Eleventh Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marquette University -- Buildings; Johnston Hall (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mackie, William
The area of N. 11th st. and W. Wisconsin av., now near the heart of the city's bustling metropolitan area, was a peaceful residential district when this picture was taken in the first decade of the 20th century. Tall, stately trees lined the...
Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Twenty-seventh Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Police communication systems -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Things sure were different then as far as traffic was concerned. Pedestrians were more in danger of being bumped by a bicycle or horse than an automobile. This picture from the local history room of the public library was taken in 1914 when W....
Second Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Plankinton Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cobblestone roads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cream City Brewing Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Horse-drawn vehicles;...
People who pass this corner in rush hour traffic may not believe it, but this really was the corner of N. 2nd and N. Plankinton (or W. Water as it was known) in the 1890's. Hitching posts lined the sidewalks instead of parking meters, and there...
Wells Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); City Hall (Milwaukee, Wis.); City halls -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Clothing trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Theatrical posters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Secondhand trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Shoes --...
Resembling a miniature Maxwell St., used suits, coats, shoes and sundries were bought and sold in the 200 block of W. Wells St. in the early 1900s. Sandwiched in between the racks of apparel was the John Buschinger Shoe Repair Shop, where men's...
North Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Third Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Shopping centers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles; Stores, Retail -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Buses
North Ave. and 3rd St. was the center of one of the city's shopping areas in the '40s and '50s. In addition to W.T. Grant Co., Walgreen's Drugstore, Lawton's Clothing and Hess Foods, there were numerous small shops stocking a wide variety of...
At the turn of the century, John Schmidt and his wife (both seated) owned land in what was then Granville…now a part of the city of Milwaukee. They posed for this picture of their home with their sons George (left) and Arthur, and the family...
Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); State Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Milwaukeeans who pass this corner daily in rush hour traffic would hardly recognize it as it appeared in 1911. Then the northwest corner of N. 6th and W. State sts., where now stands the large red brick building housing the Milwaukee Vocational...
One of Milwaukee's present landmarks, the Schroeder hotel, had not yet been built when this picture was taken in 1922. The hotel didn't make the city directory until 1927. The Wisconsin theater (note the vacant lot on the left) materialized two...
Back in 1922, this was the view that greeted Milwaukeeans at the northeast corner of 6th st., and Grand av. (now N. 6th st. and W. Wisconsin av.). In place of the many storied Carpenter building were shops housing the following establishments: ...
Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Roads -- Design and construction -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Pavements, Brick -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
The block between what is now W. State st. and W. Highland av. had just received a new brick surface when this picture was taken in 1905. The crew took time off after the job was completed to pose with the tools of their trade. Road construction...
Ninety-third Street (Wauwatosa, Wis.); North Avenue (Wauwatosa, Wis.); Wauwatosa (Wis.); Horses
Wauwatosa was first settled in 1835, but when this picture was taken about 100 years later, this part of Milwaukee County was still sparsely settled - by people. The 1936 Wauwatosa City Directory does not list any houses on 93rd St. or 94th St....
Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Methodist Church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; City halls -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Municipal...
Milwaukee's Methodists have always been proud of the fact that when the city of Milwaukee was incorporated on Jan. 31, 1846 its first offices were established in the pioneer Methodist church building. Here, too, Solomon Juneau, founder of the...
Blatz Temple of Music (Milwaukee, Wis.); Washington Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Concert programs -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Music Under the Stars; Bandstands -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Crowds
The Milwaukee County Park Commission's "Music Under the Stars" series celebrates its 50th anniversary this season. The first concert was held Aug. 10, 1938, when Gilbert and Sullivan's "Gondoliers" played to 18,000 at the Blatz Temple of Music in...
Courthouses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cathedral Square (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee County Courthouse.
The promotional advertisement that ran in The Milwaukee Journal on Nov. 12, 1963 - the day before the first appearance of the Green Sheet's "Remember when" feature, which pictured (above) the old Milwaukee courthouse - suggested that the series...
Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Reed, Albert; Schultz, Ralph; Tower clocks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Clocks and watches -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Poblocki and Sons (Milwaukee, Wis.)
One of the few remaining street clocks in the city was removed on Jan. 29, 1951. It stood in front of the building at 1129 N. Water St., where the old Van Ess jewelry store was located. Ralph Schultz (left) bought the clock "to putter with." ...
An island in this sea of rails and bricks at Kinnickinnic and Lincoln Avenues in 1926 was the "turtle," also known as the "button" and "mushroom," which was located throughout Milwaukee streets as a traffic director. Cars making left turns at the...
Third Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); North Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Rosenberg's Ladies Ready to Wear (Milwaukee, Wis.); Shopping centers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Walgreen Co.; W. T. Grant Co.; Lawton's Clothing (Milwaukee, Wis.); Brills Clothes...
Even when Wisconsin Ave. was Grand and shoppers filled downtown streets, the city was too large for one area to fill the needs of all its shoppers. In those days, neighborhood "shopping centers" did as brisk a business as downtown stores. One of...
St. Mary's Hospital (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hospitals -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Lake Drive (Milwaukee, Wis.)
The building was new, but St. Mary's Hospital had been an integral part of Milwaukee for many years when construction of the hospital began in 1909. St. Joseph's Infirmary was founded in1848 by the Sisters of Charity of St. Joseph and later...
Henry Uihlein came to the United States from Germany in 1862 after mastering the art of brewing and malting in Bavaria. He arrived in Milwaukee in 1871 at the invitation of his uncle Joseph Schlitz, and took charge of the practical end of the...
The old Forsyth Leather Co. plant in the 6600 block of W. State St. - then occupied by the Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. - was the scene of a disaster on Aug. 10, 1942, when a portion of the building, which was being used as a warehouse, collapsed. The...
