|
Remember When...the Arena was almost finished?
|
|
|
|
|
| Title | Remember When...the Arena was almost finished? |
| Description | This was the Milwaukee Arena - well 95% of it - in a "work in progress" photo taken March 17, 1950. On that date, Alexander Eschweiler Jr., architect of the Auditorium Board, reported that the interior would be finished in time for dedication ceremonies in April but that the exterior washing would have to wait until after the celebration. He also noted that cracks had developed in the first floor corridor where the Arena connects with the Auditorium, caused by shrinkage of concrete where the buildings joined. But he said these would be repaired by the formal opening. Groundbreaking had taken place Nov. 3, 1948. Final cost was put at $5, 094, 000, including land, building and equipment. On April 9, 1950, the Arena was dedicated with all due fanfare, with celebrities Art Linkletter, Lawrence Welk, William Bendix and "The Life of Riley" cast present. Photo and information from the Milwaukee Public Library local history collection. |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings | Milwaukee Arena; Kilbourn Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Arenas -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Exhibition buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles |
| Publisher | Milwaukee Public Library |
| Contributor | Runge Marine Collection |
| Date Original | 1950-03-17 |
| Source | Milwaukee Journal |
| Newspaper Publication Date | 1976-10-09 |
| Date Copyrighted | 2005 |
| Type | Image |
| Has Format | Photograph |
| Relation | RW 1342 |
| Collection | Remember When, F. P. Zeidler Humanities Room, Milwaukee Public Library
|
| Rights | All rights reserved © Milwaukee Public Library |
| Order form | http://www.mpl.org/coldfusion/email_digital_rw.cfm |
| Date created | 2006-07-17 |
|
|
|
|
|
