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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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