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![LarryBoorstein Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1231590638.png) Laurence (Larry) Boorstein [@LarryBoorstein](/creator/twitter/LarryBoorstein) on x 14K followers
Created: 2025-07-25 08:51:31 UTC

"Trump, who came to the United States from Germany as a 16-year-old in 1885, learned the business basics in Seattle in the 1890s and changed his name from Friedrich to Frederick. As far as I can tell, he was known as Fred, not "The Fred."

"A quick study, Trump headed for a prime location, the city's red-light district, known as the Lava Beds," writes biographer Gwenda Blair. "There he leased a tiny storefront restaurant named the Poodle Dog, which had a kitchen and a bar and advertised 'private rooms for ladies' -- code for prostitutes."
Donald Trump's grandfather got rich in the Yukon with hotels known for 'female companionship'
By Dermot Cole, Anchorage Daily News, Sep 12, 2015


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