History of Milwaukee (later known as Shorewood), in 1900. The early 20th century saw the additions of West Allis (1902) and West Milwaukee (1906), which completed the first generation of so-called "inner-ring" suburbs. In general, suburbs along the north shore of Lake Michigan were residential and wealthier and suburbs along the south shore were industrial and working class. The western suburbs were mixed—North Milwaukee and West Allis being primarily industrial, and Wauwatosa being primarily residential. Wauwatosa was widely recognized as Milwaukee's first "bedroom suburb," though it developed its own set of social, economic, and religious institutions. In 1895, the Milwaukee City Hall was
Hilton Milwaukee City Center The Schroeder Hotel was sold to Sheraton Hotels in 1965 and renamed the Sheraton-Schroeder Hotel. Sheraton sold the hotel in 1972 to local businessman Ben Marcus, who renamed it the Marc Plaza Hotel. In 1995, when Marcus brought in Hilton Hotels to manage the property, it was renamed the "Hilton Milwaukee City Center". Hilton Milwaukee City Center is a member of Historic Hotels of America, an official program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Hilton Milwaukee City Center The Hilton Milwaukee City Center hotel is located in the Westown neighborhood of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is owned by the