Description

One of Milwaukee's present landmarks, the Schroeder hotel, had not yet been built when this picture was taken in 1922. The hotel didn't make the city directory until 1927. The Wisconsin theater (note the vacant lot on the left) materialized two years later (1924) as "Milwaukee's newest monument to civic progress." The Palace theater (note lower part of marquee on right) was already in business, as was the Strand, which at the time of this picture was showing the film "Strongheart Brawn of the North" and featured a novelty jazz band every week. There were no stop and go lights on the corner, but there was a traffic policeman-and have a look at those cars! (Picture from the local history collection, Milwaukee public library.)

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Milwaukee Public Library

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Recollection Wisconsin