Wicked Milwaukee Book

Posted by :Yance On : October 7, 2018

Category: Milwaukee Talk Milwaukee Public Library Video Screening – 1984 Open Housing Interview

Posted by :Yance On : July 4, 2018 Architectural Terra Cotta of Milwaukee County

Posted by :Yance On : April 24, 2018

Tags:books, tyjeski Milwaukee Public Library Lecture – Cryptosporidium

Posted by :Yance On : March 20, 2018 When Cryptosporidium Struck Milwaukee
Saturday, April 7, 2-3 pm
Centennial Hall, Loos Room
733 N. Eighth St.

In 1993, Cryptosporidium sickened more than 400,000 people in the Milwaukee area. Stores ran out of anti-diarrheal medications and bottled water.

Former Health Commissioner Paul Nannis recalls how Milwaukee successfully met the challenge of overcoming the worst waterborne disease outbreak in U.S. public health history.

Seating is limited. Registration is required by calling 414.286.3011 or online at www.mpl.org.

Street parking is free on Saturday, but time limits apply.

Milwaukee Public Library Historic Menus Digital Collection

Posted by :Yance On : February 22, 2017

Tags:menus, public library

See the Historic Menus Digital Collection here! AMA – Ask Me Anything

Posted by :Bob On : February 7, 2017

Category: Open Mic

Here’s your chance to ask questions or tell a story, preferably related to Milwaukee history! I encourage you to participate!

You must be registered and logged in to leave a reply. This will keep out the spammers selling viagra and watches. If you can’t see the comment box, then click on the “Ask Me Anything” headline. The comment box should appear at the bottom of the page. The Milwaukee Industrial Survey

Posted by :Yance On : January 28, 2017

Category: Historic Preservation

The Wisconsin Historical Society started a project late in 2015 to research and document Milwaukee industrial architecture, retaining the engineering and planning firm of Mead & Hunt. The idea behind the project is detailed in the following summary from the report they produced.

Milwaukee has historically been Wisconsin’s largest industrialized city. As industry left the city, scores of industrial buildings were left behind, vacant and underutilized. The availability of federal and state historic tax credits has made these buildings attractive candidates for rehabilitation and reuse. However, an impediment to the use of the tax credits has been the limited information on which buildings meet National Register criteria, one of the requirements of the tax credit program. To address this need, the Wisconsin Historical Society undertook a comprehensive architectural and historical study of Milwaukee’s historic industrial buildings. The intent was to create a record of Milwaukee’s industrial heritage as embodied in the remaining industrial buildings that would serve as an incentive for building owners and developers to reinvest in Milwaukee’s historic building stock, thereby increasing property values, creating new retail or housing opportunities, promoting green architecture, and attracting people back to devalued areas of Milwaukee. The value in rehabilitating former industrial buildings can be seen in the success of the Third Ward which prior to its development starting in the late 1980’s was solely a warehouse and light-manufacturing district. One of the last buildings in the ward that remains functioning as light industrial is the Hoffco Shoe Polish Factory at 125 N Water St. In the mid-80’s before the transition, the ward was half-empty with many of the light-manufacturing businesses moved out of state. Commission Row on Broadway was the busiest part of the neighborhood with several fruit and vegetable wholesale businesses distributing their goods throughout the day.

The final report was finished late last year and was unveiled at an event at the Pritzlaff Building on January 19th. The 160-plus page document is available online through the Wisconsin Historic Society website and details the many types of industrial buildings to be found in Milwaukee, a history of the various industries and their development, and a complete list of industrial buildings in the city. This is an amazing tool for developers, researchers, and the public to gain an understanding of this underappreciated type of building.

70th Anniversary of the 1947 Blizzard

Posted by :Yance On : January 19, 2017

Tags:public library Milwaukee Public Library Echo Newsletter Index

Posted by :Yance On : September 4, 2016 Search the database here!

East St. Paul Avenue – Mid 1960s

Posted by :Yance On : August 27, 2016

Category: Good Old Days

The third ward in the mid 60’s was in the process of being lopped off from downtown by the construction of 794. This picture looks east from Water Street when that process was beginning but it shows the buildings that still remain on the south side of the street. Of course, the landscape has changed. The VA Regional Offices were headquartered in the Mayer Building where West Elm now is. Where Collectivo Coffee is, there was a family diner, Dan’s Restaurant. Further down at Broadway where Cafe Benelux is located was a small one-story tavern, Hess’s Tap.
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