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81. Remember When...the Ferguson home graced Milwaukee st.? Remember When...the Ferguson home graced Milwaukee st.? Milwaukee Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Ferguson, David; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Architecture, Victorian -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee For many years this stately residence, located on what is now the 1100 block of N. Milwaukee st., was the home of the David Ferguson family. Ferguson was a prominent Milwaukee banker who joined the staff...
82. 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...
83. Remember When...winters were considerably worse than this one? Remember When...winters were considerably worse than this one? Electric railroads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Oakland Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Winter -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Weather -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Snow -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee With several mild winters under our belts, it may be in order to remember the really blustery weather. Here’s the delightful winter of 1947. This photo, taken on Jan. 3 of that year, shows a Route 15...
84. Remember When...the famous Milk Jug restaurant was on Blue Mound Rd.? Remember When...the famous Milk Jug restaurant was on Blue Mound Rd.? Golden Guernsey Dairy Co-operative; Blue Mound Road (Milwaukee, Wis.); Dairy barns -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Restaurants -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Dairying -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Golden Guernsey Dairy's unique "milk jug" was a Blue Mound Road attraction from the late 1930s to the early 1960s. The solidly utilitarian building in the foreground served as a restaurant. Its most popular...
85. Remember When...the Civic Center was yet to come? Remember When...the Civic Center was yet to come? Milwaukee County Courthouse; Courthouses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Kilbourn Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Civic Center Plaza (Milwaukee, Wis.); Automobiles This 1940 photo shows the County Courthouse surrounded by a jumble of apartment buildings, houses, billboards and a service station - a far cry from today's Civic Center Plaza. The courthouse in the photo...
86. Remember When...the streetcars passed by NML? Remember When...the streetcars passed by NML? Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company -- Buildings; Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Gas Light Company -- Buildings; Electric railroads -- Cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Corporations -- Headquarters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Wisconsin Gas Company -- Buildings; We Energies -- Buildings; Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.) This photo, taken in 1914, shows a streetcar headed for N. 35th St., then the far West Side, after having just passed Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co.'s newly opened headquarters building. The structure,...
87. 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...
88. Remember When...you could fill up for a buck and get change? Remember When...you could fill up for a buck and get change? Service stations -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Thirty-Fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Villard Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Kraetsch, Charlie (Red); Rosie's Sealicious Seafood (Milwaukee, Wis.); Menos Jewelers and Merchandisers, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.) Charlie (Red) Kraetsch operated his Standard Oil station on the northeast corner of 35th Villard for a number of years. The Menos Jewelry store now occupies the site. This photo, taken in the early 1930s,...
89. Remember When...banks looked like temples? Remember When...banks looked like temples? Marshall & Ilsley Corporation; Bank buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Banks and banking -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Office equipment and supplies -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Office decoration -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The old Marshall & Ilsley Bank, 721 N. Water St, was built when banks tried to present an image of security and safety. Massive solidity and quiet dignity were stressed, not today's friendly openness....
90. 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...
91. Remember When...St. John's cathedral was without a tower? Remember When...St. John's cathedral was without a tower? St. John's Cathedral (Milwaukee, Wis.); Catholic church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Churches -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Jackson Street (Milwaukee, Wis.) Because he knew that early Milwaukeeans could not afford the necessary funds for the cathedral he envisioned for the city, Archbishop Martin J. Henni requested money from such far places as Mexico, Cuba,...
92. Remember When...the Kilbourn Avenue bridge opened? Remember When...the Kilbourn Avenue bridge opened? Kilbourn Avenue Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Kilbourn Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Automobiles; Milwaukee River (Wis.) Built at a cost of $757,000, the 250-foot-long Kilbourn Avenue bridge was finally dedicated and opened on June 15, 1929. Citizens' groups had petitioned for a bridge spanning old Cedar and Biddle Streets...
93. 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...
94. Remember When...Mitchell Field looked like this? Remember When...Mitchell Field looked like this? Aero Services Milwaukee (Milwaukee, Wis.); Airport terminals -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee County Airport; General Mitchell Field (Milwaukee County, Wis.); Airports -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee County; Howell Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Layton Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.) Now the home of the Aero Services Milwaukee, this much-remodeled building served as Milwaukee's airport terminal from 1940 to 1955. The first Milwaukee County Airport was established in 1919, on the site...
95. Remember When...the 'family room' looked like this? Remember When...the 'family room' looked like this? Smith, Amos A. L.; Lawyers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Music rooms and equipment -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Living rooms -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Interior decoration -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Imagine! No television, VCR, stereo, CD player, boom box, computer or even radio. Perhaps a telephone in the back of the house somewhere, but otherwise only books, art items and the piano - quiet, refined...
96. Remember When...'Music Under the Stars' was young? Remember When...'Music Under the Stars' was young? Blatz Temple of Music (Milwaukee, Wis.); Washington Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Concert programs -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Music Under the Stars; Bandstands -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Crowds The Milwaukee County Park Commission's "Music Under the Stars" series celebrates its 50th anniversary this season. The first concert was held Aug. 10, 1938, when Gilbert and Sullivan's "Gondoliers" played...
97. Remember When...the site was prepared for the Blue Cross/Blue Shield building? Remember When...the site was prepared for the Blue Cross/Blue Shield building? Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Michigan Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association; Blue Cross and Blue Shield United of Wisconsin; Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Robert Hall (Firm); Park Hotel (Milwaukee, Wis.); Royal Hotel (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hotels -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Office buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Corporations -- Headquarters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Zeidler Union Park (Milwaukee, Wis.) The block bounded by 4th and Michigan Sts. is shown here in the mid-1970s on the verge of its transformation into the site for the Blue Cross/Blue Shield United building. The low, plain building in the...
98. Remember When...Milwaukee had a Lincoln Library? Remember When...Milwaukee had a Lincoln Library? Milwaukee Public Library. Lincoln Library; Libraries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Public libraries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Library buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Eighth Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Thirteenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.) The Lincoln Library branch of the Milwaukee Public Library was opened in 1924 at what was then 985 Eighth Ave., largely to serve the working class Polish people who settled in the area. The entire book...
99. Remember When...the Jahrmarkt was an annual event? Remember When...the Jahrmarkt was an annual event? National Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Grove Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Marshall Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fairs -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Kuhnmuench, Frank J.; Jahrmarkt (Milwaukee, Wis.) Around the turn of the century Milwaukeeans gathered at W. National av. and Grove st. (also known as Marshall st.; now S. 5th st.) for the "Jahrmarkt," the annual street fair. Outdoor booths lined the...
100. Remember When...Newberry Blvd. was being developed? Remember When...Newberry Blvd. was being developed? Newberry Boulevard (Milwaukee, Wis.); Lake Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Goldberg, B. M.; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Gardens -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles This is a post card-type picture, printed in Germany around 1905, of fashionable Newberry Blvd. on Milwaukee's East Side. A uniformed chauffeur drives a prosperous young family past the richly planted...
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