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1. Remember When...the Union Depot was in the heart of town? Remember When...the Union Depot was in the heart of town? Union Depot (Milwaukee, Wis.); Reed Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Second Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Railroad stations -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles The old Union Depot was built in 1866 at the foot of Reed St. ( S. 2nd) and was Milwaukee's principal railroad "port of entry." H. Russell Austin, in "The Milwaukee Story," described the area: "The street...
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...Grand Ave. had a swinging bridge? Remember When...Grand Ave. had a swinging bridge? Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles; Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; George Ziegler Company; Ziegler Candy, Inc. Where there's a bridge, there's a traffic jam. Even in the 1880s, horses, wagons and people had to bide their time while the Grand Ave. (Wisconsin Ave.) bridge swung around to permit passage of a boat....
4. Remember When...the statue of Lincoln stood here? Remember When...the statue of Lincoln stood here? Lincoln Memorial Drive (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Lincoln Memorial Drive Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Statues -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Where the War Memorial Building stands today was once a memorial to Abraham Lincoln. A movement to commemorate the life of the great American statesman began in 1916, and a campaign to raise funds for...
5. 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...
6. Remember When...homes along the Menomonee River Pkwy. were out in the country? Remember When...homes along the Menomonee River Pkwy. were out in the country? One-hundredth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Meinecke Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Menomonee River Parkway (Milwaukee, Wis.); Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee In the late 1800s and early 1900s this magnificent home, located at N. 100th St. and W. Meinecke Ave., was a country house for a Milwaukee family. In those days anything west of N. 35th St. meant sparsely...
7. 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....
8. Remember When...Broadway and Wisconsin looked like this? Remember When...Broadway and Wisconsin looked like this? Broadway Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Central business districts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tailors -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Clothing trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; J. G. Lee and Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); H. M. Benjamin Coal and Coke (Milwaukee, Wis.); Eastman Coal Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bon Bon Confectionery Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Miller and Breitwisch, Photographers (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bailey and Esser Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railroad Company Where today the Railway Exchange building stands, a number of small Milwaukee firms did business back in the 1890s. On the corner of what is now W. Wisconsin av. and N. Broadway was John G. Lee and Co.,...
9. Remember When...billboards surrounded the Milwaukee public library? Remember When...billboards surrounded the Milwaukee public library? Milwaukee Public Library (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Public libraries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Library buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Scourge of beautification committees! When the Milwaukee public library and museum building went up during the mid 1890s, it was surrounded by nothing but commercial advertising. (Today art students are...
10. 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...
11. Remember When...the Civic Center was yet to come? Remember When...the Civic Center was yet to come? Milwaukee County Courthouse; Courthouses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Kilbourn Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Civic Center Plaza (Milwaukee, Wis.); Automobiles This 1940 photo shows the County Courthouse surrounded by a jumble of apartment buildings, houses, billboards and a service station - a far cry from today's Civic Center Plaza. The courthouse in the photo...
12. Remember When...you could fill up for a buck and get change? Remember When...you could fill up for a buck and get change? Service stations -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Thirty-Fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Villard Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Kraetsch, Charlie (Red); Rosie's Sealicious Seafood (Milwaukee, Wis.); Menos Jewelers and Merchandisers, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.) Charlie (Red) Kraetsch operated his Standard Oil station on the northeast corner of 35th Villard for a number of years. The Menos Jewelry store now occupies the site. This photo, taken in the early 1930s,...
13. 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....
14. Remember When...the Kilbourn Avenue bridge opened? Remember When...the Kilbourn Avenue bridge opened? Kilbourn Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Kilbourn Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Automobiles; Milwaukee River (Wis.) Built at a cost of $757,000, the 250-foot-long Kilbourn Avenue bridge was finally dedicated and opened on June 15, 1929. Citizens' groups had petitioned for a bridge spanning old Cedar and Biddle Streets...
15. 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...
16. 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...
17. Remember When...the corner store was almost always open? Remember When...the corner store was almost always open? Bartos, Rudolph; Grocery trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Groceries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The corner grocery store, although a far cry from today's warehouse supermarkets, took care of most of the needs of the neighborhood. Grocer Rudolph Bartos (behind counter) posed in his store at the corner...
18. Remember When...Mitchell Field had a canopy? Remember When...Mitchell Field had a canopy? General Mitchell Field (Milwaukee County, Wis.); General Mitchell International Airport (Milwaukee County, Wis.); Airport terminals -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee County; Airports -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee County; Airport control towers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee County In July 1955 Milwaukee County dedicated the new $3.5 million air terminal at General Mitchell Field. The terminal was proclaimed by many national aviation authorities as the most beautiful and functional...
19. Remember When...the countryside was much closer? Remember When...the countryside was much closer? Sherman Boulevard (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mill Road (Milwaukee, Wis.); Graceland Cemetery (Milwaukee, Wis.); Grace Union Cemetery (Milwaukee, Wis.); Union Cemetery Association (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cemeteries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Farms -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Steam engines -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles; Wagons The farmland pictured here is the vicinity of Sherman Blvd. and Mill Rd. as it looked about 1912. Workers were using horsepower and steampower to create roads on the land, which formerly belonged to two...
20. Remember When...nice weather brought strollers to Mitchell Park? Remember When...nice weather brought strollers to Mitchell Park? Mitchell Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Conservatories -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Gardens -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Water gardens -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee In the early 1900s, Milwaukeeans of all ages could be found enjoying the sunken gardens at Mitchell Park when the weather turned fine. Men, women and children wore hats to shade their heads from the sun...
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