First an Indian trail, then Janesville Plank Rd., then came a cemetery for 28 mayors.
First an Indian trail, then Janesville Plank Rd., then came a cemetery for 28 mayors. Back to the full article.
You must be an Urban Milwaukee member to leave a comment. Membership, which includes a host of perks, including an ad-free website, tickets to marquee events like Summerfest, the Wisconsin State Fair and the Florentine Opera, a better photo browser and access to members-only, behind-the-scenes tours, starts at $9/month. Learn more.
If you are an existing member, sign-in to leave a comment.
Have questions? Need to report an error? Contact Us
Carl,
thanks for the informative report an a street I’ve traveled on many times since I was a pre-teen.
Please let your readers know through UM when you publish Emerald Isle to the Cream City. I’m sure the editor won’t mind 😉
Like a lot of important streets in Milwaukee, it was reconstructed in the 1950s to wider dimensions, which partially destroyed commercial areas and left a legacy of awkward undevelopeable lots. It made the road pretty unsafe for pedestrians crossing. Of course, those “modernizations” were quickly made unnecessary when the highways were built a few years later.
If we cared about the vibrancy of our neighborhoods, we would probably restore it to its original design between 27th and 43rd street.