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1. Remember When...a pagoda stood in Schlitz park? Remember When...a pagoda stood in Schlitz park? Schlitz Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Eighth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Walnut Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Pagodas; Quentin's Park (Milwaukee, Wis.) Schlitz park, complete with 250 gas lights, was one of the city's most popular outdoor beer gardens in the gay nineties. Located on 8th and Walnut sts., where Roosevelt junior high school and Carver park...
2. Remember When...6th st. was bricked? Remember When...6th st. was bricked? Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Roads -- Design and construction -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Pavements, Brick -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The block between what is now W. State st. and W. Highland av. had just received a new brick surface when this picture was taken in 1905. The crew took time off after the job was completed to pose with...
3. 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...
4. Remember When...horses were common in the city? Remember When...horses were common in the city? Blizzards -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Snow -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Winter -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Weather -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Twenty-fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Horses; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee On Jan. 29 and 30, 1947, Milwaukee was paralyzed by more than 18 inches of snow, with drifts as high as 15 feet. Thousands were stranded at work. It took six days to dig out, and the city was not fully...
5. Remember When...Riverside High School was being built? Remember When...Riverside High School was being built? Riverside High School (Milwaukee, Wis.); School buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Public Schools -- Buildings; Locust Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Schools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Construction and demolition debris -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee When a photographer set up his camera in the middle of Locust St. between the streetcar tracks on a quiet November day in 1913, construction of Riverside High had been under way for some time. Designed...
6. Remember When...men, horses and steam built railroads? Remember When...men, horses and steam built railroads? Mill Road (Milwaukee, Wis.); Sixty-Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Chicago and North Western Railway Company; Railroads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles This picture, taken in 1910, shows a railroad bed being prepared in the then-rural area south of present-day Mill Rd. and 64th St. Crews from the Chicago & North Western Railroad built a right-of-way using...
7. 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...
8. Remember When...the Plankinton building was new? Remember When...the Plankinton building was new? Plankinton Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Plankinton Arcade (Milwaukee, Wis.); Edward E. Gillen (Firm) (Milwaukee, Wis.); Shopping malls -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Arcades -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); West Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Plankinton Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.) The Grand Avenue Mall is celebrating its first anniversary, but the heart of the mall, the Plankinton Arcade, has been having anniversaries for many years. This is a view of the Plankinton building under...
9. Remember When...baseball's opening day was at Borchert Field? Remember When...baseball's opening day was at Borchert Field? Borchert Field (Milwaukee, Wis.); Athletic Field (Milwaukee, Wis.); Eighth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Chambers Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Baseball fields -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Brewers (Baseball team : 1902-1952); Baseball -- History -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles The trees were still bare, but spring had arrived - baseball fans filled Borchert Field. Once called Athletic Field, Borchert, located on the northeast corner of N. 8th and W. Chambers Sts., was the home...
10. Remember When...the Senn home housed Holy Angels academy? Remember When...the Senn home housed Holy Angels academy? Twelfth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Cedar Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Senn, Nicholas; Holy Angels Academy (Milwaukee, Wis.); Schools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Catholic schools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Holy Angels High School (Milwaukee, Wis.); Kilbourn Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.) Back in the early 1890s the residential area near what is now N. 12th st. and W. Wisconsin av. was growing rapidly, and it was decided that the area needed a school to meet the needs of Catholic youth....
11. Remember When...the Wells Building was new? Remember When...the Wells Building was new? Wells Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Office buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Wells, Daniel, 1808-1902 In 1901 when Daniel Wells Jr. erected the Wells Building at 324 E. Wisconsin Ave., he recalled hunting quail at this location. The building was originally 15 stories high, but two or more stories were...
12. 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...
13. Remember When...the Arena opened? Remember When...the Arena opened? Milwaukee Arena; Arenas -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Exhibition buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Square dancing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Crowds A weeklong program of events marked the opening of Milwaukee's new Arena in 1950. From April 9 through April 15, variety shows were presented each night featuring such entertainers as Frances Langford,...
14. 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,...
15. Remember When...the Memorial Center site looked like this? Remember When...the Memorial Center site looked like this? Lincoln Memorial Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Aerial photographs; Lincoln Memorial Drive (Milwaukee, Wis.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Statues -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Statues -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Head bowed, the Lincoln statue stood at the grand staircase of Lincoln Memorial bridge. The 10 and a half foot, 3,000 pound bronze statue had been placed there in 1934, after 20 years of fund collecting...
16. Remember When...the Auditorium was new? Remember When...the Auditorium was new? Milwaukee Auditorium (Milwaukee, Wis.); Auditoriums -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Arts facilities -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Centers for the performing arts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Exhibition buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This photograph is from a 1912 flyer touting the virtues of the then three year old Milwaukee Auditorium. It describes the main hall as one that could be "cleared for exhibition purposes" with floor space...
17. Remember When...the 1940 deluge began? Remember When...the 1940 deluge began? Floods -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; United States Highway 41; Roads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Weather -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee A weekend rainfall of nearly six inches created this flood scene and many others like it in the Milwaukee area June 21-23, 1940. Autos sloshed through water-covered roads in many spots, such as this view...
18. Remember When...the Evening Wisconsin was published? Remember When...the Evening Wisconsin was published? Michigan Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Evening Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Wisconsin News, Milwaukee; Newspaper publishing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Newspaper buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This red brick building on the northeast corner of E. Michigan and N. Milwaukee Sts. once housed the offices of the Evening Wisconsin, a daily newspaper that had begun publication in 1847. Its first editor,...
19. Remember When...the Tripoli Temple was being "domed"? Remember When...the Tripoli Temple was being "domed"? Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Freemasons -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America. Tripoli Temple (Milwaukee, Wis.) That shape could only belong to the bulbous dome of the Tripoli Temple, 3000 W. Wisconsin Ave. The lodge building was designed by Clas, Shepherd and Clas, Milwaukee, and was built in 1928 by Milwaukee...
20. Remember When...suckling pigs were 17c a pound? Remember When...suckling pigs were 17c a pound? Tenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Emil Blaskovics Meat Market (Milwaukee, Wis.); Meat industry and trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Barosich, Lawrence; Barosich, Mary; Blaskovics, Antonia; Blaskovics, Emil; Schondel, William Today's high meat prices cause many to think back very fondly to the days when a dollar bought a lot at the butcher shop. It has been many years since numbers like 8, 15 and 17 referred to the cost of...
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