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1. 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...
2. Remember When...The Wisconsin Ave. viaduct was built? Remember When...The Wisconsin Ave. viaduct was built? Wisconsin Avenue Viaduct (Milwaukee, Wis.); Viaducts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Construction and demolition debris -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This photo, taken in August 1909, shows the Wisconsin Ave. viaduct halfway toward completion. The $550,000, 2,088-foot-long structure, completed in 1911, rose 80 feet over the Menomonee River Valley, linking...
3. Remember When...Milwaukee had no freeways? Remember When...Milwaukee had no freeways? Sixth Street Viaduct (Milwaukee, Wis.); Viaducts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Traffic congestion -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Express highways -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles Although Milwaukeeans rushed to buy automobiles in the flush times after World War II, driving on city streets in all those new or resurrected cars could be frustrating. This photo, taken in pre-freeway...
4. Remember When...Milwaukee's skyline looked like this? Remember When...Milwaukee's skyline looked like this? Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Central business districts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Aerial photographs; Railroad stations -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Chicago and North Western Railway Co. -- Buildings; Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company -- Buildings; Wisconsin Gas Company -- Buildings; Marine Plaza (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bank One Plaza (Milwaukee, Wis.); Office buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Gas companies -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The year 1961 isn't so very long ago, but Milwaukee's skyline looked a lot different then. The Chicago and North Western railroad depot, built in 1889, still stood at 915 E. Wisconsin Ave., on the eastern...
5. Remember When...bottling beer became a big operation? Remember When...bottling beer became a big operation? Pabst Brewing Company; Breweries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Brewing industry -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Beer -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This brewery worker looked a bit unsure of himself as he paused in the middle of his work to have his picture taken at the Pabst Brewing Co. bottle house in 1915. According to a history of the brewery,...
6. Remember When...the Pfister home was on Jefferson? Remember When...the Pfister home was on Jefferson? Jefferson Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Pfister, Guido; Pfister Hotel (Milwaukee, Wis.); Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This was the residence of Guido Pfister, at 429 Jefferson, between E. Wisconsin Ave. and E. Mason St. Pfister, pioneer leather manufacturer, came to Milwaukee in 1847, when he was 29 years old, and almost...
7. Remember When...a railroad builder lived here? Remember When...a railroad builder lived here? Finney, Frederick N.; Prospect Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This was the residence of Frederick N. Finney at 34 Prospect Ave. (later 1252 N. Prospect). Finney was born in Boston in 1832. At age 25, he came to Wisconsin, studying law at Oshkosh. Later he turned...
8. Remember When...Hotel La Salle served Milwaukee? Remember When...Hotel La Salle served Milwaukee? Hotel La Salle (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hotels -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marquette University -- Buildings; Eleventh Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Robert Reisinger and Company; Chris. Schroeder and Son Company The Hotel La Salle offered luxury accommodations to Milwaukee's visitors when it opened its doors to the public in 1929. Leisurely meals were served in the dining room, where the orchestra probably tried...
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