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August 1, 2022History

How Bradford Beach Came to Be

If it weren’t for uncounted tons of landfill and a government breakwater, the waves could still be lapping against the bluffs.

July 5, 2022History Magazine

When Milwaukee’s City Hall Was Market Hall 

Water Street was the retail heart of the city before it became what it is today.

May 27, 2022History Magazine

The Grain Exchange’s Transformation From Wheat to Weddings

Get a glimpse into the history of this long-standing Milwaukee building.

April 25, 2022History Magazine Sports

The Other Milwaukee Brewers

Before the Brewers take the field, check out the long-forgotten 1905 team that shared the same name.

April 5, 2022History Magazine Politics

Historic Milwaukee: Changing of the Mayoral Guard

Milwaukee has had a propensity to stick with its mayors since well before Tom Barrett. A look at one of those rare passings of the baton from the mid-20th century.

March 31, 2022Obituary

Remembering Michael J. Cudahy

Read the official obituary from Milwaukee historian John Gurda.

February 25, 2022History Magazine

How Industry Drove Growth in 1940s Milwaukee

The steady – albeit sweaty – paychecks from Milwaukee’s foundries were a key lure for many Black workers during the city’s Great Migration.

February 2, 2022History Magazine

For Six Decades, the Wells Street Viaduct Rode High Over the Menomonee

Streetcars traversed the Valley on the terrifying spindly viaduct.

December 31, 2021History Magazine

Frozen in Place by the Blizzard of 1947

There’s a lot to see in this snapshot of a snowbound Wisconsin Avenue during the epic Blizzard of 1947.

December 3, 2021History Magazine

When the South Side Shopped on Mitchell Street

Take a streetcar ride down one of Milwaukee’s most important retail districts in 1910: Mitchell Street.

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