City Streets
Streets With Multiple Names
Is it Canal or Fairview, McKinley or Knapp, Third or MLK Drive? Yep, it’s confusing.
Apr 22nd, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Ghost Markers of Milwaukee
College Ave., Court St., Pittsburgh Ave. and other names are for something gone -- or never there.
Apr 7th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Tiny Corcoran Ave. Raised a Big Star
Cornelius L. Corcoran served as Third Ward’s alderman for 44 years, longer than any council member in history
Mar 25th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Famous Streets From Other Cities
Bourbon and Boylston streets, Euclid Ave., Santa Monica Blvd. and others can be found here.
Mar 11th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Jefferson Street Became Asphalt Showcase
Charles Pfister spent his own money to pave the street abutting his hotel in the new style.
Mar 4th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
State Street Had Three Names
And once was the chief connection to Watertown Plank Rd, a road made of oak planks.
Feb 25th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
The Curious History of Franklin Place
Who is it really named after? And why the statue of a Scottish poet in a German city?
Feb 19th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Erie Street Was Gas Powered
The Gas Works that began lighting the city in 1852 nearly caught fire in epic 1892 conflagration.
Feb 11th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Jackson St. Almost Had a Subway
A mile-long underground railway was planned in 1890s.
Feb 4th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
How Elizabeth St. Became National Ave.
Its name was changed in 1870s but many still used the old name for decades.
Jan 29th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Buffalo St. Was Where Black Man Lynched
Short street had city’s only lynching and only one of an African American in state history.
Jan 22nd, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Yes, Tory Hill Is a Street
It was named to commemorate the old Irish neighborhood obliterated by a freeway.
Jan 14th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
