History
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Bar Exam
Izzy Hops Is Long on Beer, History
Dec 10th, 2018 by Michael Horne
Former Rascals, Murray Tap, in 121-year old building, embraces new East Side.
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Downer Theatre is Street’s Anchor
Dec 6th, 2018 by Michael Horne
Opened in 1915, survived the silent era, the oldest still operating movie theater in Milwaukee.
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Bar Exam
Henry’s Is Anything But a Bistro
Dec 5th, 2018 by Michael Horne
More low-down bar than East Side chic, but in a century-old building.
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City Streets
Two Riverwest Streets Had Ethnic Divisions
Nov 26th, 2018 by Carl Baehr
Fratney and Bremen streets reflected tension between Germans and Irish and Poles.
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City Streets
The Two Streets Named Layton
Nov 15th, 2018 by Carl Baehr
Meat packer and philanthropist Frederick Layton was so beloved he was honored twice.
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Bar Exam
Tavern at Turner Hall Is 1882 Classic
Nov 1st, 2018 by Michael Horne
New owner Mike Eitel has transformed the place yet respected the history.
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City Streets
Swan Boulevard Created By a Deer Hunter
Oct 17th, 2018 by Carl Baehr
Emery Swan came here in 1837. Street he created changes names several times.
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Book
The Voyage of Donald Baumgartner
Oct 2nd, 2018 by Kurt Chandler
High seas adventure weathered perilous storms. Excerpt from book on Milwaukee businessman and philanthropist.
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City Streets
Estes Street Honors Bay View Pioneer
Oct 1st, 2018 by Carl Baehr
North Carolina native Elijah Estes settled in 1830s in area that became Bay View.
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Black History Museum Celebrates 30th Birthday
Sep 29th, 2018 by Max Nawara
Local museum only one to collect, preserve Wisconsin’s African-American history.
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Plenty of Horne
The Gritty History of S. 5th St.
Sep 20th, 2018 by Michael Horne
A dense ethnic melting pot, the Walker's Point street declined for decades, now booming anew.
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City Streets
The Curious History of Weil Street
Sep 20th, 2018 by Carl Baehr
Actually named after a Frenchman named Schleisinger, who founded Slinger.
