Meat packer and philanthropist Frederick Layton was so beloved he was honored twice.
Meat packer and philanthropist Frederick Layton was so beloved he was honored twice. Back to the full article.
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Two other historic facts. Prior to the construction of the interstate highway system and I-94, 27th street was the extension of US 41, the main north-south route through Milwaukee. Because Layton Boulevard was, as stated, a boulevard, trucks were prohibited. Therefore, it meant that if you lived on South 26th Street, as I did as a kid, you had semi-trucks rumbling by at all hours of the night. In addition, there is another connection to the city’s revered history, especially for adolescents. That is the intersection of Layton Boulevard and Becher Street, home to the famous, at least on the south side, Becher Meat Market.