History
Woody’s Is a Ramshackle Gay Bar
Once had tunnel to sneak in booze during Prohibition. It's been crumbling ever since.
Feb 19th, 2016 by Michael Horne
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
Judge Derek Mosley, Mr. Black History
Mosley's daily black history facts are meant to educate us and fill gaps in our education.
Feb 16th, 2016 by Alex Baker
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
Pabst Building, 1890s
City's first skyscraper, 14-floors high, built by Frederick Pabst, lasted until 1981.
Feb 9th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Jackson St. Almost Had a Subway
A mile-long underground railway was planned in 1890s.
Feb 4th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Ludington Building, 1885
On the northwest corner of Wisconsin and Water, center of a booming downtown.
Feb 3rd, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
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
Fat Daddy’s Is All About Beach Volleyball
Once an odd little South Side bar, now very serious about all the games it offers.
Jan 27th, 2016 by Michael Horne
How “Doors Open” Became a Success
58% of last year's attendees went to neighborhoods they'd never seen.
Jan 27th, 2016 by Karen Slattery, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Bankers Row, 1860s
Two of Milwaukee's oldest surviving buildings were banks at Water and Michigan.
Jan 26th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
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
