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1. Remember When...the Empire Building had three floors? Remember When...the Empire Building had three floors? Empire Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Empire Café (Milwaukee, Wis.); Plankinton Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Browning Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Central business districts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Advertising -- Beer -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Advertising, Outdoor; Tower clocks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles; Restaurants -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Waldheim & Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Western Fuel Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Runkel, Runge & Wurster (Firm); Henry J. Wehr (Milwaukee, Wis.); Browning King & Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.) The old Empire Building was built around 1898 on the northeast corner of N. Plankinton and W. Wisconsin Aves. When this photograph was taken, the Empire Café was on the ground floor; second floor tenants...
2. Remember When...The school building at 8th and Michigan was brand new? Remember When...The school building at 8th and Michigan was brand new? Eighth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Michigan Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth Ward School (Milwaukee, Wis.); Plankinton School (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth District School (Milwaukee, Wis.); Eighth Street School (Milwaukee, Wis.); North Division Downtown Campus (Milwaukee, Wis.); Urban Day School (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fulton Junior High School Annex (Milwaukee, Wis.); Eighth Street Middle School (Milwaukee, Wis.); School buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Public Schools -- Buildings There were wooden sidewalks, hitching posts and gas lights at 8th and Michigan Streets when this building, now the oldest building in use in the Milwaukee Public School System, was built in 1884. A school...
3. Remember When...Red Arrow park had a 'natural' wading pool? Remember When...Red Arrow park had a 'natural' wading pool? Kneeland's Grove (Milwaukee, Wis.); Red Arrow Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Eleventh Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Michigan Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Swimming pools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Outdoor recreation -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Crowds -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Originally known as Kneeland's Grove, the area which came to be called Red Arrow park once featured a natural lagoon, the exclusive domain of swans and ducks. Then, after the land was taken over by the...
4. Remember When...society entertained at the Deutscher Club? Remember When...society entertained at the Deutscher Club? Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Deutscher Club (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Club (Milwaukee, Wis.); Tenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Clubhouses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Mitchell, Alexander, 1817-1887; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The magnificent Mitchell home at 183 9th St. (now 900 W. Wisconsin Ave.) has long been a center of Milwaukee social life. Mitchell, an early Milwaukee industrial and financial giant, built his original...
5. Remember When...St. Hyacinth's Church was 'on the prairie?' Remember When...St. Hyacinth's Church was 'on the prairie?' St. Hyacinth's Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Becher Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Catholic Church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee St. Hyacinth's Church, 1414 W. Becher St., is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. The Milwaukee Sentinel account of the first service April 1, 1883 at the newly built church describes it as "surrounded...
6. Remember When...homes and shops lined East Michigan St.? Remember When...homes and shops lined East Michigan St.? Michigan Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Jackson Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Contipodero, Theo; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Grocery trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Shoe shiners -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Lewis Center (Milwaukee, Wis.); Francesco Librizzi Boot Black and Shoe Repair (Milwaukee, Wis.); Shoes -- Repairing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Theo Contipodero Grocery (Milwaukee, Wis.) The four identical houses pictured here lined the south side of Michigan St. east of Jackson St. in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Theo Contipodero's neighborhood grocery store was on the first floor...
7. Remember When...people went to the 'nat'? Remember When...people went to the 'nat'? Swimming pools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; South Side Natatorium (Milwaukee, Wis.); Greenbush Natatorium (Milwaukee, Wis.); South Fourth Street Natatorium (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Greenbush Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Originally intended to promote cleanliness and public health (few homes had bathtubs then) natatoria (from the Latin verb "nature," which means "to swim") evolved to mean recreational swimming, water safety...
8. Remember When...Milwaukee had its own White House? Remember When...Milwaukee had its own White House? White House Theatre (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mid-City Theatre (Milwaukee, Wis.); Atlantic Theatre (Milwaukee, Wis.); Third Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Motion picture theaters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee A 1,365-seat movie theater called the White House was opened Dec. 16, 1916, by promoters Otto Meister and John Freuler. The theater was on N. 3rd St. between Wisconsin Ave. and Wells St. Its façade contained...
9. Remember When...The intersection of Fond du Lac Ave. and Walnut St. looked like this? Remember When...The intersection of Fond du Lac Ave. and Walnut St. looked like this? Fond du Lac Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Walnut Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Zautcke Brothers Saloon (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Electric railroads -- Cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles Although it was not one of Milwaukee's glamor spots, the intersection of Fond du Lac Ave. and Walnut St. formed the hub of what was a typical workers' neighborhood in the early part of this century. The...
10. Remember When...these town houses graced Broadway and Wells st.? Remember When...these town houses graced Broadway and Wells st.? Broadway Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wells Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Main Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Oneida Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bellangee, John G. Where the new Marshall and Illsley auto bank and parking structure now reaches toward the sky, these town houses, probably some of the first structures of their kind in the city, once stood. Modified Federal...
11. Remember When...hotels were homier, like the old Randolph? Remember When...hotels were homier, like the old Randolph? Hotel Randolph (Milwaukee, Wis.); Third Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Terminal Hotel (Milwaukee, Wis.); Randolph Gardens (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hotels -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles; Hotel Charlotte (Milwaukee, Wis.) The first Hotel Randolph, located on the east side of 3rd St. between Wisconsin and Wells, was an inviting building with decorative glass windows and wrought-iron balconies. Charles Clayton Randolph, who...
12. Remember When...St. Mark's built its first church? Remember When...St. Mark's built its first church? St. Mark's African Methodist Episcopal Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Mark's AME Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); African American churches -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Mix, Edward Townsend; Kilbourn Ave. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cedar Street (Milwaukee, Wis.) The first black congregation in Wisconsin, St. Mark's African Methodist Episcopal Church, was organized in 1869. This church, at 4th and Cedar (later W. Kilbourn Ave.) was the second home of the congregation,...
13. Remember When...Kupper Jewelers opened its doors? Remember When...Kupper Jewelers opened its doors? Kupper, Herman; Kupper Jewelers (Milwaukee, Wis.); Clocks and watches -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tower clocks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Jewelry stores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Muskego Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.) Herman Kupper, shown here outside the first store he opened in 1909 in the 1700 block of Muskego Ave., came to Milwaukee from Russia in 1898 and worked as a watchmaker for a jeweler on the South Side before...
14. Remember When...theater fans went to the Bijou? Remember When...theater fans went to the Bijou? Bijou Opera House (Milwaukee, Wis.); Second Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Theaters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The Bijou Opera House, on Second St. between Wisconsin Ave. and Michigan St., was the home of melodrama in Milwaukee at the turn of the century. The theater was part of a chain owned by Jacob Litt. According...
15. Remember When...banks looked like temples? Remember When...banks looked like temples? Marshall & Ilsley Corporation; Bank buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Banks and banking -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Office equipment and supplies -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Office decoration -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The old Marshall & Ilsley Bank, 721 N. Water St, was built when banks tried to present an image of security and safety. Massive solidity and quiet dignity were stressed, not today's friendly openness....
16. Remember When...horses pulled delivery wagons? Remember When...horses pulled delivery wagons? Altmann Cartage Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Thirteenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Altmann, James P.; Horse-drawn vehicles; Storage and moving trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cobblestone roads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee When Milwaukee's streets were paved with stones and lit by gas lamps, real horsepower got the delivery jobs done. This team and wagon belonged to Altmann Cartage Co. Between 1929 and 1942, the delivery...
17. Remember When...horsepower meant the real thing? Remember When...horsepower meant the real thing? Emil A. Krause, Horse-Shoer (Milwaukee, Wis.); Blacksmithing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Blacksmiths -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Krause, Emil A.; North Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.) In 1910, bicycles were abundant and about 1,500 automobiles traveled the streets of Milwaukee, but the blacksmith trade still flourished. For every 1,000 people in the census that year, the city recorded...
18. 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, William The 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 20th...
19. Remember When...children learned to swim at Bechstein's? Remember When...children learned to swim at Bechstein's? Milwaukee River (Wis.); Swimming -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Outdoor recreation -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bechstein's Swimming School; William Bechstein Company In years past, people looked to the Milwaukee River as a place to swim. And Bechstein's was one of three widely known swimming schools built about the deep water above the North Ave. dam. According to...
20. Remember When...The Northwestern Mutual building dominated the skyline? Remember When...The Northwestern Mutual building dominated the skyline? Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company -- Buildings; Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Corporations -- Headquarters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Office buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The building certainly looks familiar, but all those small structures around it! The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. building on E. Wisconsin Ave., an eight story granite structure, was designed...
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