Győr became an industrial town during the time of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Entrepreneurs moving to Győrsziget, which was then still an independent municipality, played a major role in this development. The founders of the factories were typically descendants of Jewish families who had moved to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, because the laws of the time supported this emigration. The factories were mostly built on the two banks of the Rábca river. Thanks to continuous development, Adolf Kohn’s and his partner’s oil company occupied the entire area of what is the Anna housing estate today. The factory produced oil mainly from rapeseed and linseed, according to the market needs of the time. The owner used the proceeds to support building projects in the area, including the construction of the Neolog synagogue. He was highly respected by the city, and in 1918 a street was named after him. The archive photo at the top of the page shows the oil factory still in operation.