History
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
Iron Block Building, About 1867
Influenced by the North Italian Renaissance Revival, its cast-iron architecture is rare.
Jan 20th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Klinger’s East Is a Time Warp
Still with same owner after 40 years, it's very old Milwaukee -- modest, cozy, quaint.
Jan 19th, 2016 by Michael Horne
Yes, Tory Hill Is a Street
It was named to commemorate the old Irish neighborhood obliterated by a freeway.
Jan 14th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
Inside the Grain Exchange, 1880
The trading room was one of the "most lavishly decorated" public spaces in the region.
Jan 12th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
History of the Up and Under
It dates back a century, was a Polish bar, "soft drink parlor" and a house of blues.
Jan 10th, 2016 by Michael Horne
