History
Paving Prospect Pitted Neighbor Against Neighbor
In 1895, neighbors wrestled over an issue: should the street be paved with asphalt or wooden blocks?
Oct 31st, 2015 by Carl BaehrHarbor Room Is Classic Gay Men’s Bar
Its colorful 108-year history charts the rise and fall of a dense manufacturing neighborhood.
Oct 29th, 2015 by Michael HorneThe Mansion Where Scandal Brewed
The wife of the Pabst Brewery's co-owner had a scandalous affair in this fine Italianate mansion.
Oct 27th, 2015 by Jeff BeutnerFarwell Developed Due To Streetcar
And was named after the man who claimed he saved Vice-president Andrew Johnson.
Oct 23rd, 2015 by Carl BaehrO’Lydia’s Has 99-Year History
The atmospheric, old-style tavern still has the original floor, tin ceiling and back bar.
Oct 22nd, 2015 by Michael HornePhilip Best Brewery’s Moorish-Style Facility
The old bottling plant still stands today. By 1885 the future Pabst Brewing moved to Downtown.
Oct 20th, 2015 by Jeff BeutnerWells Street Has Quite a History
That includes the impact of plutocrat Daniel Wells, Greta Garbo and an Irish/German riot.
Oct 15th, 2015 by Carl BaehrMajor Goolsby’s, Still a Great Sports Bar
One of nation's first, where Charles Barkley and Reggie Jackson, among others, hung out.
Oct 14th, 2015 by Michael HornePhilip Best & Co. Brewery, 1880
Already the world's largest brewer, the company would soon be renamed the Pabst Brewing Co.
Oct 13th, 2015 by Jeff BeutnerHow Bliffert Lumber Got Into Hardware
The lumber company, which goes back to the 1870s, now has a popular hardware store in Riverwest.
Oct 9th, 2015 by Graham KilmerBroadway, the Street of Tragedies
Three of the most tragic incidents in city history happened on Broadway.
Oct 8th, 2015 by Carl BaehrLast Days of Melms Brewery, 1869
It would be taken over by the Pabst Brewery, soon to become a manufacturing colossus.
Oct 6th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner