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1. Remember When...Milwaukee had a 'Newspaper Row'? Remember When...Milwaukee had a 'Newspaper Row'? Milwaukee Journal; Newspaper publishing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Newspaper buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse drawn vehicles; Mason Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Broadway Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Press Club; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Quiet House (Milwaukee, Wis.); Roth, Adam During the latter part of the 19th century this scene, looking west from what is now, E. Mason st. and N. Broadway, was part of what was known as " Milwaukee's Newspaper Row." On the corner was Adam Roth's...
2. Remember When...the Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Hospital was new? Remember When...the Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Hospital was new? Sacred Heart Sanitarium (Milwaukee, Wis.); Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Hospital (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hospitals -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Layton Boulevard (Milwaukee, Wis.); Sanatoriums -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; School Sisters of St. Francis (Milwaukee, Wis.) The Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Hospital at 1545 S. Layton Blvd. recently marked its 100th birthday. The building was opened on Dec. 23, 1893, and the picture above probably was taken not long after that....
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...Upper 3rd St. was a thriving shopping area? Remember When...Upper 3rd St. was a thriving shopping area? Shopping districts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Third Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bitker family; Bitker, Pierce; Bitker, Thelma; Clothing trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Stores, Retail -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Inner City Redevelopment Corp. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bitker Gerner Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.) For many years, one of Milwaukee's busiest shopping areas ran along N. 3rd St. for several blocks on either side of North Ave. Stores like Rosenberg's, Grants and Schusters could be found there. After...
5. Remember When...Milwaukee was stopped cold by the blizzard of '47? Remember When...Milwaukee was stopped cold by the blizzard of '47? Blizzards -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Winter -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Snow -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Weather -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Twenty-Seventh Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Brown Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Electric railroads -- Cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The blizzard of Jan. 29-30, 1947, probably was the most memorable ever to hit Milwaukee. Fighting it proved almost impossible, so the city mainly just waited it out. People soon demonstrated their resourcefulness...
6. Remember When...the Milwaukee transit company operated service stations? Remember When...the Milwaukee transit company operated service stations? Badger Auto Service (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company; Service stations -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Gasoline pumps; Water towers; Fond du Lac Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.) Badger Auto Service was formed in the 1920s by the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co. to service and compete with the new mode of transportation - the car. Among other enterprises, Badger operated...
7. Remember When...Fox Film Corp. marked its Silver Jubilee Week? Remember When...Fox Film Corp. marked its Silver Jubilee Week? Modjeska Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.); Modjeska Tog Shop (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mitchell Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Motion picture theaters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Parades -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fox Film Corporation; Automobiles Parades! Milwaukeeans have always enjoyed them, whether it was this summer's grand productions or the more modest spectacle of Oct. 13, 1929, pictured here. A long line of decorated automobiles led by...
8. Remember When...clowns watched over Grand Ave.? Remember When...clowns watched over Grand Ave.? Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Patton Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Builders' and Traders' Exchange Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Kuesel & Puls Jewelers (Milwaukee, Wis.); E. T. Doyn (Milwaukee, Wis.); Summer festivals -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Carnival; Flags; Harry W. Schwartz, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.) This picture shows turn-of -the-century Milwaukee's famed urban order and tranquility. This is a view of the northeast corner of 5th St. and Grand Ave. (W. Wisconsin Ave.) at what is now the Patton Building....
9. Remember When...the Insurance Building made Milwaukee cosmopolitan? Remember When...the Insurance Building made Milwaukee cosmopolitan? Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company -- Buildings; Insurance Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Free Press Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Broadway Building (Milwaukee, Wis.); Broadway (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Office buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Architecture -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; London Hat Shop (Milwaukee, Wis.); Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway Company From 1870 to 1886, this Victorian Gothic building was the home office of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Known first as the Insurance Building, later the Free Press Building and finally the...
10. 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...
11. Remember When...Hartman Furniture went up in smoke? Remember When...Hartman Furniture went up in smoke? Hartman Furniture and Carpet Co., Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.) -- Fire, 1926; Fires -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Plankinton Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee (Wis.) Fire Dept.; Furniture industry and trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fire engines; Adolf Dernehl and Sons Delicatessen (Milwaukee, Wis.) Very little remained of the store that advertised itself as the "world's largest retail furniture dealer" by the afternoon of June 15, 1926. Early that morning, at 3 a.m., a three-alarm fire had broken...
12. Remember When...Burghardt's was a book store? Remember When...Burghardt's was a book store? Burghardt, Charles A.; Burghardt Sporting Goods (Milwaukee, Wis.); C. A. Burghardt Books and Stationery; Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bookstores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The Burghardt Sporting Goods company got its start in business as a bookstore more than 100 years ago. Milwaukee in the 1880s was very German in influence, and German newspapers and books were sold along...
13. 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...
14. Remember When...jitneys for hire greeted visitors to Milwaukee? Remember When...jitneys for hire greeted visitors to Milwaukee? Michigan Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Third Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); 4th Ward Square (Milwaukee, Wis.); Pere Marquette Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Zeidler Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Zeidler Union Square (Milwaukee, Wis.); Buses -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee When interurban passengers arrived at the Public Service Building at N. 3rd and W. Michigan Sts. in about 1910, this was the view of Milwaukee that greeted them. After leaving the electric train terminal,...
15. Remember When...Chapman's was rebuilt after a fire? Remember When...Chapman's was rebuilt after a fire? T. A. Chapman (Firm); Department stores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fires -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Construction and demolition debris -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This photograph shows the beginning of work to rebuild the T.A. Chapman department store after it was almost totally destroyed by fire on Oct. 23, 1884. A newspaper account of the blaze reported: "The...
16. Remember When...Hartman's burned? Remember When...Hartman's burned? Hartman's Furniture and Carpet Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.) -- Fires, 1926; Fires -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee (Wis.) Fire Dept.; Milwaukee River (Wis.); Fireboats -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The building that contained Hartman's Furniture and Carpet Co. was destroyed by fire on June 15, 1926. Eleven engine companies, five ladder companies, two fireboats - MFD 15 is shown here - with a manpower...
17. Remember When...WTVW-TV signed on the air? Remember When...WTVW-TV signed on the air? WTVW-TV (Milwaukee, Wis.); WISN-TV (Milwaukee, Wis.); Thirteenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Villard Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Television stations -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Television -- Transmitters and transmission; Automobiles; Tents It may not look like much, but this was the beginning of television in Milwaukee for station WTVW - which went on to become WISN-TV, Channel 12 - on Oct. 27, 1954. The station had a temporary 300 foot...
18. Remember When...Milwaukee celebrated Milwaukee at a carnival? Remember When...Milwaukee celebrated Milwaukee at a carnival? First Wisconsin National Bank; Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee Carnival; Parades -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bank buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles; Bicycles; Pabst Brewing Company; Flags; Holiday decorations; Cobblestone roads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This picture was taken of the flag bedecked Wisconsin National Bank, on the northwest corner of what is now N. Water St. and E. Wisconsin Ave., during the second Milwaukee Carnival in 1899. The first one...
19. Remember When...The Journal was three cents a copy? Remember When...The Journal was three cents a copy? Kline, Marshall; Kline, Norman; Twenty Third Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Clybourn Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wagons; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Paperboys -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee journal. Newspaper carriers have always needed an efficient way to haul their papers - bags and bicycles, friends and parents have all helped. Here Marshall Kline (right) an "off duty" paper boy used his Milwaukee...
20. Remember When...sidewalks were made of wood? Remember When...sidewalks were made of wood? Third Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Schultz, Ida Sandlers; Schultz, Elizabeth Sandlers; Schultz, Lydia; Arnold, Lydia; Fred Schultz; Meat industry and trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Sidewalks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This foursome - posed in front of the family store and residence at 769 3rd St. (later 2213 N. 3rd St.) - looked a little resigned about being photographed, especially with work aprons covering their long...
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