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Photo from Milwaukee County Historical Society A Look Back at When Skiers Soared at Gordon Park John Gurda shares the story behind this historic photo. BY John Gurda WE’RE CELEBRATING MILWAUKEE’S 175TH ANNIVERSARY BY DELVING INTO THE CITY’S HISTORY WITH A NEW PHOTO ON THIS PAGE EVERY MONTH. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.  Forget the fancy helmets, the […]

Photo courtesy of the Milwaukee County Historical Society The Other Milwaukee Brewers Before the Brewers take the field, check out the long-forgotten 1905 team that shared the same name. BY John Gurda When the Brewers take the field this spring, they’re opening their 53rd season as Milwaukee’s team. From the days of Scott and Colborn through

Washington Park’s zoo in about 1915; Photo courtesy of the Milwaukee County Historical Society Did You Know Milwaukee’s First Zoo Was in Washington Park? And it started with a small herd of deer as its first inhabitants. BY John Gurda First came the deer. In 1891, when the city of Milwaukee bought 125 rolling acres on

Photo courtesy of Milwaukee County Historical Society The Grocers’ Grocery Store on North Broadway Commission Row’s origins are much grittier, and more essential, than today’s trendy retail landscape might suggest. BY John Gurda It would be hard to imagine a Milwaukee building more distant from its roots than Commission Row. Dominating the 300 block of North Broadway,