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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...Elkdom's Lodge was built? Remember When...Elkdom's Lodge was built? Elks (Fraternal order). Milwaukee Lodge No. 46 (Wis.); Prospect Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Jefferson Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Sidewalk superintendents must have had a field day when the nine story Elks Club building went up in 1924, gracing Milwaukee's lakefront skyline. The fraternal lodge was one of the most spacious in the...
3. Remember When...few wanted hospitals nearby? Remember When...few wanted hospitals nearby? Milwaukee Hospital; Lutheran Hospital of Milwaukee, Inc.; Twenty-second Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hospitals -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This 20 room mansion, without paved street, sidewalk, running water or electricity, served as the first building for Milwaukee Hospital, the present day Lutheran Hospital of Milwaukee, Inc. Located on...
4. Remember When...old world gardens adorned Convent Hill? Remember When...old world gardens adorned Convent Hill? School Sisters of Notre Dame (Milwaukee, Wis.); Convents -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Schools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fountains -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Towers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Clocks and watches -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee King Louis I of Bavaria was among those who lent financial support to the Notre Dame Sisters so they could build a castlelike convent complex in 1851 on Milwaukee's lower east side. The "Convent on the...
5. Remember When...tin shops carried household necessities? Remember When...tin shops carried household necessities? Max Fischer Tin Shop; Thirty-fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Villard Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hardware stores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tinsmiths -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fischer, Eric; Fischer, Hattie; Fischer, Max In this day of Teflon and aluminum it's hard to imagine a time when pots and pans and cookware were mostly tin and enamel. Another must in every home was a lantern, such as those displayed in the window...
6. Remember When...Milwaukee had a 'Newspaper Row'? Remember When...Milwaukee had a 'Newspaper Row'? Milwaukee Journal; Newspaper publishing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Newspaper buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse drawn vehicles; Mason Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Broadway Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Press Club; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Quiet House (Milwaukee, Wis.); Roth, Adam During the latter part of the 19th century this scene, looking west from what is now, E. Mason st. and N. Broadway, was part of what was known as " Milwaukee's Newspaper Row." On the corner was Adam Roth's...
7. 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...
8. 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...
9. 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...
10. Remember When...the "Magnificent Mile" opened? Remember When...the "Magnificent Mile" opened? Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Aerial photographs; Riverside Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.); Theaters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Central business districts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Crowds -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Summer, 1951, witnessed another leap forward in downtown Milwaukee when the improvement of Wisconsin Ave. from N. Jackson to N. 11th was completed. The street was touted as Milwaukee's showcase and billed...
11. Remember When...parking was no problem on Juneau Ave.? Remember When...parking was no problem on Juneau Ave.? Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Juneau Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Chestnut Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Street-railroads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Pavements, brick -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This view east down Juneau Ave. (it was called Chestnut St. then) from N. 7th St. showed ample, restriction free parking around 1925. Other rustic elements which have been eroded by "Progress" include...
12. Remember When...passengers shivered when the Wells st. viaduct quivered? Remember When...passengers shivered when the Wells st. viaduct quivered? Street-railroads (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wells Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Viaducts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Menomonee River Valley (Wis.); Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works; Wells Street Viaduct (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee and Wauwatosa Motor Railway Although it was part of the Milwaukee scene until the 1960's, this picture recalls some of the earlier days of the old Wells st. viaduct. For 70 years this lengthy span carried a succession of chugging...
13. Remember When...South Side Savings Served Milwaukee? Remember When...South Side Savings Served Milwaukee? South Side Savings Bank (Milwaukee, Wis.); Banks and banking -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bank buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Reed Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Oregon Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Second Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hotel Knoeppel (Milwaukee, Wis.) It did not appear too imposing, housed in a building with a saloon, dentist, hotel and other small businesses, but the South Side Savings Bank was regarded as one of the foremost institutions of its type...
14. Remember When...downtown streets were quiet? Remember When...downtown streets were quiet? Jefferson Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Pfister Hotel (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hotels -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Central business districts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Milwaukee's downtown streets were quiet in 1890 when this picture was taken. The quiet was disturbed by just two bicycles, a carriage and few pedestrians. Seen here is the now busy Jefferson St., looking...
15. Remember When...long skirts dusted Wisconsin Ave.? Remember When...long skirts dusted Wisconsin Ave.? Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fashion; Central business districts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; G. M. Barrett (Firm); George M. Barrett (Firm) The fashion of the day was long skirts, narrow waists and wide brimmed hats for the ladies when this picture was taken in about 1909. Even then, 5th and Wisconsin was a wind swept corner, where coattails...
16. 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...
17. Remember When...Division st. was home to the German market? Remember When...Division st. was home to the German market? Division Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Juneau Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Markets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Germans -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; German-Americans -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; City Market (Milwaukee, Wis.) The East Division Street Market (on what is now E. Juneau av.) was "downtown" for Milwaukee's German population between about 1870 and 1920. Here, the German housewives could buy produce, eggs, Schmierkaes...
18. Remember When...wagon wheels were plentiful in the carriage age? Remember When...wagon wheels were plentiful in the carriage age? Carriage and wagon making -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles; C. Abresh Carriage and Wagon Works; C. Abresch Carriage and Wagon Works; Poplar Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); McKinley Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Badger Pump Factory; Abresch Auto Body Ltd.; Blacksmiths -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Carriage and wagon building and repairing was a booming business for many years in Milwaukee. Until the automobile, almost every family had one of these hand made carriers. This was the C. Abresh Carriage...
19. Remember When...east side of downtown looked like this? Remember When...east side of downtown looked like this? Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Jackson Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cream City Hotel (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hotels -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The southwest corner of Jackson st. and Wisconsin av. was the site of the Cream City hotel and restaurant in the late 1800s. Fine whiskies and cigars, as well as breakfast, dinner and supper, were available...
20. Remember When...the 35th and Villard area looked like this? Remember When...the 35th and Villard area looked like this? Bacon House (Milwaukee, Wis.); Historic buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse drawn vehicles; Hotels -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; North Milwaukee (Wis.); Street railroads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Thirty-fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Villard Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Western Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Suburban life -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; William Schmidt and Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The intersection of Western av. (now N. 35th st.) and Villard av. looked like this when viewed from the roof of the Smith, Barnes & Strober Piano Co. on a Sunday afternoon in July, 1903. At that time the...
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