Historic Photos of Milwaukee

Historic Photos of Milwaukee
Title Historic Photos of Milwaukee PDF eBook
Author Elizabeth Chasco
Publisher Turner Publishing Company
Pages 228
Release 2007
Genre Historic buildings
ISBN 1596523379

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From the original founding fathers of Juneau, Kilbourn and Walker to becoming the brewing capitol of the world, Historic Photos of Milwaukee is a photographic history collected from the areas top archives. With around 200 photographs, many of which have never been published, this beautiful coffee table book shows the historical growth from the mid 1800's to the late 1900's of ?The City of Festivals? in stunning black and white photography. The book follows life, government, events and people important to Milwaukee and the building of this unique city. Spanning over two centuries and two hundred photographs, this is a must have for any long-time resident or history lover of Milwaukee!

Hidden History of Milwaukee

Hidden History of Milwaukee
Title Hidden History of Milwaukee PDF eBook
Author Robert Tanzilo
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 187
Release 2015-11-09
Genre History
ISBN 1625849893

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Join a local history expert for an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of Milwaukee’s incredible past. Sail out to the Breakwater Lighthouse, scramble up the wings of the Milwaukee Art Museum, and dig up the city’s roots on the corner of Water Street and Wisconsin Avenue. Seize the chance to do a little urban spelunking and explore basilicas, burial grounds, and breweries. Ring the bell in the city hall tower, and take a turn around the secret indoor track at a Montessori school. No space is off limits in these untold stories of the Cream City's most familiar places and celebrated landmarks, from Bobby Tanzilo of the popular OnMilwaukee website. Includes photos!

Lost Milwaukee

Lost Milwaukee
Title Lost Milwaukee PDF eBook
Author Carl Swanson
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 208
Release 2018
Genre History
ISBN 1467138630

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From City Hall to the Pabst Theater, reminders of the past are part of the fabric of Milwaukee. Yet many historic treasures have been lost to time. An overgrown stretch of the Milwaukee River was once a famous beer garden. Blocks of homes and apartments replaced the Wonderland Amusement Park. A quiet bike path now stretches where some of fastest trains in the world previously thundered. Today's Estabrook Park was a vast mining operation, and Marquette University covers the old fairgrounds where Abraham Lincoln spoke. Author Carl Swanson recounts these stories and other tales of bygone days.

LGBT Milwaukee

LGBT Milwaukee
Title LGBT Milwaukee PDF eBook
Author Michail Takach
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 96
Release 2016
Genre History
ISBN 1467117285

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Over the past 75 years, gays and lesbians have experienced tremendous social change in America. Gay and lesbian culture, once considered a twilight world that could not be spoken of in daylight, has become today's rainbow families, marriage equality victories, and record-breaking pride celebrations. For a medium-size Rust Belt city with German Protestant roots, Milwaukee was an unlikely place for gay and lesbian culture to bloom before the Stonewall Riots. However, Milwaukee eventually had as many--if not more--known LGBT+ gathering places as Minneapolis or Chicago, ranging from the back rooms of the 1960s to the video bars of the 1980s to the guerrilla gay bars of today.

Hidden History of Detroit

Hidden History of Detroit
Title Hidden History of Detroit PDF eBook
Author Amy Elliott Bragg
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 162
Release 2011-10-20
Genre History
ISBN 1614233454

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“Engaging” stories of what the Motor City was like before the invention of the motor, with photos and illustrations (Detroit Metro-Times). Long before it became the twentieth-century automotive capital, Detroit was a muddy port town full of grog shops, horse races, haphazard cemeteries, and enterprising bootstrappers from all over the world. In this lively book you’ll discover the city’s forgotten history and meet a variety of unforgettable characters—the argumentative French fugitive who founded the city; the tobacco magnate who haunts his shuttered factory; the gambler prankster millionaire who built a monument to himself; the governor who brought his scholarly library with him on canoe expeditions; and the historians who helped create the story of Detroit as we know it: one of the oldest, rowdiest, and most enigmatic cities in the Midwest.

Fading Ads of Milwaukee

Fading Ads of Milwaukee
Title Fading Ads of Milwaukee PDF eBook
Author Adam Levin
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 176
Release 2020
Genre History
ISBN 1467141984

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"Across the city, fading advertisements and ghost signs tell the story of Milwaukee as it was in years gone by ... Join Milwaukee native and ghost sign hunter Adam Levin as he explores the national brands and local shops of the Cream City's past"--Back cover.

The Making of Milwaukee

The Making of Milwaukee
Title The Making of Milwaukee PDF eBook
Author John Gurda
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 1999
Genre Milwaukee (Wis.)
ISBN 9780938076148

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"The Making of Milwaukee chronicles the history of a hometown metropolis, a community whose past has produced one of the most livable big cities in America and, at the same time, created some daunting social and economic problems. John Gurda's book is the first full-length history of Milwaukee to appear since 1948."--BOOK JACKET.