Yesterday’s Milwaukee
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
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
Boston Store, Mid-1920s
The newest and last surviving downtown department stores was at its peak then.
Mar 15th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Gimbels Department Store, 1925
It was part of the largest department store in the nation, and soon, in the world.
Mar 8th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Wells Building, 1915
Built in 1902 by Daniel Wells, building still stands, but stripped of roofline ornamentation.
Mar 1st, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Pfister Hotel, About 1910
Pfister and Milwaukee Club buildings still survive. Both have famous designers.
Feb 23rd, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Pabst Building, 1890s
City's first skyscraper, 14-floors high, built by Frederick Pabst, lasted until 1981.
Feb 9th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Ludington Building, 1885
On the northwest corner of Wisconsin and Water, center of a booming downtown.
Feb 3rd, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Bankers Row, 1860s
Two of Milwaukee's oldest surviving buildings were banks at Water and Michigan.
Jan 26th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Iron Block Building, About 1867
Influenced by the North Italian Renaissance Revival, its cast-iron architecture is rare.
Jan 20th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
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
Van Cott Block Building, Late 1860s
It had many businesses and is now where the high-rise First Financial Centre is located.
Jan 5th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
