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.
Milwaukee’s First Black Church Endures Today
St. Mark African Methodist Episcopal Church was one of the city’s earliest ethnic congregations – and it’s still serving Black Milwaukeeans today.
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.
Barfly Confidential: Becoming a South Sider in the ’70s at Big John’s Tap
There’s more to being from a place than just living there. At Big John’s Tap in the ’70s, I learned to belong.
Was This Wisconsin’s First Waterpark?
You may not have heard of this water slide.
The Old-Fashioned Way to Get to Chicago Was by Water
Let’s take a trip to Chicago, by steamer.
In 1886, the Saloon and the Grocery Were One
You want a beer with those potatoes?
1953’s Opening Day Was One for the Ages
Every season starts somewhere, but Milwaukee’s biggest opening day came in 1953 with the Braves’ first game in Milwaukee.
A Look at March Madness in Milwaukee During the 1970s
Cheering the champs in a declining Downtown
A Look Back at When Skiers Soared at Gordon Park
John Gurda shares the story behind this historic photo.