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1. Remember When...cyclists peddled along Milwaukee's streets? Remember When...cyclists peddled along Milwaukee's streets? Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Grand Avenue Congregational Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Irish Cultural and Heritage Center (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bicycles In 1888 this was the scene along Grand Avenue, as cyclists peddled in front of the new Grand Avenue Congregational Church UCC, and the Gaves residence west of the church. The church was organized on Feb....
2. Remember When...warships were built in Milwaukee? Remember When...warships were built in Milwaukee? Kinnickinnic River (Wis.); Froemming Brothers Shipyard (Milwaukee, Wis.); First Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Claiborne (Ship); Shipyards -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Shipbuilding -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Electric railroads -- Cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Aerial photographs; Crowds -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles During World War II, a shipyard sprang up overnight in Milwaukee along the banks of the Kinnickinnic River. Local builder Ben Froemming, despite a lack of any shipbuilding experience, won a contract from...
3. Remember When...Hogs were driven to market along Milwaukee's streets? Remember When...Hogs were driven to market along Milwaukee's streets? Thirteenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Swine -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Meat industry and trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee A common way to bring hogs to market before mechanized transportation arrived on the scene was to drive them there on foot. Meatpackers bought the hogs from local farmers and often hired the farmers' sons...
4. 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...
5. Remember When...the library was at 4th and Grand? Remember When...the library was at 4th and Grand? Plankinton Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Espenhaim Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Library Block (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Public Library (Milwaukee, Wis.); Libraries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Public libraries --Wisconsin -- Milwaukee For the 18 years between 1880 and 1898, Milwaukeeans went to the second floor of this building, variously known as Library block, the Plankinton building or the Espenhain building, to enjoy the city's...
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