As you pushed the door open at such places, a little bell usually rang out to signal your arrival. And entering a wonderful toy shop like this one was no doubt a delightful occasion for children as well as adults. Whether you were "seriously...
Plankinton Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Plankinton Arcade (Milwaukee, Wis.); John Plankinton Mall (Milwaukee, Wis.); Shopping malls -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Arcades -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.)
The signs of rebuilding were all there - barricades, ladders, sawhorses - and only the skylight, lamps and mezzanine give a clue as to where this picture was taken. Sharp eyed Downtowners will recognize it as the west end of the Plankinton Arcade...
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...
In the early 1900s, Rigas Candy Store was one of the Downtown places Milwaukeeans stopped for ice cream. Just north of Grand Ave. (later Wisconsin Ave.) on 2nd St., the store sold candy, ice cream, fruit and flowers for all occasions. Near the...
At the turn of the century, customers walked down wooden sidewalks on old Mitchell St. to do their daily errands. Among buildings located there was the Surges Bros. saloon and grocery story at 510 Mitchell St. (now 9th and Mitchell Sts.), at an...
Greenbush Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Public baths -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Swimming pools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Natatorium (Milwaukee, Wis.)
The establishment of public baths in Milwaukee was endorsed in the 1880s "to encourage healthful swimming and cleanliness facilities for those not fortunate enough to have their own baths." In those days, the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan...
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company -- Buildings; Insurance Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Free Press Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Broadway Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Broadway (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Office...
From 1870 to 1886, this Victorian Gothic building was the home office of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Known first as the Insurance Building, later the Free Press Building and finally the Broadway Building, it was located on the...
Mill Road (Milwaukee, Wis.); Sixty-Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Chicago and North Western Railway Company; Railroads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles
This picture, taken in 1910, shows a railroad bed being prepared in the then-rural area south of present-day Mill Rd. and 64th St. Crews from the Chicago & North Western Railroad built a right-of-way using steam power, horse power and lots of...
St. John's Cathedral (Milwaukee, Wis.); Catholic church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Churches -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Jackson Street (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Because he knew that early Milwaukeeans could not afford the necessary funds for the cathedral he envisioned for the city, Archbishop Martin J. Henni requested money from such far places as Mexico, Cuba, Belgium and Bavaria. The resulting church,...
