The corner grocery store, although a far cry from today's warehouse supermarkets, took care of most of the needs of the neighborhood. Grocer Rudolph Bartos (behind counter) posed in his store at the corner of W. Burleigh and N. 24th Sts. in 1923. ...
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"The city directory is Milwaukee's catalog," its ads used to proclaim, and certainly their listings are still a big help in pinpointing what's where in Milwaukee, especially in old photographs like this one. E. Wells St. was called Oneida St. when...
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Detroit Street (three blocks south of Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee's Third Ward) was a busy community area with a number of shops. Customers could count on personal service at the grocery store owned by Leonard Cascio and located at 161 Detroit. ...
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Frank Dollak's grocery served its State Street customers well nearly 70 years ago. Dollak established his first grocery in 1918 on St. Paul Avenue; from 1919 to 1923 he was located at 624 W. State, now the site of MATC. An immigrant from...
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Things aren't quite the same as they were when little girls in sailor blouses, straw hats and long black stockings waited for a streetcar on the triangle at Fond du Lac av., Center and 27th sts. Perhaps one of the most noticeable differences in...
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The Strauss Building loomed over the northeast corner of N. 3rd St. and W. Wisconsin Ave. in 1946. Lawton's $18.50 Clothes - "Wisconsin's Largest Clothiers" - was located on the ground floor of the 12 story building, which was built in 1923. The...
This 1895 photo is of the residence of Emil Walber on the northwest corner of 6th and Galena. Most local historians think of Walber at first as mayor of Milwaukee from 1884-1888. But Walber figures prominently in other capacities in public life. ...
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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...
The popularity of the automobile brought all kinds of new problems to the city's governing fathers, especially that of how to control the new horseless carriages and their operators. The city soon began experimenting with a variety of mechanical...
One of the oldest family-owned bakeries in Milwaukee, Militzer's has undergone remarkable changes since its founding as single store in 1923. Walter R. and Gertrude Militzer opened their first shop that year at Oakland Ave. and Kenwood Blvd.,...
