Granville Town Hall
The old Granville Town Hall at 7717 W. Good Hope Rd. was razed to accommodate the building of the Good Hope Branch replacement of the Mill Road Branch library.
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10 Millionth Patent
The Milwaukee Public Library is a Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC); we have many resources available to inventors, including a quarterly class on how to search the U.S. Patent Databases.
Read moreHistory of the H. E. Bauch Building (The Subway on King Drive)
A look into the history of the building that dramatically had its upper brick collapse on June 1, 2018.
Read moreCelebrate Black History Month with Inventions!
Join us in celebrating Black History Month throughout February! Visit your library and learn about the many important inventions patented by African Americans.
Read moreJohnny Antonelli, The Milwaukee Braves and What Might Have Been
Sixty years after the '57 Braves won Milwaukee’s only World Series championship, fans still lament that the Braves could have been a dynasty had they not blown a 3 games to 1 lead against the New York Yankees in the 1958 World Series.
Read moreThe Library That Became a Department Store
More than a century ago, a former home of the Central Library became a department store. In 1880, the ornate Library Block building opened with retail on the 1st floor and the Library moved in on the 2nd floor.
Read moreThe Beer Garden That Brought Sound Movies to Milwaukee
In 2017 the Oriental Theatre celebrated its 90th anniversary. On September 3, 1927, sound movies debuted in Milwaukee at the Garden Theater, which is better remembered for its pre-Prohibition incarnation, Schlitz Palm Garden. Read more about the beer garden that brought sound movies to Milwaukee.
Read more200 Nights That Shook Milwaukee: The 1967-1968 Open Housing Marches
On August 28, 1967, 200 NAACP Youth Council protestors started marching across the 16th Street Viaduct to the South Side in support of 6th Ward Alderwoman Vel Phillips’ proposed open housing ordinance to ban discrimination in the selling and renting of housing.
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