Pabst Brewery and Mansion
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Milwaukee's best historian.....
Milwaukee was the Machine Shop of the world!!!
This is the neighborhood I grew up in.....
I have posted 8 short video's of the history of neighborhoods in Milwaukee. I also posted one video that is 50 some minutes long that tells the story of Milwaukee.
By the way, John Gurda, narrator and Milwaukee historian, is sitting at Captain Pabst's desk in the Pabst Brewery. I could give you a tour of the brewery.....
Enjoy
By the way, John Gurda, narrator and Milwaukee historian, is sitting at Captain Pabst's desk in the Pabst Brewery. I could give you a tour of the brewery.....
Enjoy
thats a neat project. more of the story for anyone interested....
source: A last look inside the old King Dr. Schuster's / Gimbels before rehab begins
"For years, we've hoped to see the metal cladding come off the former Schuster's / Gimbels building on King Drive and Garfield Avenue – a feeling enhanced by the temporary uncovering of part of the facade a couple years ago.
Now, thanks to a partnership between the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, that's becoming a reality at 2153 N. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.
You can read more about the plan in this recent post. Here you can read a deeper dive into the history of the 470,000-square foot, 1907 building, which has many additions.
Schuster's operated there until it was purchased by Gimbels in 1962, at which point it was co-branded, until 1969. The following year, the store closed and the building was used by Gimbels as a distribution center.
Since 1992 it has been used by CH Coakley & Co. for storage. Today, we were invited back by Coakley for a final look around before work to convert the building begins."
source: Urban spelunking: See Schuster's flagship building before it's covered again
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