III hall The marketplace

Artisans. A somewhat peculiar aspect of the town around the early 20th century were the shop signs of Golden Kringles. Local bakers were competing fiercely, despite having more local customers than goods in store. By the 18th century most of the town property owners were artisans. In the 1780s there were four bread stores/bakeries. The town had six carpenters and joiners, 3 tailors, a butcher, a glassworker and a jeweller or goldsmith. Throughout Livonia there was great demand for the vessels made by local potters. The craftsmen remained the backbone of town during the most of 19th century. By the early 20th century the amount of work done by carpenters increased significantly due to construction of many new apartment buildings. In addition, every joiners workshop begun to sell coffins.

Mechanics. By the early 20th century master mechanics were members of a new profession. Every such specialist was doing several trades at once. Mechanic Tomson, besides of assembling bicycles, was repairing milk separators, hunting guns and other tools and instruments.

Vehicles. By the 1930s the town of Limbazi had several privately owned General Motors trucks and a few cars of different mades. Local volunteer fire station owned a Chevrolet fire engine. By 1930s several newly opened buss lines connected Limbazi with nearest towns and cities. Terminus of the bus route Riga - Limbazi was on the towns central square, together with an important symbol of modern times - a petrol station.

Railroad. The Riga - Rujiena railroad begun with the project made by the First Rail Transportation Society of Russia by the end of 19th century. By 1914, when the First World war broke out, the complete survey of future railroad line and places for its stations was already done. Meeting on November 6, 1923, the Council of Ministers of Latvia decided, that a new railroad from Riga to Rujiena is vitally important for the development of the North Eastern Latvia. The building of railroad begun on the Spring of 1923, using the gauge of 750 mm. By 1930 the broad gauge track was introduced. The train station of Limbazi was set on an open place between an anciet fruit drying chamber and the local Russian Orthodox cemetery. The station building was erected on fall of 1936 according the project of engineer J. Sarlov ( destroyed in 1944 ). The first train arrived in Limbazi on September 15, 1934.