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1. 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....
2. 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...
3. 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...
4. 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...
5. 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...
6. 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...
7. Remember When...a winery stood on Forest Home Ave.? Remember When...a winery stood on Forest Home Ave.? Janesville Plank Road (Milwaukee, Wis.); Forest Home Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Root Creek (Wis.); Morgan Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Lieber, Heinrich; Wineries -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee The winery of Heinrich Lieber stood on the Janesville Plank Road, now W. Forest Home Ave., near the turn of the century. This winery was open all year round, with people even coming by sled to buy wine....
8. Remember When...pork steak was 11c per pound? Remember When...pork steak was 11c per pound? Lincoln Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Jos. Smith Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Grocery trade -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee It has been many years since numbers like 3, 7 and 11 referred to the cost per pound of meat. But these were the prices which were advertised by the Jos. Smith Co., which owned the market pictured above....
9. Remember When...Division st. was home to the German market? Remember When...Division st. was home to the German market? Division Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Juneau Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Markets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Germans -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; German-Americans -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; City Market (Milwaukee, Wis.) The East Division Street Market (on what is now E. Juneau av.) was "downtown" for Milwaukee's German population between about 1870 and 1920. Here, the German housewives could buy produce, eggs, Schmierkaes...
10. Remember When...wagon wheels were plentiful in the carriage age? Remember When...wagon wheels were plentiful in the carriage age? Carriage and wagon making -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse-drawn vehicles; C. Abresh Carriage and Wagon Works; C. Abresch Carriage and Wagon Works; Poplar Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Fourth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); McKinley Avenue (Milwaukee, Wis.); Badger Pump Factory; Abresch Auto Body Ltd.; Blacksmiths -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Carriage and wagon building and repairing was a booming business for many years in Milwaukee. Until the automobile, almost every family had one of these hand made carriers. This was the C. Abresh Carriage...
11. Remember When...West park had a bandstand? Remember When...West park had a bandstand? West Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Washington Park (Milwaukee, Wis.); Parks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Bandstands -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee Until 1900, Washington park was known as West park. Pictured above is the bandstand in the park as it appeared in the fall of 1912, 24 years before the present band shell was dedicated. Land for West park...
12. 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...
13. Remember When...Wauwatosa's village looked like this? Remember When...Wauwatosa's village looked like this? Wauwatosa (Wis.); Harwood Avenue (Wauwatosa, Wis.); State Street (Wauwatosa, Wis.); Street-railroads -- Wisconsin -- Wauwatosa; Streets -- Wisconsin -- Wauwatosa The time: Shortly after the turn of the century. The place: Harwood av. looking south to State st. in Wauwatosa. The streets were unpaved and residents made their daily rounds in horse drawn wagons and...
14. Remember When...the Hillside Terrace housing project was built? Remember When...the Hillside Terrace housing project was built? Sixth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Ninth Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Galena Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Vliet Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Public housing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Housing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Low-income housing -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Hillside Terrace Development (Milwaukee, Wis.); Baensch Food Products, Inc. (Milwaukee, Wis.); Construction and demolition debris -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Automobiles; Horse-drawn vehicles The Hillside public housing development replaced some of Milwaukee's worst slums, which long had been ignored. These photos were taken when work began in 1948 and when the project neared completion in...
15. Remember When...City Hall was towerless? Remember When...City Hall was towerless? City Hall (Milwaukee, Wis.); City halls -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Municipal buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Public buildings -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Milwaukee (Wis.) -- Aerial photographs Workers hadn’t yet completed the ornate tower and cupola on City Hall when a high-climbing photographer took his picture in 1895 from the roof of the since-demolished Pabst Building on E. Wisconsin Ave....
16. 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...
17. 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...
18. Remember When...Wells St. was lined with lovely mansions like these? Remember When...Wells St. was lined with lovely mansions like these? Wells Street (Milwaukee, Wis.); Architecture, Domestic -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Sidewalks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Railroad tracks -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Horse railroads -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee; Mansions -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee We often forget that Milwaukee is an old city. This photograph, taken in 1885, shows some beautiful Victorian homes along W. Wells St. near 24th St. The sidewalks were wooden in those days, and no automobiles...
19. 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....
20. Remember When...Milwaukeeans enjoyed summer weekends at Ravenna? Remember When...Milwaukeeans enjoyed summer weekends at Ravenna? Ravenna Park (Shorewood, Wis.); Hubbard Park (Shorewood, Wis.); Mineral Springs Park (Shorewood, Wis.); Wonderland (Shorewood, Wis.); Amusement parks -- Wisconsin -- Shorewood This picture, taken in 1912, shows people entering Ravenna Park for some summer fun. The private amusement emporium was the last in a series of predecessors to Hubbard Park, a retreat on the east bank...
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