Clas på Hörnet Clas had worked as a waiter and Annika as a manager. They named their own inn first "Browallshof", but it was soon called "Clas på Hörnet", both of them names from the co-founder of the inn. The inn, which was very conveniently positioned close to the Roslagstull customs and the popular health spring "Surbrunnen", quickly expanded into one of the most fashionable in Stockholm, frequented by customers of all social classes. It also offered the biggest dancing parlor in Stockholm, where balls were held by the aristocracy: in 1745, Frederick I of Sweden participated in one of the balls, where
Midsummer Carnival Shaft (Clas) it as they pass by, rather than being viewed for long periods of time. Alfred C. Clas was born in Sauk City, Wisconsin in 1860. As Clas was a local architect and city planner at the time, he was a good choice to create the publicly located sculpture. Clas was also a partner of a local architecture firm in Milwaukee, called Ferry&Clas, and the two architects were responsible for much of the city planning and development that was happening at the time. Clas was a member of City Park Board, and designed the Milwaukee Auditorium and other public buildings. The