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1. 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...
2. Remember When...the statue of Lincoln stood here? Remember When...the statue of Lincoln stood here? Lincoln Memorial Drive (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Lincoln Memorial Drive Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Statues -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Where the War Memorial Building stands today was once a memorial to Abraham Lincoln. A movement to commemorate the life of the great American statesman began in 1916, and a campaign to raise funds for...
3. 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...
4. 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....
5. Remember When...the Milwaukee Yacht Club burned? Remember When...the Milwaukee Yacht Club burned? Milwaukee Yacht Club -- Fire, 1943; Fires -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Lincoln Memorial Drive (Milwaukee, Wis.); Clubhouses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Melted trophy cups and scorched wood were all that remained of the Milwaukee Yacht Club on Nov. 23, 1943, after a spectacular fire of undetermined origin destroyed the 49- year-old landmark at 1700 N....
6. Remember When...you entered State Fair park through this gate? Remember When...you entered State Fair park through this gate? Wisconsin State Fair Park; Wisconsin State Fair; Fairs -- Wisconsin At the turn of the century, State Fair park was really out in the country. In 1892 it was given its permanent quarters at the McFedtridge farm in what is now West Allis. The move was necessary because...
7. Remember When...the Athenaeum was new? Remember When...the Athenaeum was new? Women's Club of Wisconsin; Athenaeum (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cass Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Biddle Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Kilbourn Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Clubhouses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee When the Athenaeum, home of the Women's Club of Wisconsin, was first built in 1888, it stood on the corner of Cass and Biddle Sts., which were lit by gas lamps. Later it got a new address (813 E. Kilbourn...
8. Remember When...baseball fans flocked to Athletic Field? Remember When...baseball fans flocked to Athletic Field? Baseball -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Athletic Field (Milwaukee, Wis.); Borchert Field (Milwaukee, Wis.); Eighth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Chambers Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Baseball fields -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Brewers (Baseball team : 1902-1952); Crowds; Advertising, Outdoor; Louis Auer & Son (Milwaukee, Wis.); P. Schoenhofen Brewing Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Gaffney’s Anti-Trust Livery (Milwaukee, Wis.); Val Blatz Brewing Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Leader cigars Around the turn of the century, baseball fans turned out in large numbers for the home games at Athletic Field. Later, in 1913 and 1914, the American Association pennant flew at the park as a reminder...
9. Remember When...clubs like the Millioki flourished in Milwaukee? Remember When...clubs like the Millioki flourished in Milwaukee? Millioki Club (Milwaukee, Wis.); Clubhouses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; First Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wright Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Knights of Pythias In the late 1800s and early part of the 20th century hundreds of associations, societies, and clubs of various kinds were being founded all over the city. Singing societies-the Liederkranz, the Arions,...
10. Remember When...the Wisconsin Club had a windmill? Remember When...the Wisconsin Club had a windmill? Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Club; Clubhouses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Windmills This 1934 photograph of the grounds of the Wisconsin Club, 900 W. Wisconsin Ave., shows that there once was a windmill in addition to the gazebo and footbridge which still stand. The windmill has since...
11. Remember When...the downtown lake front looked like this? Remember When...the downtown lake front looked like this? Chicago and North Western Railway Company -- Buildings; Waterfronts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Juneau, Solomon Laurent, 1783-1856 -- Statues; Statues -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The year was 1900, and it was 27 years before the Lincoln Memorial bridge was to change this view drastically. The Chicago and Northwestern railway built its present depot in 1889, to replace an earlier...
12. Remember When...groundbreaking was held for the library addition? Remember When...groundbreaking was held for the library addition? Libraries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Public libraries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Library buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Crowds; Time capsules; Milwaukee Public Library (Milwaukee, Wis.) There's more than one way to break ground. You can turn a spadeful of dirt or you can dig a hole and sink a capsule. The latter was the way the $3.5 million addition to the Central Library building in...
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...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...
15. Remember When...the Court of Honor looked like this? Remember When...the Court of Honor looked like this? Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Ninth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Eleventh Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Monuments -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Court of Honor (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Monuments Motorists who pass it every day might find it difficult to believe that this peaceful street is now W. Wisconsin av., between N. 9th and N. 11th sts., Milwaukee's Court of Honor. Lovely trees lined the...
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