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Berlin Arcade Building and Surrounding Commercial Area

Date: 05 19 1914
Description: The Berlin Arcade building on the northwest corner of N. 3rd Street and W. North Avenue, just after occupancy. For decades, it was Rosenberg's, a popular w...
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Herold Newspaper Building

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Description: Herold Newspaper building and surrounding commercial area at the southwest corner of Broadway and Mason Street. Pedestrians are crossing the street, and ho...
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Grove Street Businesses

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Description: Looking south on S. 5th Street from W. National Avenue. The church steeples in the background are St. Stephen's Lutheran (left), and St. Stanislaus Catholi...
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Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Building

Date: 05 25 1902
Description: Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Building and surrounding commercial area on the northwest corner of Broadway and E. Michigan Streets. Caption on glass p...
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A. Dahlman and Co. Wholesale Grocers

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Description: Elevated view of the northwest corner of N. Water and E. Clybourn Street, featuring A. Dahlman and Co., wholesale grocers.
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Baldauf Drug Company and Commercial District

Date: 11 09 1914
Description: Northeast corner of N. 35th Street and W. North Avenue, showing Baldauf Drug Company. There is a horse-drawn vehicle parked on the side of the street in fr...
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Sentinel Building

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Description: Elevated view of the south side of Mason Street looking east from N. Water Street, featuring the Sentinel Building. There are open windows in the Sentinel ...
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Building on East Water Street

Date: 1900
Description: N. Water Street between E. St. Paul and E. Buffalo Streets.
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Ludington Building

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Description: The Ludington Building, built in 1881 on the southeast corner of North Plankinton Avenue and West Wells Street, featuring the Singer Sewing Machine store.
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Phillip Gross Hardware Company

Date: 07 24 1915
Description: Elevated view of the storefront of the Philip Gross Hardware Company on the east side of N. Third Street, north of W. Wells Street. Grassler and Gezelschap...
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Cawker Building

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Description: Cawker Building and surrounding commercial district at the northeast corner of N. Plankinton and W. Wells Streets.
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Courthouse Square

Date: 09 24 1916
Description: Courthouse (now Cathedral) Square, looking northeast from N. Jefferson and E. Wells Street. People are sitting on benches in the park, with the courthouse ...
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Hathaway Building

Date: 05 09 1906
Description: View from across the street of the Hathaway building, probably at the northeast corner of E. Mason Street and N. Broadway. W.M. Marnitz Co. Tailors, Gilber...
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Miller Hotel and Theater

Date: 07 31 1918
Description: Elevated view looking north on N. 3rd Street from W. Wisconsin Avenue towards the commercial district surrounding the Miller Hotel and Theater. There are s...
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Downtown Commercial District

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Description: Elevated view of E. Wisconsin Avenue looking west from the roof of the Northwestern Mutual home office at the corner of Van Buren. The major landmark is th...
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Caswell Block Commercial District

Date: 01 14 1924
Description: Elevated view of the Caswell Block commercial district at the northwest corner of W. Wisconsin Avenue and N. Plankinton Avenue. Pedestrians are on the side...
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Downtown Commercial District

Date: 04 28 1913
Description: Looking southeast from the roof of the Germania Building, N. Plankinton Avenue and W. Wells Street. Automobiles are parked along the curb, and pedestrians ...
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City Hall

Date: 1904
Description: Elevated view looking north on N. Water Street toward City Hall. The streets are filled with automobiles and streetcars. Sidewalks are bustling with pedest...
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Hotel Pfister in Downtown District

Date: 1915
Description: East Wisconsin Avenue looking west down W. Wisconsin Avenue from Jackson Street. The round turret on the left is on the Federal Building, with the Pfister ...
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Stumpf and Langhoff Co.

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Description: Looking southeast on Winnebago Street, and east on W. Vilet Street from N. 11th Street. Stumpf and Langhoff Co. clothing store from the corner of Winnebago...

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