It was also Johnson St. and Prairie St. before its name changed.
It was also Johnson St. and Prairie St. before its name changed. Back to the full article.
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Highland Was Known as “Sauerkruat Boulevard” but even better known as “Sauerkraut Boulevard”.
@Gary Thanks. I saw that one a second too late.. Fixed.
Heh Carl, Frederick Miller had already passd on before Highland Blvd was commissioned as the City’s first public parkway in 1896. It was Ernest Miller who lived on Highland. Maybe you are thinking of Fred Pabst Jr who actually did live there. It was only called Sauerkraut Blvd between N29th & N33rd as I recall.
William,
Thank you for your comments. Frederick A. Miller lived at 3200 W. Highland for many years according to city directories.
In the 1880 Census my family lived at 524 Boulevard May. I have searched many sites on the Internet but cannot find trace of this City Street. Can you help? I would like to know the Enumeration district if possible and which part of the city it lay
Thanks
Mike
Living in Cheshire,England
Mike,
I cannot find a Boulevard May in the 1880 city directory street name listing. If you can provide the family names, I will search the 1880 census to see if I can verify the street name.
Very interesting. Thank you.