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1. Remember When...planes took off in Washington Park? Remember When...planes took off in Washington Park? Washington Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Airplanes, Military; Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Airshows -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee As the World War I fighter planes flew overhead there were cheers from Milwaukeeans below, because the "bombs" they were dropping were sheaves of Victory Loan Drive literature. The US Flying Circus, consisting...
2. 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...
3. Remember When...horse drawn wagons used Water Street? Remember When...horse drawn wagons used Water Street? Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis); Horse-drawn vehicles; Street-railroads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; First Wisconsin National Bank (Milwaukee, Wis.); Banks and banking -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bank buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marshall and Ilsley Corporation Horses and buggies, horseless carriages and electric streetcars all used E. Water st. (now N. Water st.) in June of 1914 when the above photo was taken. It was a time of change for the city as the automobile...
4. Remember When...Milwaukee had so-called 'dry goods' stores? Remember When...Milwaukee had so-called 'dry goods' stores? Kohlenberg Family; Kohlenberg, Al; Kohlenberg, Bess; Kohlenberg, Charles; Dry goods -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Retail trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Charles Kohlenberg, Dry Goods (Milwaukee, Wis.) Charles Kohlenberg, shown here with his son Al and daughter Bess, operated a small but well-stocked dry goods emporium on 6th St. and Juneau Ave. during the 1920s. Kohlenberg came to Milwaukee in 1903...
5. Remember When...banks looked like temples? Remember When...banks looked like temples? Marshall & Ilsley Corporation; Bank buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Banks and banking -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Office equipment and supplies -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Office decoration -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The old Marshall & Ilsley Bank, 721 N. Water St, was built when banks tried to present an image of security and safety. Massive solidity and quiet dignity were stressed, not today's friendly openness....
6. Remember When...the Arena was under construction? Remember When...the Arena was under construction? Milwaukee Arena; Kilbourn Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Arenas -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Exhibition buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Building sites -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Aerial photographs It took 18 months to build Milwaukee's Arena, which is next to the Auditorium at Kilbourn Ave. and 4th St. But it took two years to acquire land for the site. Does all this sound familiar? The Milwaukee...
7. Remember When...Lincoln's statue stood at the end of the Lincoln Memorial Bridge? Remember When...Lincoln's statue stood at the end of the Lincoln Memorial Bridge? Lincoln Memorial Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Statues -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Where the War Memorial Center, home of the Milwaukee Art Museum, stands today, once stood a statue of Abraham Lincoln. A movement to raise funds for a fitting memorial to Lincoln began in 1916, and the...
8. Remember When...new houses looked like this? Remember When...new houses looked like this? Bay View (Milwaukee, Wis.); Kenesaw Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Woodward Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Johnson, Ole; Families -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Bay View was young and growing in the 1890s, with dirt streets and wooden sidewalks. Ole Johnson (at far left in the photo) chose a lot at 932 Kenesaw St. (now 2220 S. Woodward) as the site for his new...
9. Remember When...Kupper Jewelers opened its doors? Remember When...Kupper Jewelers opened its doors? Kupper, Herman; Kupper Jewelers (Milwaukee, Wis.); Clocks and watches -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tower clocks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Jewelry stores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Muskego Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.) Herman Kupper, shown here outside the first store he opened in 1909 in the 1700 block of Muskego Ave., came to Milwaukee from Russia in 1898 and worked as a watchmaker for a jeweler on the South Side before...
10. Remember When...Woolworth's building was Matthews Bros.? Remember When...Woolworth's building was Matthews Bros.? Third Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Matthews Bros. Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Woolworth Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Commercial buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; James Morgan & Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.) Traffic is detouring around the building at N. 3rd St. and Wisconsin Ave. which for so many years was the downtown home of Woolworth's. This is how the site looked at the turn of the century. The Matthews...
11. Remember When...men's clothing was tailor-made? Remember When...men's clothing was tailor-made? Garens Clothing Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Clothing trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tailors -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Garens, George; Garens, George E.; Garens, William; Suits (Clothing); Men's clothing Garens' Clothing Co., located in the 2800 block of W. North Ave. for nearly 50 years, sold "gentlemen's furnishings." George Garens began by riding the streetcar to his customers' homes for their fittings....
12. Remember When...Red Arrow park had a 'natural' wading pool? Remember When...Red Arrow park had a 'natural' wading pool? Kneeland's Grove (Milwaukee, Wis.); Red Arrow Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Eleventh Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Michigan Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Swimming pools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Outdoor recreation -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Crowds -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Originally known as Kneeland's Grove, the area which came to be called Red Arrow park once featured a natural lagoon, the exclusive domain of swans and ducks. Then, after the land was taken over by the...
13. Remember When...trolleys skipped their tracks? Remember When...trolleys skipped their tracks? First Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Greenfield Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Clinton Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Trolley cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Street-railroads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Accidents -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee On February 25, 1936, a broken switch caused the front wheels of this streetcar to go north on S.1st St., while the rest turned west on W. Greenfield Ave. The result was a rush-hour tieup that lasted more...
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...Blatz beer was first brewed here? Remember When...Blatz beer was first brewed here? Blatz, Valentin; Van Buren Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This is the Valentin Blatz home, built in 1885 and razed in 1964, at 605 (later 1141 N.) Van Buren St. Blatz was born in Miltenber-am-Main, Bavaria, in 1826. He came to the United States about 1847. He...
16. Remember When...the Llewellyn Library was new? Remember When...the Llewellyn Library was new? Milwaukee Public Library (Milwaukee, Wis.); Henry Llewellyn Branch Library; Bay View Library; Public libraries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Library buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fashion; Tricycles The Llewellyn Library was the first neighborhood library in the Milwaukee Public Library system. It came into existence in 1887 as the "Bay View Branch," when the former suburb of Bay View was incorporated...
17. Remember When...Thomas Kennan practiced law here? Remember When...Thomas Kennan practiced law here? Kennan, Thomas Lathrop, 1827-1920; Prospect Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles This was the home of Milwaukee lawyer Thomas Lathrop Kennan, at 179 (later 1605 N.) Prospect Ave. Born in Morristown, N.Y., in 1827, Kennan attended district schools there in winter and worked on a farm...
18. Remember When...Alfred Uihlein's mansion was on 5th St.? Remember When...Alfred Uihlein's mansion was on 5th St.? Uihlein, Alfred; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This was the Alfred Uihlein residence at 545 (later 1639 N.) 5th St., between Galena and Walnut. It is believed to have been built around 1878. Uihlein, one of four brothers, was born in Wertheim-on-the-Main,...
19. Remember When...Marshall was in business without Ilsley? Remember When...Marshall was in business without Ilsley? Marshall, Samuel; Prospect Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bankers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Samuel Marshall was born of Quaker parentage in Pennsylvania in 1820. After serving an apprenticeship to a hardware merchant and working in a hardware store, he came to Milwaukee in 1847 and opened a bank....
20. Remember When...a brewer's mansion was on Galena St.? Remember When...a brewer's mansion was on Galena St.? Uihlein, Henry; Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Galena Street (Milwaukee, Wis.) Henry Uihlein came to the United States from Germany in 1862 after mastering the art of brewing and malting in Bavaria. He arrived in Milwaukee in 1871 at the invitation of his uncle Joseph Schlitz, and...
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