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1. Remember When...old world gardens adorned Convent Hill? Remember When...old world gardens adorned Convent Hill? School Sisters of Notre Dame (Milwaukee, Wis.); Convents -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Schools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fountains -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Towers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Clocks and watches -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee King Louis I of Bavaria was among those who lent financial support to the Notre Dame Sisters so they could build a castlelike convent complex in 1851 on Milwaukee's lower east side. The "Convent on the...
2. 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...
3. 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...
4. Remember When...passengers shivered when the Wells st. viaduct quivered? Remember When...passengers shivered when the Wells st. viaduct quivered? Street-railroads (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wells Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Viaducts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Menomonee River Valley (Wis.); Milwaukee Bridge and Iron Works; Wells Street Viaduct (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee and Wauwatosa Motor Railway Although it was part of the Milwaukee scene until the 1960's, this picture recalls some of the earlier days of the old Wells st. viaduct. For 70 years this lengthy span carried a succession of chugging...
5. Remember When...South Side Savings Served Milwaukee? Remember When...South Side Savings Served Milwaukee? South Side Savings Bank (Milwaukee, Wis.); Banks and banking -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bank buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Reed Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Oregon Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Second Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hotel Knoeppel (Milwaukee, Wis.) It did not appear too imposing, housed in a building with a saloon, dentist, hotel and other small businesses, but the South Side Savings Bank was regarded as one of the foremost institutions of its type...
6. Remember When...Broadway and Wisconsin looked like this? Remember When...Broadway and Wisconsin looked like this? Broadway Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Central business districts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tailors -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Clothing trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; J. G. Lee and Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); H. M. Benjamin Coal and Coke (Milwaukee, Wis.); Eastman Coal Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bon Bon Confectionery Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Miller and Breitwisch, Photographers (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bailey and Esser Company (Milwaukee, Wis.); Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railroad Company Where today the Railway Exchange building stands, a number of small Milwaukee firms did business back in the 1890s. On the corner of what is now W. Wisconsin av. and N. Broadway was John G. Lee and Co.,...
7. Remember When...the Axtell House was one of the city's finest? Remember When...the Axtell House was one of the city's finest? Axtell House (Milwaukee, Wis.); Walker's Point (Milwaukee, Wis.); Water Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Ferry Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hotels -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The original Axtell House was erected by William Axtell in the spring of 1860. Located at Walker's point on the corner of S. Water and Ferry st., it was remodeled and improved several times until 1872...
8. Remember When...the Petit home graced Prospect av.? Remember When...the Petit home graced Prospect av.? Petit, Louis J.; Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Prospect Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); American Legion. Alonzo Cudworth Post No. 23 (Milwaukee, Wis.); Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The square Petit mansion, built in 1899 by Louis J. Petit, then president of the old Wisconsin National bank, was one of the finest examples of classical architecture in Milwaukee and the scene of many...
9. Remember When...Shorewood was known as 'Cementville'? Remember When...Shorewood was known as 'Cementville'? Shorewood (Wis.); Cement industries -- Wisconsin -- Shorewood Back in 1875, J.R. Berthelet discovered that limestone found in the area now included in the village of Shorewood was ideal for making natural cement. One year later a plant for the manufacture of the...
10. Remember When...hay was sold in Haymarket Square? Remember When...hay was sold in Haymarket Square? Fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Poplar Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); McKinley Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Haymarket Square (Milwaukee, Wis.); Markets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee In the days before the advent of the automobile, Haymarket Square was truly a hay market. Farmers from the surrounding counties brought wagon loads of hay to the square, located at N. 5th and W. Poplar...
11. 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...
12. 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...
13. Remember When...Van Ells Drug Store was in business? Remember When...Van Ells Drug Store was in business? Van Ells, Henry M.; Van Ells Drug Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fond du Lac Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Drugstores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Family Dental Center (Milwaukee, Wis.) Henry M. Van Ells started his career as a pharmacist at the Hassinger and Van Ells Drug Store on Forest Home Ave. in 1892. Later that decade, he moved to Mitchell St., and from there to National Ave. in...
14. Remember When...Johnston hospital was open? Remember When...Johnston hospital was open? Johnston Emergency Hospital (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hospitals -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Third Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Sycamore Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Michigan Street (Milwaukee, Wis.) When Johnston emergency hospital was organized in May, 1888, by members of the Bartlett Clinical club, the old central police station, located on Broadway just north of Mason st. was its first quarters....
15. Remember When...a fire station became the Center Street Library? Remember When...a fire station became the Center Street Library? Center Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Public libraries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Library buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Public Library. Center Street Library.; Fire stations -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Libraries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Savoy Theater (Milwaukee, Wis The Center Street Library moved from its building at 2620 W. Center St. May 26 after more than 50 years to a new $1.8-million structure a block away. This picture was taken about the time the old library...
16. 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...
17. 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,...
18. 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...
19. 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...
20. 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...
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