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1. Remember When...the Eagles Club building was new? Remember When...the Eagles Club building was new? Eagles Club (Milwaukee, Wis.); Clubhouses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Twenty-Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Central Park Athletic Club and Entertainment Center (Milwaukee, Wis.); Omnibus (Milwaukee, Wis.); Rave (Milwaukee, Wis.); Automobiles The Eagles Club building at 24th St. and Wisconsin Ave., now the Central Park Athletic Club and Entertainment Center, was built for $1.25 million in 1925. Designed by architect Russell Barr Williamson,...
2. Remember When...St. John's cathedral was without a tower? Remember When...St. John's cathedral was without a tower? St. John's Cathedral (Milwaukee, Wis.); Catholic church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Churches -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Jackson Street (Milwaukee, Wis.) Because he knew that early Milwaukeeans could not afford the necessary funds for the cathedral he envisioned for the city, Archbishop Martin J. Henni requested money from such far places as Mexico, Cuba,...
3. 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....
4. 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...
5. Remember When...Grand Ave. didn't look all that grand? Remember When...Grand Ave. didn't look all that grand? Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Telephone Company -- Buildings; Street-railroads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Corporations -- Headquarters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles; Pavements, Brick; Roads -- Design and construction; Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Construction work on Grand Ave. (Wisconsin Ave.) and Sixth St. closed the street to traffic about 1907, when electric streetcar service was being improved. The next decade would be the heyday of the trolley,...
6. Remember When...a "new" St. Mary's was built? Remember When...a "new" St. Mary's was built? St. Mary's Hospital (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hospitals -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Lake Drive (Milwaukee, Wis.) The building was new, but St. Mary's Hospital had been an integral part of Milwaukee for many years when construction of the hospital began in 1909. St. Joseph's Infirmary was founded in1848 by the Sisters...
7. Remember When...the North Western depot overlooked Lake Michigan? Remember When...the North Western depot overlooked Lake Michigan? Michigan, Lake; Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Railroad stations -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Chicago and North Western Railway Company -- Buildings; Milwaukee County War Memorial Center (Milwaukee, Wis.) The Chicago & North Western Railroad's passenger depot, 915 E. Wisconsin Ave., was built in 1889. Like other terminals of the era-at the height of the railroads' prosperity - it was meant not only to serve...
8. Remember When...Schandein imported an architect? Remember When...Schandein imported an architect? Schandein, Emil; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.) "Schandein home while is was being built" is all the information available about this photo, but that gives enough clues to unearth more facts. Emil Schandein (1840-1888) and his brother-in-law, Capt....
9. Remember When...St. Mark's built its first church? Remember When...St. Mark's built its first church? St. Mark's African Methodist Episcopal Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Mark's AME Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); African American churches -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Mix, Edward Townsend; Kilbourn Ave. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cedar Street (Milwaukee, Wis.) The first black congregation in Wisconsin, St. Mark's African Methodist Episcopal Church, was organized in 1869. This church, at 4th and Cedar (later W. Kilbourn Ave.) was the second home of the congregation,...
10. Remember When...St. Mary's clock was handless? Remember When...St. Mary's clock was handless? Old St. Mary's Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Catholic church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Biddle Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Broadway Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Kilbourn Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Main Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Towers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Clocks and watches -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Schulte, Victor; Crugom, James It's unlikely any readers alive today will remember Old St. Mary's Church when it was new, for the church was started in 1846 - but this is too rare a photo to miss. Taken in 1868, it shows the new tower...
11. Remember When...people went to the 'nat'? Remember When...people went to the 'nat'? Swimming pools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; South Side Natatorium (Milwaukee, Wis.); Greenbush Natatorium (Milwaukee, Wis.); South Fourth Street Natatorium (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Greenbush Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Originally intended to promote cleanliness and public health (few homes had bathtubs then) natatoria (from the Latin verb "nature," which means "to swim") evolved to mean recreational swimming, water safety...
12. Remember When...the Arena was almost finished? Remember When...the Arena was almost finished? Milwaukee Arena; Kilbourn Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Arenas -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Exhibition buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles This was the Milwaukee Arena - well 95% of it - in a "work in progress" photo taken March 17, 1950. On that date, Alexander Eschweiler Jr., architect of the Auditorium Board, reported that the interior...
13. Remember When...E. T. Mix helped design Milwaukee? Remember When...E. T. Mix helped design Milwaukee? Mix, Edward Townsend; Juneau Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Waverly Place (Milwaukee, Wis.); Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The house that a noted architect built for himself is certainly worth recalling. This is the home of Edward Townsend Mix, on the southwest corner of what was later E. Juneau Ave. and N. Waverly Pl. Mix...
14. Remember When...the Safety building was going up? Remember When...the Safety building was going up? Safety Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee County; Eighth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Ninth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); State Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bentley Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Building sites -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The building originated in a movement for a new police station during the first decade of the century. After prize competition, the city selected Albert Randolph Ross as the architect. When the idea of...
15. Remember When...society entertained at the Deutscher Club? Remember When...society entertained at the Deutscher Club? Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Deutscher Club (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Club (Milwaukee, Wis.); Tenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Clubhouses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Mitchell, Alexander, 1817-1887; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The magnificent Mitchell home at 183 9th St. (now 900 W. Wisconsin Ave.) has long been a center of Milwaukee social life. Mitchell, an early Milwaukee industrial and financial giant, built his original...
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