What we now know as Woodcrest Avenue was still called the old Petersburg Road at the turn of the 20th century. Like the avenue, the road began at Second Avenue and Spruce Street. The intersection was marked by three greenhouses and a brick dwelling that Calvin S. Loeffler(1) built on the northwest corner.
Loeffler apparently was a man of many talents. That he was a florist is apparent from his interest in greenhouses, but at different times he was also a teacher; a barber; a ladies’ tailor; and a producer of operas.(2) In this last capacity he gave the town two productions, "The Fall of Jerusalem" and "Belshazzar." For these presentations, each requiring more than eighty participants, he used local talent. A stage was constructed over the pool at the head of the stream in the Lititz Park, and here the operas were given to large and appreciative audiences.
