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1. Remember When...'city hall' was in a church? Remember When...'city hall' was in a church?Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Methodist Church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; City halls -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Municipal buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; St. James Guild Hall (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth Ward School (Milwaukee, Wis.)Milwaukee's Methodists have always been proud of the fact that when the city of Milwaukee was incorporated on Jan. 31, 1846 its first offices were established in the pioneer Methodist church building.
2. Remember When...'Remember when' began? Remember When...'Remember when' began?Courthouses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cathedral Square (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee County Courthouse.The promotional advertisement that ran in The Milwaukee Journal on Nov. 12, 1963 - the day before the first appearance of the Green Sheet's "Remember when" feature, which pictured (above) the old Milw
3. Remember When...'tower clocks' kept time for Milwaukeeans? Remember When...'tower clocks' kept time for Milwaukeeans?Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Reed, Albert; Schultz, Ralph; Tower clocks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Clocks and watches -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Poblocki and Sons (Milwaukee, Wis.)One of the few remaining street clocks in the city was removed on Jan. 29, 1951. It stood in front of the building at 1129 N. Water St., where the old Van Ess jewelry store was located. Ralph Schult
4. Remember When...'turtles' guided Milwaukee traffic? Remember When...'turtles' guided Milwaukee traffic?Kinnickinnic Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Lincoln Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Pavements, Brick -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Traffic signs and signals -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; AutomobilesAn island in this sea of rails and bricks at Kinnickinnic and Lincoln Avenues in 1926 was the "turtle," also known as the "button" and "mushroom," which was located throughout Milwaukee streets as a t
5. Remember When...11th and Wisconsin av. looked like this? Remember When...11th and Wisconsin av. looked like this?Eleventh Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marquette University -- Buildings; Johnston Hall (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mackie, WilliamThe 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 20
6. Remember When...27th and Wisconsin was 'out in the country'? Remember When...27th and Wisconsin was 'out in the country'?Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Twenty-seventh Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Police communication systems -- Wisconsin -- MilwaukeeThings sure were different then as far as traffic was concerned. Pedestrians were more in danger of being bumped by a bicycle or horse than an automobile. This picture from the local history room of
7. Remember When...2nd and Plankinton was a cobbled corner? Remember When...2nd and Plankinton was a cobbled corner?Second Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Plankinton Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cobblestone roads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cream City Brewing Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Horse-drawn vehicles; Street-railroads -- Wisconsin -- MilwaukeePeople who pass this corner in rush hour traffic may not believe it, but this really was the corner of N. 2nd and N. Plankinton (or W. Water as it was known) in the 1890's. Hitching posts lined the s
8. Remember When...2nd and Wells was a secondhand center? Remember When...2nd and Wells was a secondhand center?Wells Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); City Hall (Milwaukee, Wis.); City halls -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Clothing trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Theatrical posters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Secondhand trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Shoes -- Repairing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; John Buschinger Shoe Repair ShopResembling a miniature Maxwell St., used suits, coats, shoes and sundries were bought and sold in the 200 block of W. Wells St. in the early 1900s. Sandwiched in between the racks of apparel was the
9. Remember When...3rd St. & North Ave looked like this? Remember When...3rd St. & North Ave looked like this?North Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Third Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Shopping centers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles; Stores, Retail -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; BusesNorth Ave. and 3rd St. was the center of one of the city's shopping areas in the '40s and '50s. In addition to W.T. Grant Co., Walgreen's Drugstore, Lawton's Clothing and Hess Foods, there were numer
10. Remember When...64th St. and Mill Rd. was farmland? Remember When...64th St. and Mill Rd. was farmland?Sixty-fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mill Road (Milwaukee, Wis.); Granville (Wis.); Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Schmidt, John; Schmidt, Lizzie; Schmidt, Arthur; Schmidt, GeorgeAt the turn of the century, John Schmidt and his wife (both seated) owned land in what was then Granville…now a part of the city of Milwaukee. They posed for this picture of their home with their s
11. Remember When...6th and State looked like this? Remember When...6th and State looked like this?Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); State Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Wisconsin -- MilwaukeeMilwaukeeans who pass this corner daily in rush hour traffic would hardly recognize it as it appeared in 1911. Then the northwest corner of N. 6th and W. State sts., where now stands the large red br
12. Remember When...6th and Wisconsin looked like this? Remember When...6th and Wisconsin looked like this?Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Palace Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.); Strand Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.); Police -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Theaters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Boston Store (Milwaukee, Wis.)One of Milwaukee's present landmarks, the Schroeder hotel, had not yet been built when this picture was taken in 1922. The hotel didn't make the city directory until 1927. The Wisconsin theater (not
13. Remember When...6th and Wisconsin looked like this? Remember When...6th and Wisconsin looked like this?Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Strand Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Telephone Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Motion picture theaters -- Wisconsin -- MilwaukeeBack in 1922, this was the view that greeted Milwaukeeans at the northeast corner of 6th st., and Grand av. (now N. 6th st. and W. Wisconsin av.). In place of the many storied Carpenter building were
14. Remember When...6th st. was bricked? Remember When...6th st. was bricked?Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Roads -- Design and construction -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Pavements, Brick -- Wisconsin -- MilwaukeeThe block between what is now W. State st. and W. Highland av. had just received a new brick surface when this picture was taken in 1905. The crew took time off after the job was completed to pose wi
15. Remember When...93rd and North Ave. was an open field? Remember When...93rd and North Ave. was an open field?Ninety-third Street (Wauwatosa, Wis.); North Avenue (Wauwatosa, Wis.); Wauwatosa (Wis.); HorsesWauwatosa was first settled in 1835, but when this picture was taken about 100 years later, this part of Milwaukee County was still sparsely settled - by people. The 1936 Wauwatosa City Directory doe
16. Remember When...a "new" St. Mary's was built? Remember When...a "new" St. Mary's was built?St. Mary's Hospital (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hospitals -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Lake Drive (Milwaukee, Wis.)The building was new, but St. Mary's Hospital had been an integral part of Milwaukee for many years when construction of the hospital began in 1909. St. Joseph's Infirmary was founded in1848 by the S
17. 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,
18. 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 -- Wauwatosa; Fire fighters -- Wisconsin -- Wauwatosa 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, whic
19. Remember When...a clock tower crowned the Pabst Building? Remember When...a clock tower crowned the Pabst Building?Pabst Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); 110 E. Wisconsin Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Clocks and watches -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Office buildings -- Wisconsin -- MilwaukeeFamiliar to Milwaukeean today as the 110 E. Wisconsin Building, the Pabst Building on the northwest corner of E. Wisconsin Ave. and N. Water St., was built in 1892 and capped by a graceful tower and g
20. Remember When...a doctor donated Doctors Park? Remember When...a doctor donated Doctors Park?Doctors Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Schneider, Joseph E.; Parks -- Wisconsin -- MilwaukeeTrees and trails have long helped make Doctors Park a Milwaukee favorite. The 49 ½ acre lakeshore tract was donated to the city in 1928 by Dr. Joseph E. Schneider, world renowned eye specialist, wh
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