Then & Now: Milwaukee - Solomon Juneau Monument

Then & Now: Milwaukee - Solomon Juneau Monument 

Years: 1940 / 2013

Monument (erected 1887) dedicated to Solomon Juneau at Juneau Park. A an sits on the bench with Lake Michigan behind. 

Brief History:

Solomon Juneau...

Fur Trader. 

Land Speculator. 

Politician.  

"The Founder of Milwaukee"...   

His cousin - Joseph Juneau - also founded the city of Juneau, Alaska!

To read more about this fantastic man - check out this link or one many other articles you can find on google..  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Juneau

Then & Now: Milwaukee - Civil War Monument

Then & Now: Milwaukee - Civil War Monument 

Years: 1920's / 2013 

The Court of Honor, Wisconsin Avenue. The statue, "The Victorious Charge," is in the center, with new traffic on the right. On the left are more buildings going into the distance, with cars and park area. On the statue is inscribed "To Those Who Fought In The War For The Union 1861-1865. Erected 1898."

 Original Photograph by: Murdoch Photographers

Then & Now: Milwaukee - "Muddy Street"

 Then & Now: Milwaukee - "Muddy Street"

Years: 1901/2013

A man tips his hat to a passing woman as horse-drawn carts and pedestrians navigate through the dirt and mud of Milwaukee streets, thereby illustrating that the problem of impassable streets had not been solved, even in Wisconsin's largest city, at the turn of the 20th century.

SE corner of E. Wisconsin Ave. at N. Milwaukee St. facing west. The Wells Building is on the right, 1 block west at SW corner of Wisconsin Ave. and N. Broadway on the left is the Railway Exchange Buildingg, the Pabst Building (NE corner of N. Water St. and E. Wisconsin Ave.) is the tower in the distance on the right (no longer there). In the distant center of the photo is the former Gimbels Department Store block on the east side of the Milwaukee River. (Using post-1930 street names.)

Original Photograph by: Robert J Taylor

Then & Now: Milwaukee - Michigan Street Bridge

Then & Now: Milwaukee - Michigan Street Bridge

Seen in the foreground you can see several men at work, constructing the Michigan Street Bridge that crosses the Milwaukee River from the east bank to the west bank.  In the background you can see a number of bypass walkways and bridges that have since been constructed.  

Years: 1905 / 2013

Original Photographer: Robert J. Taylor 

Then & Now: Milwaukee - Wisconsin Avenue Bridge

Then & Now: Milwaukee - Wisconsin Avenue Bridge

Years: 1928/2013

An open drawbridge with a boat crossing below. The First National Bank is in the background.  

Original Photograph by: Murdoch Photographers

Then & Now: Downtown Milwaukee

Downtown Milwaukee - Then & Now

Years: 1915/2013

Looking south on the Milwaukee River from Wells Street. 

Landmarks left to right: Manufacturers Home Building, First National Bank, and the Pabst Building. Caption on glass plate reads, "View S. from Oneida St. Bridge".

Original Photograph by: Joseph Brown

Then & Now: City Hall Building in Downtown Milwaukee, WI

Then & Now of Downtown Milwaukee, WI; featuring the City Hall.  

Years: 1936 / 2013

View from bridge of City Hall at North Water, North Market, and East Wells Streets, and East Kilbourn Avenue.

Original Photograph by: Harold N Hone