One of .
the most prominent companies was Zwack Liquor Company, which is a well-known and .
active liquor company even today. Unfortunately, the progress of the district was literally .
washed away in 1838, when the most devastating flood occurred in Budapest. Only 19 .
buildings survived the catastrophe completely, but the second wave of the industrialization .
helped the district to overcome its losses. Chemical works, such as soap factories and bitumen .
companies moved into the area, and major mills were built. Not to mention the famous .
Hungarian salami factory Herz, that still operates at the same place today. At this time people .
referred to this area of the city as the "stomach of Budapest."" Due to this rapid progress of .
Ferencváros it soon became the industrial part of the city, which demanded the development .
of transportation. A new bridge was built in the southern part of the district for the railway, .
new roads were constructed and a major railway station was built to satisfy the needs of the .
district. For the beginning of the 19th century Ferencváros became the center of transportation .
and trade, and the gate of the capitol. In 1879, when Buda and Pest were united Ferencváros .
got the district code IX. There was also a shift in social classes of the inhabitants at this time. .
While at the beginning of the 18th century the district was mostly inhabited by farmers, at the .
turn of the century and after many people were attracted to the district from the Great-Plain .
area to work in factories. Also, in the inner part of the district many middle-class intellectual .
families moved in, making that part of the district a cultural center. In 1899 one of the most .
well-known Hungarian sport clubs was established in the district. The Frencvárosi Torna .
Club, otherwise known as "Fradi- or FTC, throughout its history has always played an .
essential role in the social life of the district, as well as the Museum of Applied Arts, the .