Milwaukee’s 175th Anniversary

When the South Side Shopped on Mitchell Street

History

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.

By John Gurda

How Milwaukeeans Found Home After the Civil War’s Horrors

In the wake of the Civil War, Milwaukee’s women banded together to create a haven for wounded veterans that endures to this day.

You may not have heard of this water slide.

Let’s take a trip to Chicago, by steamer.

You want a beer with those potatoes?

Every season starts somewhere, but Milwaukee’s biggest opening day came in 1953 with the Braves’ first game in Milwaukee.

Cheering the champs in a declining Downtown

John Gurda shares the story behind this historic photo.

(You don’t look a day past 140)

Indigenous people have been here much longer than 175 years – and are still making the city’s history today.

What you need to know about the First Milwaukeeans.