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