12.31.2011

Button Block building in 1950 and 2011. Commissioned by industrialist Charles Pearson Button and built in 1892 on the corner of Water and Clybourn, it housed many things over the years including Brett Favre's Steakhouse, now it's being converted to apartments.

12.30.2011

Kilbourn Avenue from east of Water Street in 1923 and 2011. It's interesting to see the street before the courthouse was built in 1931. The building on the right side of the street was the Second Ward Savings Bank which operated on that location from 1913 to 1965 after which it became the Milwaukee County Historical Society.

12.29.2011

John Plankinton (1820 - 1891) gets dressed up for the holidays. The original Plankington Arcade was built in 1916 and morphed into the Grand Avenue Mall in 1982. It's so cool to walk around and imagine the people who shopped there in 1916.

12.28.2011

Light reflecting off another building, thought it looked cool.

12.27.2011

Just don't see these much anymore.

American Wholesale Grocery

Decided to go on a history hunt of Milwaukee. First up the American Wholesale Grocery building in the third ward. Originally built in 1925, now it's Paintball Dave's.

12.25.2011

A Christmas ghost town.

12.24.2011

a drawer on an old roll top desk at the Pabst compound labeled "bits and pieces".

12.23.2011

A view from inside one of the old Pabst buildings.

12.22.2011

Another sign on the Pabst compound.

12.21.2011

Sign on the church located on the Pabst compound.

12.20.2011

Robert on my way to work.

Faded glory

Walked past the old Blatz brewery the other day, it's all condos now.

Welcome Home

Late December in Milwaukee can still be beautiful.

Eye of Newt

Got the chance to do another cover illustration for Boston Phoenix.