Milwaukee Then and Now
Title | Milwaukee Then and Now PDF eBook |
Author | Sandra Ackerman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | History |
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As part of the popular Then and Now series, the city of Milwaukee is celebrated with archival photographs shown alongside specially commissioned contemporary images of the same scene. This visual account features over 100 photographs. It shows us how Milwaukee has evolved into the city it is today - a diverse range of architectural styles, where the massive arches of the old Federal Building, sleek lines of late 20th century high-rise offices, and the imposing mansions of Lake Drive all present one fascinating landscape.
Wisconsin then and now
Title | Wisconsin then and now PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 1954-08 |
Genre | Wisconsin |
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LGBT Milwaukee
Title | LGBT Milwaukee PDF eBook |
Author | Michail Takach |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1467117285 |
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.
Catholic Schools Then and Now
Title | Catholic Schools Then and Now PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Reardon |
Publisher | Badger Books Inc. |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 9781932542110 |
From the old days of knuckle-cracking nuns to today's more liberal teaching methods, Catholic schools have evolved into the best option even for non-Catholic parents especially if they live in large cities. Author Mary Reardon explores the history of Catholic schools in America, where they are today and where they are headed in the future.
Wisconsin Then and Now
Title | Wisconsin Then and Now PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 158 |
Release | 1978 |
Genre | Wisconsin |
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Lost Milwaukee
Title | Lost Milwaukee PDF eBook |
Author | Carl Swanson |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1467138630 |
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.
Silver Screens
Title | Silver Screens PDF eBook |
Author | Larry Widen |
Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Motion picture theaters |
ISBN | 0870203681 |
Silver Screens traces the rich history of Milwaukee's movie theaters, from 1890s nickelodeons to the grand palaces of the Roaring Twenties to the shopping mall outlets of today. But the story doesn't end there: in the past two decades, growing interest in restoring theaters has confirmed that there's still life in these beloved structures. With the publication of Silver Screens, authors Larry Widen and Judi Anderson help ensure that our old theaters - both those being preserved and those long since vanished from the landscape - will remain forever embedded in our collective memory.