Yesterday’s Milwaukee
When Boston Store Was Big
It's the end of an era for a downtown department store whose history dates to 1897.
Apr 18th, 2018 by Jeff Beutner
Sherman Park Has Been a Melting Pot
Tracing the neighborhood’s German, Jewish and African American heritage.
Aug 25th, 2017 by Jill Florence Lackey, PhD
The Rise and Fall of Bronzeville
At its peak in the 1930s to 1950s, it had quite a history.
Aug 5th, 2017 by Jill Florence Lackey, PhD
The World’s Largest Shipper of Wheat
Two steamers, the Milwaukee and the Detroit, probably shipping wheat, 1867.
Oct 19th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Sailing Vessels and Steamers, 1860s
Marine commerce thrived by then, but lost ships and passengers were not uncommon.
Oct 4th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Milwaukee & Rock River Canal, 1870
Near what is now Cherry St., and the fabulous Notre Dame convent atop the hill.
Sep 7th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Milwaukee’s Canal, Mid 1860s
The canal was one mile long, but never grew as the company went bankrupt.
Aug 24th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Milwaukee River Dam, 1850s
The dam was built to help create the proposed canal connecting city to the Mississippi.
Aug 15th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
The Fabulous Peirce & Whaling Hardware
Circa 1873, a celebrated company located on what is now Plankinton and Michigan.
Aug 2nd, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
The Largest Hardware Store in America
John Nazro's huge hardware store was in a building still located at 2nd and Seeboth.
Jul 19th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Independent Milwaukee Brewery, c. 1901
Its best-known beer, Braumeister, lasted into the 1990s.
Jul 12th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Welcome Park in Whitefish Bay
Guido Pfister created the park and beer garden at the streetcar stop in Whitefish Bay.
Jul 5th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
