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Milwaukee Penny Postcards Provide City s History

Many of the city’s significant buildings have vanished in the last 100 years. Vintage postcards are one way to explore the streets of old Milwaukee.

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Early Movie Theaters Were Steeped in Controversy

Sometimes called nickel theaters, or even nickelodeons, these crude storefront operations showed motion pictures on a piece of muslin, or a bare wall painted white. They attracted trouble.

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The Downer Theatre s Long History Continues - Shepherd Express

As far back as the 1940s, the Downer was screening foreign and non-Hollywood films on Milwaukee’s East Side.

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Milwaukee s Presidential Assassins Two Flew Over the Cuckoo s Nest

Presidential candidates Theodore Roosevelt and George Wallace survived assassination attempts by Milwaukee men.

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When $500 and a Barrelful of Determination Could Open a Brewery

Valentin Blatz was one of the Milwaukee brewers who capitalized on the catastrophic Chicago Fire to fortify their sales outlets.

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