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1. Remember When...planes took off in Washington Park? Remember When...planes took off in Washington Park? Washington Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Airplanes, Military; Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Airshows -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee As the World War I fighter planes flew overhead there were cheers from Milwaukeeans below, because the "bombs" they were dropping were sheaves of Victory Loan Drive literature. The US Flying Circus, consisting...
2. Remember When...Milwaukee acquired 'breathing spots'? Remember When...Milwaukee acquired 'breathing spots'? Washington Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Outdoor recreation -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee If one would but visit "the stifling alleys of any great city" he would "appreciate that the task of providing a great town with beautiful parks is one of the most grateful in the world; but it also becomes...
3. Remember When...a ski jump rose in Gordon Park? Remember When...a ski jump rose in Gordon Park? Gordon Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Skis and skiing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Outdoor recreation -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Ski Club Neither drizzle, nor warm weather, nor a freak thunderstorm could dampen the enthusiasm of the 20,000 spectators drawn to this event - the first annual ski tournament, Feb. 8, 1925, in Gordon Park. Skiing...
4. Remember When...ice skaters jammed the Milwaukee River? Remember When...ice skaters jammed the Milwaukee River? Outdoor recreation -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Skating; Milwaukee River (Wis.); Milwaukee Woolen Mills; Locust Street Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Folsom Street Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Hundreds of Milwaukeeans were silhouetted against the ice of the Milwaukee River on this chilly Sunday afternoon of Jan. 10, 1897. Today the only river area sanctioned for skating is a sheltered bay inlet...
5. Remember When...baseball fans rode the streetcar? Remember When...baseball fans rode the streetcar? Street-railroads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Baseball -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Trolley cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company Opening day at County Stadium, with its parking lots teeming with automobiles, is a far cry from the good old days when the majority of fans boarded the trolley to root for the home team. Extra streetcars,...
6. Remember When...sports were a far more formal affair? Remember When...sports were a far more formal affair? Lake Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Outdoor recreation -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tennis courts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fashion The sunny afternoon of Aug. 1, 1914, called for tennis, and the Lake Park tennis courts were a picturesque place to play. In those days, shorts were not considered acceptable clothing for men or women....
7. Remember When...a pagoda stood in Schlitz park? Remember When...a pagoda stood in Schlitz park? Schlitz Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Eighth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Walnut Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Pagodas; Quentin's Park (Milwaukee, Wis.) Schlitz park, complete with 250 gas lights, was one of the city's most popular outdoor beer gardens in the gay nineties. Located on 8th and Walnut sts., where Roosevelt junior high school and Carver park...
8. Remember When...West park had a bandstand? Remember When...West park had a bandstand? West Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Washington Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bandstands -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Until 1900, Washington park was known as West park. Pictured above is the bandstand in the park as it appeared in the fall of 1912, 24 years before the present band shell was dedicated. Land for West park...
9. Remember When...Mitchell Park was without domes? Remember When...Mitchell Park was without domes? Mitchell Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Conservatories -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Botanical gardens -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The triple domes of Mitchell Park have not always graced the city's skyline. Above is a view of an entry to the old conservatory as it appeared about 1910. The conservatory was built in 1898 and the sunken...
10. Remember When...Juneau park and its environs looked like this? Remember When...Juneau park and its environs looked like this? Cudahy Tower (Milwaukee, Wis.); Juneau Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Railroad stations -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Apartment houses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Lake View Hotel (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hotels -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Chicago and North Western Railway Co. -- Buildings Gone are the bridge walk and the switchback walks which crisscrossed the park; gone are the North Western road depot and shed and the Lake View hotel. Added to the horizon now is the War Memorial Center;...
11. Remember When...this palm garden quenched Milwaukee's thirst? Remember When...this palm garden quenched Milwaukee's thirst? Beer -- Advertising; Shorewood (Wis.); Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Wisconsin -- Shorewood; Oakland Avenue (Shorewood, Wis.); Adler, Charles A turn of the century pastime for neighborhood residents on a Sunday afternoon was a beer at Charles Adler's summer palm garden in Shorewood, followed by a walk across the street to the Wonderland amusement...
12. Remember When...the Milwaukee transit company operated service stations? Remember When...the Milwaukee transit company operated service stations? Badger Auto Service (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company; Service stations -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Gasoline pumps; Water towers; Fond du Lac Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.) Badger Auto Service was formed in the 1920s by the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. to service and compete with the new mode of transportation - the car. Among other enterprises, Badger operated...
13. Remember When...Milwaukeeans enjoyed summer weekends at Ravenna? Remember When...Milwaukeeans enjoyed summer weekends at Ravenna? Ravenna Park (Shorewood, Wis.); Hubbard Park (Shorewood, Wis.); Mineral Springs Park (Shorewood, Wis.); Wonderland (Shorewood, Wis.); Amusement parks -- Wisconsin -- Shorewood This picture, taken in 1912, shows people entering Ravenna Park for some summer fun. The private amusement emporium was the last in a series of predecessors to Hubbard Park, a retreat on the east bank...
14. Remember When...the Eagles Club building was new? Remember When...the Eagles Club building was new? Eagles Club (Milwaukee, Wis.); Clubhouses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Twenty-Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Central Park Athletic Club and Entertainment Center (Milwaukee, Wis.); Omnibus (Milwaukee, Wis.); Rave (Milwaukee, Wis.); Automobiles The Eagles Club building at 24th St. and Wisconsin Ave., now the Central Park Athletic Club and Entertainment Center, was built for $1.25 million in 1925. Designed by architect Russell Barr Williamson,...
15. Remember When...The Gurda hardware store was at 32nd St. and Lincoln Ave.? Remember When...The Gurda hardware store was at 32nd St. and Lincoln Ave.? John P. Gurda Hardware & Stoves; Gurda, John P.; Holy Ghost School (Milwaukee, Wis.); Holy Spirit School (Milwaukee, Wis.); School buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Thirty-Second Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Lincoln Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hardware stores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bargain Town Motor Car, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.) John Gurda posed proudly on the steps of his business, John P. Gurda Hardware and Stoves, at 32nd St. and Lincoln Ave. in 1918, when the business was only three years old. The streets were unpaved, sidewalks...
16. Remember When...Mitchell Field looked like this? Remember When...Mitchell Field looked like this? Aero Services Milwaukee (Milwaukee, Wis.); Airport terminals -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee County Airport; General Mitchell Field (Milwaukee County, Wis.); Airports -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee County; Howell Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Layton Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.) Now the home of the Aero Services Milwaukee, this much-remodeled building served as Milwaukee's airport terminal from 1940 to 1955. The first Milwaukee County Airport was established in 1919, on the site...
17. Remember When...'Music Under the Stars' was young? Remember When...'Music Under the Stars' was young? Blatz Temple of Music (Milwaukee, Wis.); Washington Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Concert programs -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Music Under the Stars; Bandstands -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Crowds The Milwaukee County Park Commission's "Music Under the Stars" series celebrates its 50th anniversary this season. The first concert was held Aug. 10, 1938, when Gilbert and Sullivan's "Gondoliers" played...
18. Remember When...the site was prepared for the Blue Cross/Blue Shield building? Remember When...the site was prepared for the Blue Cross/Blue Shield building? Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Michigan Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association; Blue Cross and Blue Shield United of Wisconsin; Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Robert Hall (Firm); Park Hotel (Milwaukee, Wis.); Royal Hotel (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hotels -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Office buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Corporations -- Headquarters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Zeidler Union Park (Milwaukee, Wis.) The block bounded by 4th and Michigan Sts. is shown here in the mid-1970s on the verge of its transformation into the site for the Blue Cross/Blue Shield United building. The low, plain building in the...
19. Remember When...Newberry Blvd. was being developed? Remember When...Newberry Blvd. was being developed? Newberry Boulevard (Milwaukee, Wis.); Lake Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Goldberg, B. M.; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Gardens -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles This is a post card-type picture, printed in Germany around 1905, of fashionable Newberry Blvd. on Milwaukee's East Side. A uniformed chauffeur drives a prosperous young family past the richly planted...
20. Remember When...Milwaukeeans took trips to Whitefish Bay by boat? Remember When...Milwaukeeans took trips to Whitefish Bay by boat? Milwaukee River (Wis.); Pabst Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Grand Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bloomer Girl (Excursion boat); Silver Spray (Excursion boat); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This turn-of-the-century photo looks northeast across the Milwaukee River toward Wisconsin Ave. (then Grand Ave.) The big structure behind the bridge is the Pabst Building, built in 1892 and demolished...
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