Granville Town Hall
The old Granville Town Hall at 7717 W. Good Hope Rd. was razed to accommodate the building of the Good Hope Branch replacement of the Mill Road Branch library.
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History of the H. E. Bauch Building (The Subway on King Drive)
A look into the history of the building that dramatically had its upper brick collapse on June 1, 2018.
Read moreThe Library That Became a Department Store
More than a century ago, a former home of the Central Library became a department store. In 1880, the ornate Library Block building opened with retail on the 1st floor and the Library moved in on the 2nd floor.
Read moreThe Beer Garden That Brought Sound Movies to Milwaukee
In 2017 the Oriental Theatre celebrated its 90th anniversary. On September 3, 1927, sound movies debuted in Milwaukee at the Garden Theater, which is better remembered for its pre-Prohibition incarnation, Schlitz Palm Garden. Read more about the beer garden that brought sound movies to Milwaukee.
Read more200 Nights That Shook Milwaukee: The 1967-1968 Open Housing Marches
On August 28, 1967, 200 NAACP Youth Council protestors started marching across the 16th Street Viaduct to the South Side in support of 6th Ward Alderwoman Vel Phillips’ proposed open housing ordinance to ban discrimination in the selling and renting of housing.
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