History
Horse-Drawn Milk Delivery Truck, 1908.
Products came from downtown-based Gridley Dairy, the state's top butter manufacturer.
Apr 19th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Jones Island Fishing Village, 1898
The settlement by Polish "Kashubes" even had a main street and a small beach.
Apr 13th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
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
Cream City Brick Making Gets Mechanized
Workers using a new Barnhart Steam Shovel in Menomonee Valley, about 1883.
Apr 7th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Falcon Bowl, a Polish Milwaukee Treasure
An old-timey bar and hall and the sixth oldest bowling alley in America. Classic.
Apr 6th, 2016 by Michael Horne
Cream City Brick Factory, 1885
For decades the arduous work was done by hand -- with the help of lots of horses.
Mar 29th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
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
Cream City Brick Workers, 1885
Milwaukee was the world's largest producer of bricks, and it was hard and skilled work.
Mar 22nd, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Rosie’s Is – Gasp! – A Budweiser Bar
Originally a laundry near bordellos, building has been Rosie's on Water for many years.
Mar 18th, 2016 by Michael Horne
Boston Store, Mid-1920s
The newest and last surviving downtown department stores was at its peak then.
Mar 15th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
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
The Bottle Is An Architectural Find
The KK avenue bar's elaborately designed, 1890s-era back room is utterly unique in town.
Mar 8th, 2016 by Michael Horne
