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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...Thanksgiving dinners were made from scratch? Remember When...Thanksgiving dinners were made from scratch? Retzer Bros.; Grocery trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Twenty-first Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); National Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Retzer, Albert; Retzer, Bernard The pumpkin on the doorstep and the wishbones on the window of Retzer Bros. Quality Grocers reminded shoppers in 1908 that the feast was rapidly approaching. The Gold Medal Flour window display was another...
3. Remember When...sidewalk billboards advertised coming attractions? Remember When...sidewalk billboards advertised coming attractions? Crow's Nest (Milwaukee, Wis.); Tenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Kilbourn Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Theatrical posters, American; Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Advertising, outdoor -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The year, 1909, was a time of many theaters, beer halls and taprooms in the growing city of Milwaukee. The Alhambra, a favorite showplace, advertised on this billboard "a new play and specialities every...
4. Remember When...grocers offered delivery service? Remember When...grocers offered delivery service? Retzer Bros. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Twenty-sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Twenty-first Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mineral Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Grocery trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles; Retzer, Albert; Retzer, Bernard Before the days of the supermarket and evening shopping hours, it was quite common for the grocer to offer delivery service for the convenience of his customers. Retzer Bros. Grocers was right in style...
5. 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.,...
6. Remember When...bakeries sold penny ice cream cones? Remember When...bakeries sold penny ice cream cones? William Schuster Bakery (Milwaukee, Wis.); Sixteenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hopkins Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bakers and bakeries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Schuster, William; Hass, Minnie; Heinkel, Minnie; Schuster, Bertha An ice cream parlor adjoined the William Schuster Bakery at the intersection of N. 16th and W. Hopkins Sts. in 1906. Small cones were a penny in those days, and large cones sold for a nickel. Ice cream...
7. Remember When...the Third Ward burned down? Remember When...the Third Ward burned down? Fires -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; H. Penner Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.) -- Fire, 1892; William Bayley & Sons Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.) -- Fire, 1892; Historic Third Ward District (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Fire, 1892; Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Chicago Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Iron works -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Photographers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Recent tragic fires in Milwaukee remind us that 1987 marks the 95th anniversary of the Third Ward Fire. At that time, the Third Ward included the area south of Wisconsin Ave. and east of the Milwaukee...
8. Remember When...City Hall was towerless? Remember When...City Hall was towerless? City Hall (Milwaukee, Wis.); City halls -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Municipal buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Aerial photographs Workers hadn’t yet completed the ornate tower and cupola on City Hall when a high-climbing photographer took his picture in 1895 from the roof of the since-demolished Pabst Building on E. Wisconsin Ave....
9. Remember When...the 'family room' looked like this? Remember When...the 'family room' looked like this? Smith, Amos A. L.; Lawyers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Music rooms and equipment -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Living rooms -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Interior decoration -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Imagine! No television, VCR, stereo, CD player, boom box, computer or even radio. Perhaps a telephone in the back of the house somewhere, but otherwise only books, art items and the piano - quiet, refined...
10. Remember When...building lobbies were as ornate as this? Remember When...building lobbies were as ornate as this? Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company -- Buildings; Loyalty Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Corporations -- Headquarters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Office buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Staircases; Architecture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Atriums In his "Heritage Guidebook," architectural historian H. Russell Zimmerman calls the lobby of the formal Northwestern Mutual Insurance Building, now the Loyalty Building, "one of the best preserved and...
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...shops lined 5th and State Sts.? Remember When...shops lined 5th and State Sts.? State Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Rescue Mission; Automobiles; Snow; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Commercial buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; John E. Kampe, Tailor (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bradley Center (Milwaukee, Wis.); Pavements, Brick -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; New Method Laundry (Milwaukee, Wis.); Henry J. Janne, Meats (Milwaukee, Wis.); George H. Kesten, Druggist (Milwaukee, Wis.) Milwaukee’s Auditorium opened in 1909, and in about 1912 someone stood on the north side of the building and took this photograph. Horse drawn vehicles shared State St. with modern automobiles. Between...
13. Remember When...Victorian was in style on Highland blvd.? Remember When...Victorian was in style on Highland blvd.? Zinn, Adolph; Kieckhefer, H. J.; Highland Boulevard (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Architecture, Victorian -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Manegold, Charles, Jr. These examples of Victorian architecture were once the private residences of leading Milwaukee citizens on Highland blvd. between N. 29th and N. 30th sts. The house third from left was built in 1892 for...
14. Remember When...Chapman's was rebuilt after a fire? Remember When...Chapman's was rebuilt after a fire? T. A. Chapman (Firm); Department stores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fires -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Construction and demolition debris -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This photograph shows the beginning of work to rebuild the T.A. Chapman department store after it was almost totally destroyed by fire on Oct. 23, 1884. A newspaper account of the blaze reported: "The...
15. 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...
16. Remember When...lions guarded an East Side home? Remember When...lions guarded an East Side home? Franklin Place (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fitch, Eliot G; Diederichs, Edward; Koch, Henry C.; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The twin lions flanking the classic entrance will help old timers identify this historic Milwaukee home. It's at 1241 N. Franklin Pl., and since 1943 has been owned by banker Eliot G. Fitch. The couchant...
17. Remember When...newsboys wore knickers? Remember When...newsboys wore knickers? Eleventh Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Eleventh Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Confectionery -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Toy stores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Paperboys -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Journal There were a few grins in the crowd, but in general these Journal carriers - dressed like so many knickered and visored little men, in the style of the times - evidently took their delivery duties quite...
18. Remember When...toy and confectionary stores sold cigars? Remember When...toy and confectionary stores sold cigars? Confectionery -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Eleventh Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Eleventh Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Toy stores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Andris, Andrew; Cigars As you pushed the door open at such places, a little bell usually rang out to signal your arrival. And entering a wonderful toy shop like this one was no doubt a delightful occasion for children as well...
19. Remember When...Munzinger brewed beer here? Remember When...Munzinger brewed beer here? Burrell Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Munzinger, Christian; C. H. Munzinger (Milwaukee, Wis.); Breweries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Brewing industry -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles Christian H. Munzinger had his brewery and bottling plant at 184-186 Burrell St. (later 2428-2432 S. Burrell St.), in the 1890's. As the picture indicates, his products were Weiss beer and mineral water....
20. Remember When...big silver cigars flew Milwaukee's skies? Remember When...big silver cigars flew Milwaukee's skies? Reliance (Airship); Airships; Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company; Wisconsin Gas Company; Maitland Field (Milwaukee, Wis.) You could look up and see a blimp on many occasions in Milwaukee's past. Pictured here is the Goodyear blimp "Reliance," which appeared in Milwaukee Aug. 14-16, 1935. Six passengers plus a pilot could...
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