Yesterday’s Milwaukee
Milwaukee Journal, About 1917
Then located on fourth street near Wisconsin Ave., the crusading newspaper had no shortage of delivery vehicles.
Mar 19th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Badger Cab Co., 1926
By the 1920s horses were largely gone and motorized taxicabs were fighting each other for customers.
Mar 11th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Milwaukee Fire Department, 1912
A fleet of GM Cartercars at the downtown Engine House One, located on Broadway since 1872.
Mar 3rd, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Chapman’s Biggest Department Store
The third Chapman's store was built in 1885 and would remain in business nearly a century.
Feb 24th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Inside T.A. Chapman’s, 1873
Chapman's, the city's first department store for upscale buyers, was the last word in elegance for Milwaukee.
Feb 17th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Chapman’s Second Store, 1870s
Located on E. Wisconsin and Milwaukee St., it was the city's premier department store, easily withstanding the Panic of 1873.
Feb 3rd, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
T. A. Chapman Late 1860s
Long before Gimbel's and Boston Store, T.A. Chapman was the city's department store. This is its first location.
Jan 28th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
Wolcott & Gregg Sewing Machine Store
Located on E. Wisconsin near what is now the Iron Block building, the store offered an item that was greatly desired.
Jan 14th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
The Wheeler & Wilson Emporium, 1870s
The company manufactured sewing machines, and this was the interior of its Downtown store.
Jan 6th, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
The Great Storm of 1871
The city got buried in snow in 1871 and a well-known photographer was there to record it.
Dec 30th, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
Courthouse Square Fountain, Late 1880s
Created by Casper Hennecke, it became the subject of a popular Milwaukee postcard.
Dec 23rd, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
East Town and Second Courthouse, 1875
The modest skyline at the time was also dominated by St. John's Cathedral, before its first tower was replaced.
Dec 17th, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
