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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...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...
4. 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...
5. Remember When...West park had a bandstand? Remember When...West park had a bandstand? West Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Washington Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bandstands -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Until 1900, Washington park was known as West park. Pictured above is the bandstand in the park as it appeared in the fall of 1912, 24 years before the present band shell was dedicated. Land for West park...
6. Remember When...Mitchell Park was without domes? Remember When...Mitchell Park was without domes? Mitchell Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Conservatories -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Botanical gardens -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The triple domes of Mitchell Park have not always graced the city's skyline. Above is a view of an entry to the old conservatory as it appeared about 1910. The conservatory was built in 1898 and the sunken...
7. Remember When...this building housed Mount Sinai hospital? Remember When...this building housed Mount Sinai hospital? Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Walnut Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hospitals -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Mount Sinai Hospital (Milwaukee, Wis.); Young Men's Christian Association -- Buildings The old Wisconsin House, built in 1856 when Solomon Juneau was still alive, was the birthplace of Mount Sinai hospital. Located at the corner of what is now N. 4th and W. Walnut sts., the building had...
8. Remember When...the Petit home graced Prospect av.? Remember When...the Petit home graced Prospect av.? Petit, Louis J.; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Prospect Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); American Legion. Alonzo Cudworth Post No. 23 (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The square Petit mansion, built in 1899 by Louis J. Petit, then president of the old Wisconsin National bank, was one of the finest examples of classical architecture in Milwaukee and the scene of many...
9. Remember When...the Grand av. viaduct was built? Remember When...the Grand av. viaduct was built? Viaducts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Horse-drawn vehicles; Menomonee River Valley (Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Grand Avenue Viaduct (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue Viaduct (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- MIlwaukee It was a strange sight that greeted Milwaukeeans who looked out over the Menomonee river valley while the Grand av. (now Wisconsin av.) viaduct was under construction. Humps of wooden scaffolding stretched...
10. Remember When...Shorewood was known as 'Cementville'? Remember When...Shorewood was known as 'Cementville'? Shorewood (Wis.); Cement industries -- Wisconsin -- Shorewood Back in 1875, J.R. Berthelet discovered that limestone found in the area now included in the village of Shorewood was ideal for making natural cement. One year later a plant for the manufacture of the...
11. Remember When...Wauwatosa's village looked like this? Remember When...Wauwatosa's village looked like this? Wauwatosa (Wis.); Harwood Avenue (Wauwatosa, Wis.); State Street (Wauwatosa, Wis.); Street-railroads -- Wisconsin -- Wauwatosa; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Wauwatosa The time: Shortly after the turn of the century. The place: Harwood av. looking south to State st. in Wauwatosa. The streets were unpaved and residents made their daily rounds in horse drawn wagons and...
12. Remember When...the Hillside Terrace housing project was built? Remember When...the Hillside Terrace housing project was built? Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Ninth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Galena Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Vliet Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Public housing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Housing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Low-income housing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Hillside Terrace Development (Milwaukee, Wis.); Baensch Food Products, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Construction and demolition debris -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles; Horse-drawn vehicles The Hillside public housing development replaced some of Milwaukee's worst slums, which long had been ignored. These photos were taken when work began in 1948 and when the project neared completion in...
13. 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....
14. Remember When...Milwaukee had pedestrian tunnels like this? Remember When...Milwaukee had pedestrian tunnels like this? Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Thirteenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Pedestrian areas -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marquette University; Traffic engineering -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Once automobiles became popular, cities had to do something about protecting pedestrians from the machines. This pedestrian subway at 13th St. and Wisconsin Ave. was built to allow people to walk across...
15. Remember When...the Wisconsin Theater offered visitors this view? Remember When...the Wisconsin Theater offered visitors this view? Wisconsin Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.); Motion picture theaters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Lobbies (Rooms); Staircases Long before freeways arrived and before shopping malls were built outside the city, Milwaukee's downtown was the center of entertainment for the area. There were theaters, nightclubs, dance halls and taverns...
16. Remember When...Riverside High School was being built? Remember When...Riverside High School was being built? Riverside High School (Milwaukee, Wis.); School buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Public Schools -- Buildings; Locust Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Schools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Construction and demolition debris -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee When a photographer set up his camera in the middle of Locust St. between the streetcar tracks on a quiet November day in 1913, construction of Riverside High had been under way for some time. Designed...
17. Remember When...Johnston hospital was open? Remember When...Johnston hospital was open? Johnston Emergency Hospital (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hospitals -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Third Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Sycamore Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Michigan Street (Milwaukee, Wis.) When Johnston emergency hospital was organized in May, 1888, by members of the Bartlett Clinical club, the old central police station, located on Broadway just north of Mason st. was its first quarters....
18. Remember When...Milwaukee had its own White House? Remember When...Milwaukee had its own White House? White House Theatre (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mid-City Theatre (Milwaukee, Wis.); Atlantic Theatre (Milwaukee, Wis.); Third Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Motion picture theaters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee A 1,365-seat movie theater called the White House was opened Dec. 16, 1916, by promoters Otto Meister and John Freuler. The theater was on N. 3rd St. between Wisconsin Ave. and Wells St. Its façade contained...
19. 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,...
20. Remember When...the Plankinton Building grew taller? Remember When...the Plankinton Building grew taller? Plankinton Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Plankinton Arcade (Milwaukee, Wis.); S. M. Siesel (Firm); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Automobiles; Building sites -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The Plankinton Building, now the heart of Milwaukee’s Grand Avenue mall, originally was a two-story structure built in 1916 on the site of the old Plankinton House Hotel. Eight years later, construction...
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