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Milwaukee Streets: The Stories Behind Their Names (1st Edition)
Carl Baehr, a librarian, researched the background of Milwaukee street names over a period of six years, using maps, records, histories, newspapers, interviews, and other sources. The book covers Milwaukee's eight hundred street names and offers...Regular price $60.00Quick view -
Milwaukee Streets: The Stories Behind Their Names (2nd Edition)
Milwaukee's 850 street names offer fascinating glimpses into the city's rich heritage: from French fur traders to Yankee speculators, from wealthy German tycoons of the Gay Nineties to contemporary Black leaders. This second edition includes hundreds...Regular price $24.99Quick view -
Milwaukee's Brady Street Neighborhood
Milwaukee's Brady Street neighborhood, bounded by the Milwaukee River, Lake Michigan, Ogdon Avenue, and Kane Place, is arguably the most densely-populated square mile in the state of Wisconsin. A mix of historic shops, single-family homes, apartments,...Regular price $24.99Quick view -
Milwaukee's Bronzeville
With the migration of African American sharecroppers to northern cities in the first half of the 20th century, the African American population of Milwaukee grew from fewer than 1,000 in 1900 to nearly 22,000 by 1950....Regular price $24.99Quick view -
Milwaukee's Early Architecture
Initially dominated by simple renditions of East Coast architecture, Milwaukee developed from three pioneer settlements, those of Solomon Juneau, Byron Kilbourn, and George Walker--three hubs from which three villages radiated outward into one city. Following the...Regular price $24.99Quick view -
Milwaukee's Forest Home Cemetery
In his book Cream City Chronicles, Milwaukee historian John Gurda wrote, "What lies buried beneath the trees of Forest Home is the foundation of Milwaukee." In 1849, St. Paul's Episcopal Church purchased 72 acres in Milwaukee...Regular price $21.99Quick view