Stories of Paraná - The Doll Iguacu

Stories of Paraná - The Doll Iguacu

The Doll Iguacu
Apollo Taborda France

Harry Feeken was his name.
Married to Dona Eva Putziger Feeken and minor daughter Marly. There by 1950, life enthusiast and dealer who was resolved to settle the border Curitiba / St. Joseph the Pinewoods, across the river Iguazu, with a restaurant and leisure environment for the families of two cities.
Was created "Doll Canyon", by early 1956. Stood in front of the warehouse Ernesto Schmitt.
In 1958, progressing, inaugurated pleasant Playground with honorable presence of his friend Governor Moses Lupion and Dna.
Herminia, and more Itiberê Mayor de Mattos, Mr Erondy Silverio and guests.
Harry, even more than the dealer, was passionate about music, playing bass and other instruments.
He was part of an unforgettable Trianon Orchestra, alongside other "aces" as Jawbreaker (Harmin Habit). For a long time the doll Iguaçu constituted a point of tourist attraction and City Smile.
Everyone was there. It was a place for receptions so many political, social and artistic, with attendance of Ambassadors, Consuls,
Deputies, authorities in general society and many famous artists like Emilinha Borba, Silvino Neto, Double Gold and Silver, etc..
For years, the attraction of the evening was the famous Claudius Todisco, acordenista international after World War 2 *, came from Italy to Brazil and settled in this Capital.
In a time, when one of his visits to Curitiba, to teach music and piano, then teacher and conductor William Fontainha (National School of Music / River), was bestowed by my father Hector Stockler and Sister Marita with sumptuous dinner in Doll Iguacu.
Moments of joy and relaxation that prof. Fontainha enthusiastically appreciated. The night show in charge of Claudius Todisco and other extras.
Of these, stood a dual sympathetic formed by Jorge Montalban (who for many months pontificated here) and a singer who can not remember the name.
With great resourcefulness in song and dance double flashed successfully with Vanidad (Armando Gonzalez) and Flower Manacá (Juvenal Fernandes, if I'm not mistaken). At the end, the Maestro Fontainha expressed that by evening as artistic and warm (it was honored) led from Curitiba, the exquisite doll Iguaçu, Harry Feeken, Todisco and other souvenirs of the most enjoyable and unforgettable.
Later, in 1965, Harry Feeken, for health reasons, sold the property to Mr. Arthur Urban, neighbor and owner of Urban Refrigerator.
Today, the physiognomy of the area where they located the doll Iguaçu is all changed, uncharacterized. Time passed, but many still remember this golden age of Curitiba. And the name of Harry Feeken justly marked for posterity, and the very old dirt road next to Doll-beat, and going to the left in front, connect the establishment of the adjacency to the School of Afonso Pena, the cooperative Dairy and the side of the airport is now removed and the whole region inhabited.
This bustling promenade of 1.8 km, by merit, bears the name of Harry Feeken, a man of vision!

Apollo Taborda France, journalist and member of the Academy of Arts Paranaense.


Source: Stories of Paraná, Brasil.