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...
Milwaukee County Stadium; Stadiums -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Baseball fields -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Construction and demolition debris -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Braves (Baseball team); Milwaukee Brewers (Baseball team)
The year 1953 was a special one for Milwaukee baseball fans. Not only did they have a new team, moved here from Boston, but a new stadium that would become the "home of the Braves." There were a lot of sidewalk superintendents on hand during the...
Lincoln Memorial Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Prospect Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mason Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles; Roads -- Design and construction -- Wisconsin --...
When this photograph was taken in 1952, the Lincoln Memorial Bridge was undergoing repairs. Traffic moved slowly east over the bridge. N. Prospect Ave. and Mason St. are in the background. The bridge, linking Downtown with the lakefront and...
Max Fischer Tin Shop; Thirty-fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Villard Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hardware stores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tinsmiths -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fischer, Eric; Fischer, Hattie; Fischer, Max
In this day of Teflon and aluminum it's hard to imagine a time when pots and pans and cookware were mostly tin and enamel. Another must in every home was a lantern, such as those displayed in the window under "Tinning," for those nocturnal trips...
