 In early 1934 Ludwig Roselius, Otto Wagener and Hitler had a meeting with Hitler criticizing Roselius for allowing his architect Bernhard Hoetger free rein regarding the expressionist architecture in the Böttcherstrasse whereby Roselius had to defend Hoetger and then change the subject to a more general discussion of architecture.In 1944, large proportions of Böttcherstraße were destroyed by aerial bombing.By 1954, the Kaffee HAG company had restored most of the facades to their original state.