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Schlitz Palm Garden
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Restaurant interior. The bar is on the left, with the arched ceiling overhead. Palm trees decorate the spaces between the tables. Located on N. 3rd Street, south of W. Wisconsin Avenue, the Schlitz Palm Garden opened on July 3, 1886 and was one of the most popular and opulent in Milwaukee. Caption reads: "Schlitz Palm Garden, Milwaukee, Wis."
1916
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Schlitz Palm Garden
July 3, 1896
Elevated view of waiters and customers in the Schlitz Palm Garden. The idea of the garden was borrowed from Germany where beer gardens were common. It opened on July 3, 1896. The Schlitz beer garde...
Schlitz Palm Garden
July 3, 1886
Hand-colored postcard of the interior of the Schlitz Palm Garden. Located on N. 3rd Street, south of W. Wisconsin Avenue, the Schlitz Palm Garden opened on July 3, 1886 and was one of the most popu...
Schlitz Palm Garden
July 3, 1886
Interior view of the Schlitz Palm Garden filled with finely dressed people. The Schlitz logo appears in the upper left corner. Located on N. 3rd Street, south of W. Wisconsin Avenue, the Schlitz Pa...
Schlitz Palm Garden
July 3, 1886
The east side of the Schlitz Palm Garden at N. 3rd Street, south of W. Wisconsin Avenue. The Schlitz Palm Garden opened on July 3, 1886 and was one of the most popular and opulent in Milwaukee.
Schlitz Palm Garden
January 1, 1910
Text on front reads: "Interior, Schlitz Palm Garden, Milwaukee." A very ornately decorated space with a barrel vaulted ceiling. Skylights and arched windows provide light for palm trees and foliage...
Schlitz Palm Garden
July 3, 1886
An interior view of the Schlitz Palm Garden, which was located on North 3rd Street, south of West Wisconsin Avenue. This image includes a drawing of a waiter carrying a tray of beer glasses.
