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1. 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...
2. Remember When...Droegkamp's sold pots and pans? Remember When...Droegkamp's sold pots and pans? John Droegkamp Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Droegkamp Furnace Co. (Pewaukee, Wis.); Fond du Lac Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hardware stores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Stores, Retail -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Droegkamp is a well-established name in Milwaukee's heating and cooling business. But the family company got its start more than 100 years ago when Mathilda Droegkamp purchased $27.90 worth of pots and...
3. Remember When...a clock tower crowned the Pabst Building? Remember When...a clock tower crowned the Pabst Building? Pabst Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); 110 E. Wisconsin Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Clocks and watches -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Office buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Familiar to Milwaukeean today as the 110 E. Wisconsin Building, the Pabst Building on the northwest corner of E. Wisconsin Ave. and N. Water St., was built in 1892 and capped by a graceful tower and gables....
4. Remember When...Milwaukee celebrated Milwaukee at a carnival? Remember When...Milwaukee celebrated Milwaukee at a carnival? First Wisconsin National Bank; Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Carnival; Parades -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bank buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles; Bicycles; Pabst Brewing Company; Flags; Holiday decorations; Cobblestone roads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This picture was taken of the flag bedecked Wisconsin National Bank, on the northwest corner of what is now N. Water St. and E. Wisconsin Ave., during the second Milwaukee Carnival in 1899. The first one...
5. Remember When...the library celebrated its 75th birthday? Remember When...the library celebrated its 75th birthday? Milwaukee Public Library (Milwaukee, Wis.); Library buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Public Library -- Anniversaries, etc.; Antross, Richard; Firtzlaff, Robert; Laux, Peter; Tenney, William; Ziemendorf, Robert; Horse-drawn vehicles; Automobiles A living tableau depicting the past and present of the Milwaukee Public Library was presented in front of the Central Library on March 11, 1953, as part of the city's official observance of Library Day....
6. Remember When...the Shubert was the Academy? Remember When...the Shubert was the Academy? Milwaukee Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Academy of Music (Milwaukee, Wis.); Shubert Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.); Music Hall (Milwaukee, Wis.); Theaters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This building on the west side of Milwaukee St., between what is now E. Wisconsin and E. Michigan, was known by various names over the years: the Music Hall, then the Academy of Music, later the Shubert...
7. Remember When...Eugene's was in the Hotel Juneau? Remember When...Eugene's was in the Hotel Juneau? Hotel Juneau (Milwaukee, Wis.); Globe Hotel (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hotels -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Restaurants -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Eugene's Restaurant (Milwaukee, Wis.) "The Sign of the Lobster" of Eugene's restaurant dominated the exterior of the Hotel Juneau when this picture was taken in 1947. The hotel was located at 807-815 E. Wisconsin Ave., on the south side of...
8. Remember When...hatters had accessories? Remember When...hatters had accessories? Reinhardt & Devitt (Milwaukee, Wis.); Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hat trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The sign may have proclaimed the Reichardt & Devitt Co. as "Fashionable Hatters," but from the looks of their displays, they carried a lot more than chapeaus. The window on the right had racks full of...
9. Remember When...hankies sold for 5 cents? Remember When...hankies sold for 5 cents? Gimbel Brothers; Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Central business districts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Department stores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Advertising, Outdoor Gimbels Brothers store has long been a downtown fixture, and over the years such department store merchandise has reflected the fashions, needs, customs - and prices - of the time. This picture was taken...
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