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1. Remember When...UWM parking was plentiful? Remember When...UWM parking was plentiful? University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee -- Buildings; Automobiles; Universities and colleges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Darling, William; Bussewitz, M. A. This was the sum total of automobiles used in 1913 by the faculty and students of the State Normal School of Milwaukee, which is now the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. These six Fords, three Dodges...
2. Remember When...Milwaukee doctors studied here? Remember When...Milwaukee doctors studied here? Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons -- Buildings; Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Reservoir Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Marquette University; Marquette University -- Buildings; Universities and colleges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Medical colleges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons was incorporated in May 1893. It was first located on N. 25th and W. Walnut sts., but in 1898 it occupied this structure designed especially for it. The...
3. Remember When...billboards surrounded the Milwaukee public library? Remember When...billboards surrounded the Milwaukee public library? Milwaukee Public Library (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Public libraries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Library buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Scourge of beautification committees! When the Milwaukee public library and museum building went up during the mid 1890s, it was surrounded by nothing but commercial advertising. (Today art students are...
4. Remember When...Milwaukee had pedestrian tunnels like this? Remember When...Milwaukee had pedestrian tunnels like this? Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Thirteenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Pedestrian areas -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marquette University; Traffic engineering -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Once automobiles became popular, cities had to do something about protecting pedestrians from the machines. This pedestrian subway at 13th St. and Wisconsin Ave. was built to allow people to walk across...
5. 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...
6. 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...
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...St. John's School for the Deaf looked like a monastery? Remember When...St. John's School for the Deaf looked like a monastery? St. John's School for the Deaf (St. Francis, Wis.); Schools -- Wisconsin -- St. Francis; School buildings -- Wisconsin -- St. Francis; Kinnickinnic Avenue (St. Francis, Wis.) St. John's School for the Deaf has been part of Milwaukee for more than 100 years. Founded in 1876, the original school building was erected at the St. Francis location about 1880. The school survived...
9. 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....
10. 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,...
11. Remember When...University School was on Hartford Ave.? Remember When...University School was on Hartford Ave.? Hartford Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); University School of Milwaukee (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee University School -- Buildings; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee -- Buildings; Schools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Engelmann Hall (Milwaukee, Wis.); Automobiles Milwaukee University School was founded in 1851 as the Milwaukee Educational Association by wealthy German families who sought more comprehensive educational facilities than were then available to their...
12. Remember When...vocational school attendance first boomed? Remember When...vocational school attendance first boomed? Milwaukee Vocational School; Schools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Trade schools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; School shops -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Shoes These students in a shoe bottoming class were bent over their work when the photographer came around the Milwaukee Vocational School in 1946. Signs and posters on the walls reminded them of the fine points...
13. Remember When...the library and museum generated their own power? Remember When...the library and museum generated their own power? Ruck, Frederick C.; Milwaukee Public Library (Milwaukee, Wis.); Steam-boilers Seated at his rolltop desk is the late Frederick C. Ruck, chief engineer. He ran the "power plant" in the Central Library and Museum building at 8th and Wisconsin for 40 years - from 1905 until he retired...
14. Remember When...the School of Engineering was on Winnebago St.? Remember When...the School of Engineering was on Winnebago St.? Winnebago Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Milwaukee School of Engineering -- Buildings; Engineering schools -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Universities and colleges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Engineers -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Students came in all sizes to attend the School of Engineering of Milwaukee. All wore a sort of uniform back then - a three piece suit plus hat. This 1907 picture shows a group of engineers-to-be in front...
15. Remember When...college students capered at Cracker-Jacks Park? Remember When...college students capered at Cracker-Jacks Park? Cracker-Jacks Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Richards Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Dentists -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Outdoor recreation -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Kuhm, Herbert W.; Toussaint, Gilbert; Frey, John; Gerber, Harry; Sturm, Alex; Jambor, MacKinley These frisky fellows, pictured in 1919 enjoying their nickel beers, are members of the Marquette University Dental School banner four year class of 1921. In those days, Cracker-Jacks Park, located on N....
16. Remember When...Hotel La Salle served Milwaukee? Remember When...Hotel La Salle served Milwaukee? Hotel La Salle (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hotels -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Marquette University -- Buildings; Eleventh Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Robert Reisinger and Company; Chris. Schroeder and Son Company The Hotel La Salle offered luxury accommodations to Milwaukee's visitors when it opened its doors to the public in 1929. Leisurely meals were served in the dining room, where the orchestra probably tried...
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