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.
Happy 175th, Milwaukee!
(You don’t look a day past 140)
Who Were the First Milwaukeeans?
Indigenous people have been here much longer than 175 years – and are still making the city’s history today.
What Do the Next 175 Years Hold For Milwaukee?
Milwaukee’s future in 2196 looks uncertain (and maybe a little scary). Here are a few speculative takes on the times ahead.