Unseen Soundwalks

Towards the end of World War II, a legendary singer decided to open a café in a ruined building in the centre of town. Mieczysław Fogg is one of the most revered Polish singers with a career spanning a number of decades throughout the 20th century. But he did more than just entertain audiences across, the globe, however. In 1945, Warsaw lay in ruins, as was testified by a group of Swedish radio journalists visiting the city later that year. Meanwhile, Mieczysław Fogg opened Café Fogg, a family-run establishment, in a destroyed building facing Marszałkowska Street. Apart from coffee and cake – rare luxuries for those times – the café also provided a meeting place for people looking for loved ones after the atrocities of war. Further reading on Culture.pl: Biography of Mieczysław Fogg Polish Tangos: The Unique Inter-War Soundtrack to Poland’s Independence With thanks to: Michał Fogg, the great-grandson of Mieczysław Fogg, for recalling his family history and story of Café Fogg. The Polish National Digital A