History
Why Such Strange Names?
Falling Heath? Fairy Chasm? Port Sunlight? A short history of town’s oddest names.
Nov 17th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Center St. Actually Named After a Person
It was never the center of anything, but named after man who devised the “straight cut.”
Nov 3rd, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Frozen Custard Capital of the World
Why is Milwaukee the leading city for this uniquely rich treat? Excerpt from new book.
Nov 3rd, 2016 by The History Press
Pastor Gets Street Named After Him
City's citizens advisory committee renames one block of Meinecke Ave.
Nov 1st, 2016 by Jordan Garcia
Reservoir Ave. Was Font of City’s Water
And part of street, now named Glover, celebrates the freeing of famed fugitive slave.
Oct 24th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
The World’s Largest Shipper of Wheat
Two steamers, the Milwaukee and the Detroit, probably shipping wheat, 1867.
Oct 19th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Sailing Vessels and Steamers, 1860s
Marine commerce thrived by then, but lost ships and passengers were not uncommon.
Oct 4th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Cudahy’s Packed Avenues
Some cities name their streets after states or even wines, but Cudahy took a meatier approach.
Sep 29th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
MobCraft Milwaukee
The world's first completely crowdsourced brewery is another piece of the redevelopment of Walker's Point.
Sep 28th, 2016 by Michael Horne
The Whitnall House
One of handful of Pre-Civil War homes in City, was birthplace of the "Father of Milwaukee Parks System."
Sep 21st, 2016 by Michael Horne
Fish Market’s Outdoor Bar
It's a bar... on the street... with barstools!
Sep 19th, 2016 by Michael Horne
Milwaukee Ale House
A Milwaukee staple that was quite the pioneering enterprise when it opened in 1997.
Sep 9th, 2016 by Michael Horne
