History
The Tale of Tony’s Tavern
Once a hotel, it was a classic bar owned by same family for 83 years.
Aug 22nd, 2016 by Michael Horne
Journal Sentinel Archive Disappears
Entire Google archive of more than a century of stories is gone. Why?
Aug 19th, 2016 by Michail Takach
Milwaukee River Dam, 1850s
The dam was built to help create the proposed canal connecting city to the Mississippi.
Aug 15th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Greenfield Ave and Bias Against Poles
It was the northern border of city’s Polish community, which suffered horrible prejudice.
Aug 11th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
The Poetic Legacy of Hackett Avenue
Residents objected to East Side street name, but were defeated by a poem.
Jul 29th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
The Largest Hardware Store in America
John Nazro's huge hardware store was in a building still located at 2nd and Seeboth.
Jul 19th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
KK Is Bay View’s Main Street
With a rich history, labor unrest and streetcar deaths, going back to 1865.
Jul 14th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Independent Milwaukee Brewery, c. 1901
Its best-known beer, Braumeister, lasted into the 1990s.
Jul 12th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Welcome Park in Whitefish Bay
Guido Pfister created the park and beer garden at the streetcar stop in Whitefish Bay.
Jul 5th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
The 12 Segments of McKinley Avenue
Including Cold Spring area that held horse races and set world speed record.
Jul 1st, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Pabst Brewery’s Grand Resort, 1890
Located in Whitefish Bay, it was served by rail and steamboat from downtown Milwaukee.
Jun 21st, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Downer Avenue and Two “Spite” Houses
Both tales of revenge have a connection to Judge Jason Downer.
Jun 16th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
