread for a nickel or dime from a storefront on Potomac Avenue in Dormont, they weren’t looking to strike it rich.
It was more a matter of sustenance.
“I think it was just a way to eat. It was tough times back then,” said Bob Tate, the current owner of Potomac Bakery.
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