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1. Remember When...the Union Depot was in the heart of town? Remember When...the Union Depot was in the heart of town? Union Depot (Milwaukee, Wis.); Reed Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Second Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Railroad stations -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles The old Union Depot was built in 1866 at the foot of Reed St. ( S. 2nd) and was Milwaukee's principal railroad "port of entry." H. Russell Austin, in "The Milwaukee Story," described the area: "The street...
2. Remember When...planes took off in Washington Park? Remember When...planes took off in Washington Park? Washington Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Airplanes, Military; Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Airshows -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee As the World War I fighter planes flew overhead there were cheers from Milwaukeeans below, because the "bombs" they were dropping were sheaves of Victory Loan Drive literature. The US Flying Circus, consisting...
3. Remember When...Elkdom's Lodge was built? Remember When...Elkdom's Lodge was built? Elks (Fraternal order). Milwaukee Lodge No. 46 (Wis.); Prospect Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Jefferson Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Sidewalk superintendents must have had a field day when the nine story Elks Club building went up in 1924, gracing Milwaukee's lakefront skyline. The fraternal lodge was one of the most spacious in the...
4. Remember When...few wanted hospitals nearby? Remember When...few wanted hospitals nearby? Milwaukee Hospital; Lutheran Hospital of Milwaukee, Inc.; Twenty-second Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hospitals -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee This 20 room mansion, without paved street, sidewalk, running water or electricity, served as the first building for Milwaukee Hospital, the present day Lutheran Hospital of Milwaukee, Inc. Located on...
5. 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...
6. Remember When...Milwaukee acquired 'breathing spots'? Remember When...Milwaukee acquired 'breathing spots'? Washington Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Outdoor recreation -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee If one would but visit "the stifling alleys of any great city" he would "appreciate that the task of providing a great town with beautiful parks is one of the most grateful in the world; but it also becomes...
7. Remember When...Grand Ave. had a swinging bridge? Remember When...Grand Ave. had a swinging bridge? Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles; Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; George Ziegler Company; Ziegler Candy, Inc. Where there's a bridge, there's a traffic jam. Even in the 1880s, horses, wagons and people had to bide their time while the Grand Ave. (Wisconsin Ave.) bridge swung around to permit passage of a boat....
8. Remember When...a ski jump rose in Gordon Park? Remember When...a ski jump rose in Gordon Park? Gordon Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Skis and skiing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Outdoor recreation -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Ski Club Neither drizzle, nor warm weather, nor a freak thunderstorm could dampen the enthusiasm of the 20,000 spectators drawn to this event - the first annual ski tournament, Feb. 8, 1925, in Gordon Park. Skiing...
9. Remember When...the statue of Lincoln stood here? Remember When...the statue of Lincoln stood here? Lincoln Memorial Drive (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Lincoln Memorial Drive Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Statues -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Where the War Memorial Building stands today was once a memorial to Abraham Lincoln. A movement to commemorate the life of the great American statesman began in 1916, and a campaign to raise funds for...
10. Remember When...tin shops carried household necessities? Remember When...tin shops carried household necessities? Max Fischer Tin Shop; Thirty-fifth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Villard Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Hardware stores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Tinsmiths -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Fischer, Eric; Fischer, Hattie; Fischer, Max In this day of Teflon and aluminum it's hard to imagine a time when pots and pans and cookware were mostly tin and enamel. Another must in every home was a lantern, such as those displayed in the window...
11. 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...
12. Remember When...ice skaters jammed the Milwaukee River? Remember When...ice skaters jammed the Milwaukee River? Outdoor recreation -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Skating; Milwaukee River (Wis.); Milwaukee Woolen Mills; Locust Street Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Folsom Street Bridge (Milwaukee, Wis.); Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Hundreds of Milwaukeeans were silhouetted against the ice of the Milwaukee River on this chilly Sunday afternoon of Jan. 10, 1897. Today the only river area sanctioned for skating is a sheltered bay inlet...
13. Remember When...the streetcar 'bent the corner 'round?' Remember When...the streetcar 'bent the corner 'round?' Street-railroads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Plankinton Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Pavements, Brick -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Gimbel Brothers; Department stores -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The cluster of weary shoppers and office workers waiting on the safety island for the No. 19 streetcar at the corner of N. Plankinton and W. Wisconsin Ave. was a familiar sight for many years in downtown...
14. Remember When...homes along the Menomonee River Pkwy. were out in the country? Remember When...homes along the Menomonee River Pkwy. were out in the country? One-hundredth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Meinecke Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Menomonee River Parkway (Milwaukee, Wis.); Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee In the late 1800s and early 1900s this magnificent home, located at N. 100th St. and W. Meinecke Ave., was a country house for a Milwaukee family. In those days anything west of N. 35th St. meant sparsely...
15. Remember When...Thanksgiving dinners were made from scratch? Remember When...Thanksgiving dinners were made from scratch? Retzer Bros.; Grocery trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Twenty-first Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); National Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Retzer, Albert; Retzer, Bernard The pumpkin on the doorstep and the wishbones on the window of Retzer Bros. Quality Grocers reminded shoppers in 1908 that the feast was rapidly approaching. The Gold Medal Flour window display was another...
16. Remember When...baseball fans rode the streetcar? Remember When...baseball fans rode the streetcar? Street-railroads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Baseball -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Trolley cars -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company Opening day at County Stadium, with its parking lots teeming with automobiles, is a far cry from the good old days when the majority of fans boarded the trolley to root for the home team. Extra streetcars,...
17. Remember When...sidewalk billboards advertised coming attractions? Remember When...sidewalk billboards advertised coming attractions? Crow's Nest (Milwaukee, Wis.); Tenth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Kilbourn Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Theatrical posters, American; Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Advertising, outdoor -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The year, 1909, was a time of many theaters, beer halls and taprooms in the growing city of Milwaukee. The Alhambra, a favorite showplace, advertised on this billboard "a new play and specialities every...
18. Remember When...the movies cost a dime? Remember When...the movies cost a dime? Pastime Theater (Milwaukee, Wis.); Greenfield Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Motion picture theaters -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee And the price of admission - a nickel for children, a dime for adults - included more than just movies. When the old Greenfield Theater changed hands in 1930, it became the Pastime Theater. The versatile...
19. Remember When...the "Magnificent Mile" opened? 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...
20. Remember When...the "west" Menomonee River Valley was bridged? Remember When...the "west" Menomonee River Valley was bridged? Menomonee River Valley (Wis.); Grand Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Viaducts -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bridges -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Grand Avenue Viaduct (Milwaukee, Wis.); Wisconsin Avenue Viaduct (Milwaukee, Wis.) It took some four years and over a half million dollars to complete the massive project, but Milwaukee and the Town of Wauwatosa were more conveniently linked in 1911 when the Grand Avenue (now W. Wisconsin...
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