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1. Remember When...grocers offered delivery service? Remember When...grocers offered delivery service? Retzer Bros. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Twenty-sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Twenty-first Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mineral Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Grocery trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles; Retzer, Albert; Retzer, Bernard Before the days of the supermarket and evening shopping hours, it was quite common for the grocer to offer delivery service for the convenience of his customers. Retzer Bros. Grocers was right in style...
2. Remember When...pork steak was 11c per pound? Remember When...pork steak was 11c per pound? Lincoln Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Jos. Smith Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Grocery trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee It has been many years since numbers like 3, 7 and 11 referred to the cost per pound of meat. But these were the prices which were advertised by the Jos. Smith Co., which owned the market pictured above....
3. Remember When...the Sherman Pharmacy served north Milwaukee? Remember When...the Sherman Pharmacy served north Milwaukee? Sherman, Nathan; Sherman, David; Sherman Pharmacy (Milwaukee, Wis.); Drugstores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Candy; Soda fountains Nathan Sherman and his son David pose next to three bushels of bulk candy in this photo of the Sherman Pharmacy at 35th St. and Villard Ave. The photo was taken in 1927. An old-fashioned marble-topped...
4. Remember When...Grocery stores looked like this? Remember When...Grocery stores looked like this? Grocery trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; State Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Frank Dollak Grocery (Milwaukee, Wis.); Dollak Family; Dollak, Frank; Dollak, Clara; Dollak, Mary; Miller, Mary; Dollak, Frank Jr.; Milwaukee Area Technical College; Automobiles Frank Dollak's grocery served its State Street customers well nearly 70 years ago. Dollak established his first grocery in 1918 on St. Paul Avenue; from 1919 to 1923 he was located at 624 W. State, now...
5. Remember When...Strupps' Home Bakery was in business? Remember When...Strupps' Home Bakery was in business? Strupp, Emily; Reinke, Clara; Bakers and bakeries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Strupps' Bakery (Milwaukee, Wis.) Thomas Strupp and his family served their neighborhood around N.33rd and Clarke Sts. from 1919 to 1965 with delicious baked goods, produce, a few grocery items and even tobacco. The work day, or night,...
6. Remember When...the Druminski family bakery was on Lincoln Ave.? Remember When...the Druminski family bakery was on Lincoln Ave.? Lincoln Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bakers and bakeries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Druminski Family; Druminski, David; Druminski, Anna; Druminski, Edward; Druminski, Emma; Druminski, Clara; Druminski, Louise When the Druminski family moved its bakery in 1903, it celebrated by having this picture taken. David and Anna Druminski are shown with their four children, Edward, Emma, Clara and Louise. The family moved...
7. Remember When...Milwaukeeans shopped at Steinmeyer's? Remember When...Milwaukeeans shopped at Steinmeyer's? Grocery trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Steinmeyer's (Milwaukee, Wis.) It was a sad day in March 1949 when the Steinmeyer grocery store on 3rd and Highland Sts. closed its doors. Long a Milwaukee institution, it claimed to be the nation's largest independent retail grocery...
8. Remember When...Militzer's bakery and restaurant was on N. 3rd St.? Remember When...Militzer's bakery and restaurant was on N. 3rd St.? Bakers and bakeries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Restaurants -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Militzer, Walter; Militzer, Gertrude; Militzer, Norma; Doner, Norma; Militzer Bakery, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Soda fountains -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee One of the oldest family-owned bakeries in Milwaukee, Militzer's has undergone remarkable changes since its founding as single store in 1923. Walter R. and Gertrude Militzer opened their first shop that...
9. Remember When...Milwaukee's riverfront looked like this? Remember When...Milwaukee's riverfront looked like this? Milwaukee River (Wis.); Waterfronts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); B. Mock and Sons Livery Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.) If you glanced northward along the Milwaukee river from the Wisconsin st. bridge in the first decade of the century, this is the view which greeted you between Wisconsin and Mason sts. - the back doors...
10. Remember When...service station attendants wore smiles - and ties? Remember When...service station attendants wore smiles - and ties? Service stations -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Badger Auto Service (Milwaukee, Wis.); Thirty-fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fond du Lac Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Rossman, Paul J.; Mangert, Norman; Rossman, Walter; Wehrwein, Victor; Morrisey, Dillon; Springer, Charles; Cornelius, Arthur; Gasoline pumps -- Pictorial works; Texaco Inc.; Mobil Oil Corp; Wadhams Oil Company The customers who drove into Badger Auto Service at 35th St. and Fond du Lac Ave. for gas, oil or maintenance were greeted by cheerful attendants who wore uniforms that included ties. The year was 1936,...
11. Remember When...the Natatorium was a bath house? Remember When...the Natatorium was a bath house? Greenbush Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Public baths -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Swimming pools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Natatorium (Milwaukee, Wis.) The establishment of public baths in Milwaukee was endorsed in the 1880s "to encourage healthful swimming and cleanliness facilities for those not fortunate enough to have their own baths." In those days,...
12. Remember When...a Friday night fish fry cost 10 cents? Remember When...a Friday night fish fry cost 10 cents? Serio, William B.; Serio's Seafood Bar (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Restaurants -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Cooking (Fish); Food habits -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The Friday fish fry has been a part of Milwaukee for a long time, but years ago the setting was more often a neighborhood tavern than a fancy restaurant. A sign on the wall at Serio's Seafood Bar, 2405...
13. Remember When...6th and State looked like this? Remember When...6th and State looked like this? Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); State Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Milwaukeeans who pass this corner daily in rush hour traffic would hardly recognize it as it appeared in 1911. Then the northwest corner of N. 6th and W. State sts., where now stands the large red brick...
14. Remember When...hair salons looked like this? Remember When...hair salons looked like this? Kaiser's Hair Bazaar (Milwaukee, Wis.); Beauty shops -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Furniture; Hairdressing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee In the days before hairdressers admitted men, ladies who patronized Kaiser's Hair Bazaar could take advantage of a number of special services. The shop, which was on the northeast corner of Milwaukee and...
15. Remember When...Milwaukee had confectioneries? Remember When...Milwaukee had confectioneries? Confectionery -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Jefferson Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Newspaper vendors -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Scales (Weighing instruments); Smith, Jabez M. Copies of Everybody's Magazine covered the front of the confectionery of Jabez M. Smith, one of 17 newsdealers listed in the 1908 city directory. Smith also advertised the Evening Wisconsin and displayed...
16. Remember When...The neighborhood grocer knew your name? Remember When...The neighborhood grocer knew your name? Detroit Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); St. Paul Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cascio, Leonard; Migliaccio family; Migliaccio, Angelo; Migliaccio, Jennie; Migliaccio, Joseph; Migliaccio, Louis; Migliaccio, Michelangelo; Migliaccio, Pasquale; Grocery trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Leonard Cascio, Grocer (Milwaukee, Wis.) Detroit Street (three blocks south of Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee's Third Ward) was a busy community area with a number of shops. Customers could count on personal service at the grocery store owned...
17. Remember When...Surges Bros. stood on Mitchell St.? Remember When...Surges Bros. stood on Mitchell St.? Surges Bros. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Ninth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mitchell Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Surges, John; Grocery trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Commercial buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Barbershops -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Advertising -- Beer -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee At the turn of the century, customers walked down wooden sidewalks on old Mitchell St. to do their daily errands. Among buildings located there was the Surges Bros. saloon and grocery story at 510 Mitchell...
18. Remember When...shops lined 5th and State Sts.? Remember When...shops lined 5th and State Sts.? State Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Rescue Mission; Automobiles; Snow; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Commercial buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; John E. Kampe, Tailor (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bradley Center (Milwaukee, Wis.); Pavements, Brick -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; New Method Laundry (Milwaukee, Wis.); Henry J. Janne, Meats (Milwaukee, Wis.); George H. Kesten, Druggist (Milwaukee, Wis.) Milwaukee’s Auditorium opened in 1909, and in about 1912 someone stood on the north side of the building and took this photograph. Horse drawn vehicles shared State St. with modern automobiles. Between...
19. Remember When...every neighborhood had a baker? Remember When...every neighborhood had a baker? Muegge, Henry; Bakers and bakeries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Garfield Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee In 1900 there were about 280 bakers and confectioners listed in the Milwaukee City Directory. One of them was Henry Muegge, pictured in about 1895 in the doorway of his bakery. He operated the bakery on...
20. Remember When...customers 'bellied up' to the bar? Remember When...customers 'bellied up' to the bar? Rogers Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Gralinski, Louis; Wyrowski, Joseph; Sloppy Joe's Tavern (Milwaukee, Wis.) In 1930, Joe Wyrowski borrowed $6,000 from a friend and opened this neighborhood tavern at 2501 W. Rogers St. There were no bar stools; workingmen stood at the gleaming bar to quench their thirst. Spitoons...
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