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Remember
When...the
North
Western
depot
overlooked
Lake
Michigan
?
Description
The
Chicago
&
North
Western
Railroad's
passenger
depot
,
915
E
.
Wisconsin
Ave.
, was
built
in
1889
.
Like
other
terminals
of the
era-at
the
height
of the
railroads
'
prosperity
-
it
was
meant
not
only
to
serve
passengers
, but also to
impress
.
Both
the
interior
and
exterior
of the
depot
were
finished
in
pressed
brick
-
dark
red
outside
and
tan
inside
. The
main
waiting
room
had a
massive
fireplace
,
broad
arches
and a
timbered
ceiling
. The
second
and
third
floors
were
laid
out
like
a
hotel
for the
convenience
of
crews
who
needed
rooms
when
they "
laid
over.
"
Charles
Sumner
Frost
, the
architect
who
drew
the
plans
, was with a
Chicago
firm
. The
Milwaukee
depot
was the
first
example
of the
specialty
Frost
followed
for
some
20
years
,
railroad
architecture
. The
North
Western
depot
was
remodeled
in
1941
and the
interior
was
drastically
altered
.
When
this
photograph
was
taken
in1959
, the
old
depot
contrasted
sharply
with the
new
Memorial
Center
. The
depot
was
razed
in
1968
.
Milwaukee
Journal
photograph
with
information
from the
Milwaukee
Public
Library
local
history
collection
.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Michigan
,
Lake
;
Wisconsin
Avenue
(Milwaukee
,
Wis.)
;
Railroad
stations
--
Wisconsin
--
Milwaukee
;
Chicago
and
North
Western
Railway
Company
--
Buildings
;
Milwaukee
County
War
Memorial
Center
(Milwaukee
,
Wis.)
Publisher
Milwaukee Public Library
Contributor
Milwaukee
Journal
Date Original
1959
Source
Milwaukee Journal
Newspaper Publication Date
12-16-1980
Date Copyrighted
2005
Type
Image
Has Format
Photograph
Relation
RW 1774
Collection
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