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    • Remember When...Meister made beer?

    • Remember When...Meister made beer?

    • 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...
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    • Remember When...Blatz beer was first brewed here?

    • Remember When...Blatz beer was first brewed here?

    • Blatz, Valentin; Van Buren Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee

    • This is the Valentin Blatz home, built in 1885 and razed in 1964, at 605 (later 1141 N.) Van Buren St. Blatz was born in Miltenber-am-Main, Bavaria, in 1826. He came to the United States about 1847. He settled in Milwaukee in 1848 and worked as...
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    • Remember When...bottling beer became a big operation?

    • Remember When...bottling beer became a big operation?

    • Pabst Brewing Company; Breweries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Brewing industry -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Beer -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee

    • This brewery worker looked a bit unsure of himself as he paused in the middle of his work to have his picture taken at the Pabst Brewing Co. bottle house in 1915. According to a history of the brewery, the introduction of large scale bottling for...
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    • Remember When...a brewery warehouse collapsed?

    • Remember When...a brewery warehouse collapsed?

    • Forsyth Leather Co. (Wauwatosa, Wis.); Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); State Street (Wauwatosa, Wis.); Breweries -- Wisconsin -- Wauwatosa; Brewing industry -- Accidents -- Wisconsin -- Wauwatosa; Industrial accidents -- Wisconsin --...

    • 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...
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    • Remember When...Schandein imported an architect?

    • Remember When...Schandein imported an architect?

    • Schandein, Emil; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.)

    • "Schandein home while is was being built" is all the information available about this photo, but that gives enough clues to unearth more facts. Emil Schandein (1840-1888) and his brother-in-law, Capt. Frederick Pabst, inherited a brewery which...
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    • Remember When...the Schandein mansion graced Grand Avenue?

    • Remember When...the Schandein mansion graced Grand Avenue?

    • Twenty-fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Schandein, Emil; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee

    • Milwaukeeans of the late 1800s never failed to take their visitors past the Schandein mansion, located at 24th and Grand (now W. Wisconsin) Ave. It was built by Emil Schandein, one of the owners of the Pabst Brewery, and was styled after a castle...
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    • Remember When...Munzinger brewed beer here?

    • Remember When...Munzinger brewed beer here?

    • Burrell Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Munzinger, Christian; C. H. Munzinger (Milwaukee, Wis.); Breweries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Brewing industry -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles

    • Christian H. Munzinger had his brewery and bottling plant at 184-186 Burrell St. (later 2428-2432 S. Burrell St.), in the 1890's. As the picture indicates, his products were Weiss beer and mineral water. In later years, he was a soda dealer. ...
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    • Remember When...models picketed to announce that beer was back?

    • Remember When...models picketed to announce that beer was back?

    • Blatz Brewing Company; Breweries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Brewing industry -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Highland Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Broadway Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Publicity -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee

    • These models were not heralding the end of Prohibition as they marched in front of the Blatz Brewing Co. on July 29, 1953, but the return of the brand of beer. Twenty-five young women paraded in front of the office building, then joined a street...
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    • Remember When...a brewer's mansion was on Galena St.?

    • Remember When...a brewer's mansion was on Galena St.?

    • Uihlein, Henry; Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Galena Street (Milwaukee, Wis.)

    • 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...
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    • Remember When...Blatz Park was along the Milwaukee River?

    • Remember When...Blatz Park was along the Milwaukee River?

    • Blatz Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Pleasant Valley Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee River (Wis.); Blatz Brewing Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Concordia Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Resorts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee

    • Blatz Park, along the Milwaukee River at E. Concordia St. - today the site of Pleasant Valley Park - was the setting for many organized, as well as informal, festivities over the years. The widely known resort was operated by the Blatz Brewing Co....
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    • Remember When...Alfred Uihlein's mansion was on 5th St.?

    • Remember When...Alfred Uihlein's mansion was on 5th St.?

    • Uihlein, Alfred; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee

    • This was the Alfred Uihlein residence at 545 (later 1639 N.) 5th St., between Galena and Walnut. It is believed to have been built around 1878. Uihlein, one of four brothers, was born in Wertheim-on-the-Main, Baden, Germany, in 1852. He...
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    • Remember When...the Dewey house was a Milwaukee landmark?

    • Remember When...the Dewey house was a Milwaukee landmark?

    • Dewey, Linus; Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Buildings, Octagonal -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Octagonal houses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee

    • In the days of its glory, the Linus Dewey residence, Milwaukee's "octagon house," was part of an area of fine homes. Located at 1631 N. 4th st., it was on the border of what was known as Uihlein's Hill in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. ...
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    • Remember When...'Music Under the Stars' was young?

    • Remember When...'Music Under the Stars' was young?

    • 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...
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    • Remember When...Upper 3rd St. was a thriving shopping area?

    • Remember When...Upper 3rd St. was a thriving shopping area?

    • Shopping districts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Third Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bitker family; Bitker, Pierce; Bitker, Thelma; Clothing trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Stores, Retail -- Wisconsin...

    • For many years, one of Milwaukee's busiest shopping areas ran along N. 3rd St. for several blocks on either side of North Ave. Stores like Rosenberg's, Grants and Schusters could be found there. After World War II, Mayor John Bohn urged that...
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