Content referencing Frederick Pabst
New Apartment Building Rises on West Side
Cornerstone Village replacing 1960s office building.
Apr 18th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Pony Rides Could Return To The Zoo
Pony rides were discontinued since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug 10th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
Pabst Theater Lights Up New Sign
27-foot-tall blade sign lights up key downtown intersection.
May 17th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Ghosts of Milwaukee’s Past
A walk through Forest Home Cemetery is a peaceful encounter with countless famous names.
May 13th, 2023 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
Commission Okays Plan To Save Pabst Mansion Pavilion
Key part of a 10-year plan to restore mansion to blue-ribbon status.
May 1st, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Pabst Mansion Wants To Deconstruct 1893 World’s Fair Addition
Nonprofit plans to salvage some elements for future reconstruction.
Mar 24th, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Cold Spring Park Was Very German
Homes in near westside neighborhood mostly built in early 1900s, often resembling those built in Germany.
Jul 26th, 2022 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
Pabst Mansion Beer Garden
Historic mansion was home to Milwaukee beer baron Captain Frederick Pabst.
Aug 20th, 2021 by Michael Horne
Pabst Mansion Adds Beer Garden
Add some Gemütlichkeit to your next museum visit, or just stop by for a cold one.
Jun 29th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Hmong Association Buys West Side Mansion
Plus: A recap of the week's real estate news.
Jun 20th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
A Farmhouse Seeks Historic Designation
Old home on 51st and North, once on city's rural fringe, likely to be designated.
Feb 12th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
5 Museums for the Winter Break
Let art be your respite from holiday stress at five great museums.
Dec 23rd, 2019 by Catherine Jozwik
Pabst Oktoberfest 2019
Pabst celebrated 175th anniversary at this year's Oktoberfest.
Oct 7th, 2019 by Jack Fennimore
Tour Book Is Packed With Fun
By a German publisher, '111 Places in Milwaukee That You Must Not Miss' is a surprise.
Jul 18th, 2019 by Michael Horne
How Forest Home Became An Avenue
First an Indian trail, then Janesville Plank Rd., then came a cemetery for 28 mayors.
Jul 24th, 2018 by Carl Baehr
A Bar That’s Also a Museum
Brew City MKE in Grand Avenue Mall serves only Milwaukee beers -- and brewing history.
May 3rd, 2018 by Michael Horne
Pabst Mansion Celebrates Its Survival
Unique Gilded Age mansion built in 1892 almost became a parking lot 40 years ago.
Apr 30th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene
A Gentleman’s Club for 134 Years
Downtown's Milwaukee Club, founded 1884, is the oldest and most exclusive bar in town.
Mar 23rd, 2018 by Michael Horne
Vintage, an East Side Bar With Odd History
Former Morry's space was once auto dealer and then refrigerator showroom.
Nov 13th, 2017 by Michael Horne
Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion At 125
Museum celebrates home's 125th anniversary. Open for tours since 1978.
Aug 2nd, 2017 by Michael Horne
Lincoln Fowler’s Century-Old Home
Colectivo co-owner has 4.5 bathrooms, 3 fireplaces, and lots of coffee.
Jun 23rd, 2017 by Michael Horne
Historic Preservation Winners Celebrated
And Best Place at the Pabst Brewery announces new coffee shop and bar.
May 29th, 2017 by Michael Horne
The Most Beautiful Bar In Town?
Best Place at the Pabst is one of the most enchanting saloons in the nation.
Mar 13th, 2017 by Michael Horne
Architect Revitalizes, Repurposes and Builds Community
Allyson Nemec specializes in working with existing buildings, rather than new construction.
Sep 29th, 2016 by Kathy Quirk
MobCraft Milwaukee
The world's first completely crowdsourced brewery is another piece of the redevelopment of Walker's Point.
Sep 28th, 2016 by Michael Horne
The Fabulous Gustave Pabst Mansion
Built in 1907 and later divided into four units, one of its renters is custard king Karl Kopp.
Aug 17th, 2016 by Michael Horne
Roman Coin a Pub For Pooches
Pets are welcome at the historic, 1890 tavern. It's a classic hangout.
May 6th, 2016 by Michael Horne
Pabst Building, 1890s
City's first skyscraper, 14-floors high, built by Frederick Pabst, lasted until 1981.
Feb 9th, 2016 by Jeff Beutner
Love Nest of A Beer Baroness
Huge 1889 mansion is where Pabst owner continued her affair with her daughter's husband.
Nov 3rd, 2015 by Jeff Beutner
The 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 Beutner
O’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 Horne
Philip 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 Beutner
Philip 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 Beutner
Last 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
Celebrating the Life of Paul Jakubovich
A host of notables gathered to salute Jakubovich and the fabulous historic architecture of Milwaukee he helped protect.
Jun 22nd, 2015 by Michael Horne
The Other Pabst Mansion
Once among a row of brewing family mansions, the neoclassical gem has been restored and can be toured this weekend.
Jun 17th, 2015 by Michael Horne
The Brewery’s 100-Unit Frederick Lofts
Photos of this major residential project, another addition to a virtual mini-city replacing the old Pabst Brewery.
May 8th, 2015 by Jeramey Jannene
Progress on Frederick Lofts
New building in The Brewery, named after Capt. Frederick Pabst, will feature 100 apartments plus parking.
Feb 27th, 2015 by Dave Reid
An Overlooked Gem Off Brady Street
Built in 1891 by then-prominent architect Bernard Kolpaki, the home was restored and is now owned by a Whitefish Bay school principal.
Jan 13th, 2015 by Michael Horne
Inside the McIntosh–Goodrich Mansion
Great architecture with a fun history.
Oct 28th, 2014 by Dave Reid
County Supervisor Candidate Charlie Fox’s Historic Home
If Fox is to become the model for future supervisors of a "gentleman politician," he has the perfectly pedigreed home to go with such a title.
Oct 20th, 2014 by Michael Horne
Exterior of Alexander Mitchell’s Mansion, Mid-1870s
What would soon be known as Grand Avenue became a row of millionaires' mansions.
Oct 7th, 2014 by Jeff Beutner
Digging Up Our History
Construction of Frederick Lofts has unearthed tunnels used by Pabst Brewery to keep its beer cold.
Apr 11th, 2014 by Dave Reid
Doors Open to the Best Place
The Best Place bar and its historic Pabst Brewery structures have been popular stops for Doors Open.
Oct 15th, 2012 by Erik Ljung
Feds Stop Funding School, Library Internet and Phone Service
Two months ago, the federal grants stopped.
Oct 4th, 2004 by Michael Horne
