Kiss Katalin: Industrial Monuments - Our Budapest (Budapest, 1993)
Tramway Company had built eight tram depots for horse tramway cars, among them that in Pálffy (today Bem József) utca. It was not only Margaret Bridge, but also the nearby Ganz Foundry which determined the location of the depot. The new establishment was soon extended. At the beginning of the century, the depot could house and handle the maintenance of thirty-nine trams. Electric power was provided by a generating plant built inside the establishment in 1896. The plant was gradually expanded, for it had to provide current even for the Budapest Suburban Railways. According to statistics from 1920, the Pálffy generating station supplied current for all the overhead-line tramways in Buda from Kelenföld to Óbuda, and in Pest up to Rákospalota. Since 1931, however, the establishment has been functioning only as a transformer station. The demolition of this industrial establishment, standing in the midst of a residential area, was an ongoing issue from the thirties on. After the Second World War, however, even in spite of its severe damage, it could not be dispensed with, for the reconstruction of the damaged rail network and waggons was a much more task. The northern part of the plant, nearer Margaret Bridge, has been functioning since 1987 as the Visual Education Centre of the Applied Arts School. The Tölgyfa Gallery, which is a part of the Centre, is not only an exhibition gallery, but also an art workshop, club and professional meeting place: a forum where there is always something happening. The former Goldberger Dyeing Works III, Lajos utca 136-138 The forefathers of the Goldberger family settled in Óbuda in the early 18th century. Here, under the protection of Count Péter Zichy, the Jews enjoyed considerable privileges. They were allowed to buy grounds, houses, vineyards, to trade, and to enter into guilds and corporations. These privileges were confirmed in 1765 by the new owner, the Hungarian Treasury. The development of the silk and textile industries was powerfully supported by the Counts Zichy. In 1784 13
