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The Boston Store
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An elevated view of downtown Milwaukee, with Lake Michigan in the background. The eight story 1920 addition to the Boston Store is in the foreground, identified by a large sign reading: "Boston Store The Heart of Milwaukee." There is a water tower on the roof. The tall building on the left is the Majestic Theater Building at 231 Wisconsin Avenue. To the right and behind the Boston Store, with two large smokestacks, is the Public Service Building, 231 Michigan Street, which is now (2017) the We Energies (Wisconsin Energy Group) headquarters.
1930
Middleton, Forest, 1892-1990
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WHi 129290
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