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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...
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Remember When...the "Magnificent Mile" opened?
Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Aerial photographs; Riverside Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.); Theaters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Central business districts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Crowds -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
Summer, 1951, witnessed another leap forward in downtown Milwaukee when the improvement of Wisconsin Ave. from N. Jackson to N. 11th was completed. The street was touted as Milwaukee's showcase and billed...
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Remember When...church and bell tower parted company?
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (Milwaukee, Wis.); Twenty-seventh Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Anglican church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Church buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
The photographer caught the action at just the right moment, and if it weren't for the crane visible on the right, one might think this photo was depicting a true act of God. Spring cleanup fever was responsible...
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Remember When...streetcars needed shoveling out?
Walnut Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Charles Cowalsky & Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Winter -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Weather -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Snow removal -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
In January, 1910, when this picture was taken, snow shovelers were busy in front of Charles Cowalsky & Co. livery, 605-609 Walnut (later 607-609 W. Walnut), clearing the path for car No. 196. In 1910,...
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Remember When...the big snow of '47 buried Milwaukee?
Kilbourn Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Snow -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Winter -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Weather -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Blizzards -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee
"We're going to have some nasty weather," warned weatherman Howard J. Thompson, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 1947, and he didn't know how right he was! Less than 48 hours later, Milwaukee was buried under 18.1...
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Remember When...'turtles' guided Milwaukee traffic?
Kinnickinnic Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Lincoln Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Pavements, Brick -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Traffic signs and signals -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles
An island in this sea of rails and bricks at Kinnickinnic and Lincoln Avenues in 1926 was the "turtle," also known as the "button" and "mushroom," which was located throughout Milwaukee streets as a traffic...
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