Toman, Charles J.; Charles J. Toman Cigars Tobacco; Chestnut Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Juneau Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Paradise Alley (Milwaukee, Wis.); Tomah Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cigar industry -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee County...
A "home-made, Havana cigar," as this store window advertised, was only 5 cents at the turn of the century. Cigar manufacturing was big business in Milwaukee for many years. Charles J. Toman (center) owned a cigar store on Chestnut St. (now W....
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. ...
And the price of admission - a nickel for children, a dime for adults - included more than just movies. When the old Greenfield Theater changed hands in 1930, it became the Pastime Theater. The versatile Norbert J. Karczewski Sr. was manager,...
West Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Washington Park (Milwaukee, Wis.)
The land for the park which was in time to become Milwaukee's Washington park zoo was purchased in 1891 and given the name West park. It offered an excellent view of the city which at that time was developing around it. Its chief attraction,...
Chestnut Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Juneau Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Undertakers and undertaking -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Stables -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles; Arthur Gerber and Son; Best and...
The three structures at 347 Chestnut St. (now Juneau Ave.) encased in the pale icy winter of the early 1900s belonged to Arthur Gerber & Son, undertakers and embalmers, and A.J. Best, who owned and cared for the horses and hearses which brought the...
Twelfth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); State Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Greenwood Bros. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Lemke, Albert J.; Drugstores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
"Lemke's Corner," the conductor would call out as the horse drawn street-car approached this north-east corner of 12th and State Sts. in the late 1800s. That identification was acquired because of Albert J. Lemke, druggist and patent medicine man...
Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cedar Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Kilbourn Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Herman Toser Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); C. N. Caspar Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Reinhard's Buffet (Milwaukee, Wis.); Quin's Athletic Goods (Milwaukee,...
A close look at this late 1800s picture of the intersection of E. Water and Cedar Sts. (later N. Water and W. Kilbourn) enables you to pick out some interesting details. The Herman Toser Co., a wholesaler of wines and liquors, was located at the...
State Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Faries, Robert J.; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Concordia College -- Buildings; Dentists -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Dentistry -- History -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Astronomy -- Wisconsin --...
One of Milwaukee and Wisconsin's pioneer dentists was Dr. Robert J. Faries, who settled here in 1844. His first home was a two story frame dwelling on what is now the southwest corner of E. Wisconsin and N. Cass, but his next residence(in the...
Jones Island (Wis.); Fishing villages -- Wisconsin -- Jones Island; Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Wisconsin -- Jones Island; Cannibal's Rendezvous; John Fogg's Saloon
Old timers will remember when Jones Island was a fishermen's village, managing without electricity, sidewalks or sanitary facilities, but adequately equipped with drinking establishments. Like this one - John Fogg's Saloon. The convivial group...
Chestnut Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Juneau Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); J. Simon Meister Brewery (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Coal Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); William Rosenkranz Bakery (Milwaukee, Wis.); Breweries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Brewing industry...
Milwaukee is widely known as a beer capital and over the years many breweries - large and small - sprang up in the city. The building at 406 Chestnut St. (later 406 W. Juneau Ave.) at one time housed the J. Simon Meister Brewery, which was built...
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...
These examples of Victorian architecture were once the private residences of leading Milwaukee citizens on Highland blvd. between N. 29th and N. 30th sts. The house third from left was built in 1892 for malt tycoon Aldoph Zinn. It featured a...
Sykes Drug Store (Milwaukee, Wis.); Granger, John Milton; Sykes, Herbert D.; Drugstores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Soda fountains -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Around the turn of the century, when this picture was taken, the soda fountain was a favorite corner of the local drugstore, where refreshing treats made a warm day seem cooler. Waiting at the marble-top counter, seated on one of the caned stools,...
Customers could choose just the right fruits and vegetables to suit their tastes from boxes and baskets of produce displayed outside the neighborhood grocery. This store belonged to Charles J. Petri, who is on the sidewalk, and was at the corner...
Twelfth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cedar Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Senn, Nicholas; Holy Angels Academy (Milwaukee, Wis.); Schools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Catholic schools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Streets --...
Back in the early 1890s the residential area near what is now N. 12th st. and W. Wisconsin av. was growing rapidly, and it was decided that the area needed a school to meet the needs of Catholic youth. So, through the efforts of Mr. and Mrs....
MacArthur Square (Milwaukee, Wis.); Tenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Schoenleber Memorial Clock Tower; Schoenleber family; Clocks and watches -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
This summer Milwaukeeans once again will enjoy MacArthur Square with its unique clock tower. The Schoenleber Memorial Clock Tower on the plaza was erected as a family memorial and gift to the people of Milwaukee 15 years ago. It stands on the...
Service stations -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Badger Auto Service (Milwaukee, Wis.); Thirty-fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fond du Lac Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Rossman, Paul J.; Mangert, Norman; Rossman, Walter; Wehrwein, Victor; Morrisey, Dillon;...
The customers who drove into Badger Auto Service at 35th St. and Fond du Lac Ave. for gas, oil or maintenance were greeted by cheerful attendants who wore uniforms that included ties. The year was 1936, and gas prices were a lot lower then. ...
National Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Grove Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Marshall Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fairs -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Kuhnmuench, Frank J.; Jahrmarkt (Milwaukee,...
Around the turn of the century Milwaukeeans gathered at W. National av. and Grove st. (also known as Marshall st.; now S. 5th st.) for the "Jahrmarkt," the annual street fair. Outdoor booths lined the street; music, laughter and gaiety prevailed...
Van Ells, Henry M.; Van Ells Drug Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fond du Lac Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Drugstores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Family Dental Center (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Henry M. Van Ells started his career as a pharmacist at the Hassinger and Van Ells Drug Store on Forest Home Ave. in 1892. Later that decade, he moved to Mitchell St., and from there to National Ave. in 1902. In 1904, Van Ells established his...
Riverside High School (Milwaukee, Wis.); School buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Public Schools -- Buildings; Locust Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Schools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Construction and demolition debris -- Wisconsin --...
When a photographer set up his camera in the middle of Locust St. between the streetcar tracks on a quiet November day in 1913, construction of Riverside High had been under way for some time. Designed by Milwaukee architects Henry J. Van Ryn and...
