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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...parking was no problem on Juneau Ave.? Remember When...parking was no problem on Juneau Ave.? Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Juneau Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Chestnut Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Street-railroads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Pavements, brick -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This view east down Juneau Ave. (it was called Chestnut St. then) from N. 7th St. showed ample, restriction free parking around 1925. Other rustic elements which have been eroded by "Progress" include...
3. Remember When...long skirts dusted Wisconsin Ave.? Remember When...long skirts dusted Wisconsin Ave.? Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fashion; Central business districts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; G. M. Barrett (Firm); George M. Barrett (Firm) The fashion of the day was long skirts, narrow waists and wide brimmed hats for the ladies when this picture was taken in about 1909. Even then, 5th and Wisconsin was a wind swept corner, where coattails...
4. Remember When...Milwaukeeans marched in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.? Remember When...Milwaukeeans marched in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.? Civil rights demonstrations -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; African Americans -- Civil rights -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Race relations; Groppi, James, 1930- 1985 -- Pictorial works; Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Motion picture theaters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Central business districts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Palace Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.); Moon Fun Shop (Milwaukee, Wis.); Crowds On Monday, April 8, 1968, Milwaukee paid tribute to the civil rights leader, who had been slain four days earlier in Memphis, Tenn. After a memorial service, Milwaukeeans marched Downtown from St. Boniface...
5. Remember When...the Third Ward burned down? Remember When...the Third Ward burned down? Fires -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; H. Penner Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.) -- Fire, 1892; William Bayley & Sons Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.) -- Fire, 1892; Historic Third Ward District (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Fire, 1892; Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Chicago Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Iron works -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Photographers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Recent tragic fires in Milwaukee remind us that 1987 marks the 95th anniversary of the Third Ward Fire. At that time, the Third Ward included the area south of Wisconsin Ave. and east of the Milwaukee...
6. Remember When...6th and Wisconsin looked like this? Remember When...6th and Wisconsin looked like this? Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Strand Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Telephone Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Motion picture theaters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Back in 1922, this was the view that greeted Milwaukeeans at the northeast corner of 6th st., and Grand av. (now N. 6th st. and W. Wisconsin av.). In place of the many storied Carpenter building were shops...
7. 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...
8. 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...
9. Remember When...Milwaukeeans took trips to Whitefish Bay by boat? Remember When...Milwaukeeans took trips to Whitefish Bay by boat? Milwaukee River (Wis.); Pabst Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Grand Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bloomer Girl (Excursion boat); Silver Spray (Excursion boat); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This turn-of-the-century photo looks northeast across the Milwaukee River toward Wisconsin Ave. (then Grand Ave.) The big structure behind the bridge is the Pabst Building, built in 1892 and demolished...
10. Remember When...these town houses graced Broadway and Wells st.? Remember When...these town houses graced Broadway and Wells st.? Broadway Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wells Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Main Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Oneida Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bellangee, John G. Where the new Marshall and Illsley auto bank and parking structure now reaches toward the sky, these town houses, probably some of the first structures of their kind in the city, once stood. Modified Federal...
11. Remember When...portraits were sold on the street? Remember When...portraits were sold on the street? Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Jackson Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cream City Hotel (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hotels -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Portrait photographers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This turn-of -the-century photograph shows a closed Cream City Hotel on the northwest corner of Wisconsin and Jackson Sts. On the left, an enterprising photographer set up a shop and sold "Tintypes 4 for...
12. Remember When...Hogs were driven to market along Milwaukee's streets? Remember When...Hogs were driven to market along Milwaukee's streets? Thirteenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Swine -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Meat industry and trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee A common way to bring hogs to market before mechanized transportation arrived on the scene was to drive them there on foot. Meatpackers bought the hogs from local farmers and often hired the farmers' sons...
13. Remember When...it was 'back to school time' at Spencerian? Remember When...it was 'back to school time' at Spencerian? Spencerian Business College (Milwaukee, Wis.); Broadway (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Miller Block (Milwaukee, Wis.); Business schools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; School buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; New York Central Railroad Company Spencerian Business College, noted for the fine business and secretarial training it provided, could boast of having hundreds of successful graduates by the turn of the century, including millionaires...
14. 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...
15. Remember When...A familiar Downtown corner looked like this? Remember When...A familiar Downtown corner looked like this? Third Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wells Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Central business districts (Milwaukee, Wis.); Rex Caramel Popcorn (Milwaukee, Wis.); Empress Burlesk (Milwaukee, Wis.); Towne Hotel (Milwaukee, Wis.); Towne Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.); Theaters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Hotels -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Reuss Federal Plaza (Milwaukee, Wis.); Winter -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles Snow-covered cars, many of them larger than the average automobile on the streets today, lined 3rd St. between Wells St. and Wisconsin Ave. when this photograph was taken during the winter of 1955. At...
16. Remember When...The school building at 8th and Michigan was brand new? Remember When...The school building at 8th and Michigan was brand new? Eighth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Michigan Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth Ward School (Milwaukee, Wis.); Plankinton School (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth District School (Milwaukee, Wis.); Eighth Street School (Milwaukee, Wis.); North Division Downtown Campus (Milwaukee, Wis.); Urban Day School (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fulton Junior High School Annex (Milwaukee, Wis.); Eighth Street Middle School (Milwaukee, Wis.); School buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Public Schools -- Buildings There were wooden sidewalks, hitching posts and gas lights at 8th and Michigan Streets when this building, now the oldest building in use in the Milwaukee Public School System, was built in 1884. A school...
17. Remember When...The Lakeside Power Plant was a utility pioneer? Remember When...The Lakeside Power Plant was a utility pioneer? Wisconsin Electric Power Company; Lake Drive (St. Francis, Wis.); Wisconsin Electric Power Co. Lakeside Power Plant (St. Francis, Wis.); Power plants -- Wisconsin -- St. Francis A 62-year-old "employe" of the Wisconsin Electric Power Co. will be retired this fall when the Lakeside Power Plant in St. Francis shuts down for good. But there will be a retirement party first, in the...
18. Remember When...homes and shops lined East Michigan St.? Remember When...homes and shops lined East Michigan St.? Michigan Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Jackson Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Contipodero, Theo; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Grocery trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Shoe shiners -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Lewis Center (Milwaukee, Wis.); Francesco Librizzi Boot Black and Shoe Repair (Milwaukee, Wis.); Shoes -- Repairing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Theo Contipodero Grocery (Milwaukee, Wis.) The four identical houses pictured here lined the south side of Michigan St. east of Jackson St. in the late 1910s and early 1920s. Theo Contipodero's neighborhood grocery store was on the first floor...
19. Remember When...the Pabst Theater had an adjoining cafe? Remember When...the Pabst Theater had an adjoining cafe? Pabst Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.); Theaters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Pabst Theater Café (Milwaukee, Wis.); Restaurants -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Blackstone Lunch (Milwaukee, Wis.) Back in the days when a glass of beer cost five cents, a popular spot to quench your thirst was the Pabst Theater Café. The café adjoined the Pabst Theater, built in 1893 as the home of Milwaukee's German...
20. 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...
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