| Bibliographic References: | A portion of this building was built between 1910 and 1911 and operated as a steam laundry; it was expanded by no later than 1924, Tax Rolls, City of Prairie du Chien, 1910, 1911; Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Prairie du Chien, Wis., 1912, 1924. The parapet front was not added until 1932, at which time a log veneer was applied, after which it functioned as the Kaber Cafe, Sanborn Fire Insurance Map of Prairie du Chien, Wis., 1924 updated to 1943; “Cliff Kaber Stepping into Dad’s Shoes at Kaber Café,” The Courier, 20 August 1935, 1; Ted Pennekamp, “End of An Era for Popular Prairie du Chien Restaurant, New Chapter Ready to Begin,” Prairie du Chien Courier-Press, 24 June 2013, 1-2. THe stone veneer replaced the faux log finish in the mid-1950s, “4 Generations Mark Kaber’s 50th Anniversary at Prairie,” Prairie du Chien Courier Press, 28 July 1982, Newspaper clipping in “Kaber’s Supper Club” file,Vertical file of the Prairie du Chien Historical Society Library, Prairie du Chien, WI. In 1965, the building at 219 W. Blackhawk Avenue was purchased and the restaurant expanded into that building. |
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