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Historic Walker’s Point Building Sold To Tavern Owner

Historic Walker’s Point Building Sold To Tavern Owner

151-year-old building personifies Milwaukee's Cream City brick era and architectural heritage.

Eyes on Milwaukee: Contaminated Canal To Become Restored Wetland
Eyes on Milwaukee

Contaminated Canal To Become Restored Wetland

MMSD and partners working to fill Burnham Canal.

City Streets: The Man Who Made This Cream City
City Streets

The Man Who Made This Cream City

Manufacturer George Burnham helped make city famous for cream-colored bricks, named a south side street.

Yesterday’s Milwaukee: Cream City Brick Workers, 1885
Yesterday’s Milwaukee

Cream City Brick Workers, 1885

Milwaukee was the world's largest producer of bricks, and it was hard and skilled work.