Tagged Old Milwaukee

Remembering Phish’s infamous “O.J. Show” at The Rave

July 20, 2017

June 17, 1994. It's a date that never quite got the same temporal recognition as, say, September 11, 2001, or December 7, 1941, but many Americans will remember where they were that fateful day.That hot sum...

Remembering Milwaukee County’s first passenger airline flight (July 5, 1927)

Matt Wild

July 5, 2017

Times are good for General Mitchell International Airport. In June, Allegiant Air added five nonstop flights from the Milwaukee County airport; a week later, Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele announced pas...

Remembering the Milwaukee Brewers’ ill-fated “10-Cent Beer Night”

Matt Wild

June 21, 2017

Earlier this year, Miller Park unveiled its much-hyped "Local Brews" bar. Open now, the Loge Level destination features 24 Wisconsin-brewed beers from breweries like Lakefront Brewery, Third Space Brewing, Wisc...

Remembering the time the Milwaukee Bucks traded Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Matt Wild

June 14, 2017

There's a sublimely silly scene in 1980's Airplane! when young Joey, in the midst of a cockpit tour ("You ever seen a grown man naked?"), correctly identifies the co-pilot as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. "I'm sorry son...

Remembering Milwaukee’s first (horse-powered) streetcar system

Matt Wild

May 31, 2017

Remember the streetcar debate? You know, that seemingly endless, incredibly tiring war between folks who believed installing a 2.5-mile downtown line would be the greatest thing in Milwaukee history, and those ...

Remembering the Great Milwaukee Brewery Strike of 1953

Matt Wild

May 17, 2017

Milwaukee's long and sudsy brewing history has been enjoying a resurgence. In April, Pabst celebrated the opening of a new brewery in a long-abandoned church/tavern in its former downtown complex. While not exa...

Remembering the time County Stadium banned carry-ins and everyone got pissed

Matt Wild

March 8, 2017

Yesterday, the Milwaukee Brewers revealed a slew of local breweries and beers coming to Miller Park's new "Local Brews" bar in 2017. Lakefront's Riverwest Stein, Third Space's Happy Place, and Milwauk...

Remembering the time the ‘Bugle American’ offices totally got firebombed

Matt Wild

February 23, 2017

Milwaukee has a long, strange history of alternative newspapers. There's the Shepherd Express, of course (originally dubbed the Crazy Shepherd), which still graces news racks and restaurant window ledges toda...

Remembering the first (and still the only) NBA All-Star Game to be played in Milwaukee

Matt Wild

February 16, 2017

When one thinks of professional all-star games and Milwaukee, one likely closes one's eyes, begins to twitch, and flashes back to the disastrous Major League Baseball All-Star Game held at Miller Park in 2002...

Milwaukee’s connection to a 1970s San Francisco pot brownie empire (and the woman who ran it)

Matt Wild

February 8, 2017

San Francisco, 1978. A 4,000 square-foot warehouse in the city's Mission District is home to a successful small business, Sticky Fingers. Not only is Sticky Fingers successful, it's wildly successful. Sticky ...

Milwaukee’s dreamy connection to The Everly Brothers’ “All I Have To Do Is Dream”

Matt Wild

February 1, 2017

The music of the 1950s and early '60s remains strangely evocative. Sure, pop songs from that time may conjure up Happy Days images of malt shops and sock hops, but there's something ethereal, something otherw...

Remembering the birth of the Milwaukee Bucks, and how they were almost the Milwaukee Robins

Matt Wild

January 25, 2017

Back in April 2015, amidst tremendous hype and anticipation, the Milwaukee Bucks unveiled their new logo: a hard-edged, white-eyed, pissed-off 12-pointer. Just try and tag this, you blaze-orange-wearing bozo,...

Remembering the time Wendy O. Williams was arrested in Milwaukee for getting freaky with a sledgehammer

Matt Wild

January 18, 2017

Provocation is cheap these days. Sure, grinding with Robin Thicke or making a political statement at a Super Bowl halftime show might net you some dutiful social media outrage, but it likely won't get you arr...

Remembering the Milwaukee Chiefs, the city’s short-lived professional football team

Matt Wild

January 12, 2017

From 1953 until 1994, the Green Bay Packers played two to four games per season at Milwaukee County Stadium. The Packers' final game in Milwaukee—a 21-17 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on December 18, 1994—...

Let’s talk about Milwaukee’s connection to the New Monkees

Matt Wild

January 4, 2017

Here's the story: Back in 1966, the world was given the gift of the Monkees. The so-called "Pre-Fab Four" (Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones, Michael Nesmith, and Peter Tork) were assembled by a pair of producers (Rob...

Celebrate the season with Old Milwaukee’s “Pass Me A Beer” summer edition

Tyler Maas

July 2, 2016

//In an era of multi-million dollar CGI-laden and Pitbull-infused beer commercials, Old Milwaukee's no-budget "Hey, Pass Me A Beer" online advertising campaign is a breath of fresh air. The brainchild of R...

Old Milwaukee: Turner Hall’s connection to the feminist movement

Erin TerBeek

January 15, 2016

//The four-story, Cream City brick building on 4th Street known as Turner Hall is well known for hosting a wide variety of shows that range from concerts to comedians to live wrestling. Turner Hall also ho...

Old Milwaukee: The Bridge War of 1845, and how the streets got their names

Erin TerBeek

December 11, 2015

//Dimly lit lamps, cobblestone streets, and endless picturesque windows to peek in: The Streets of Old Milwaukee exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum has been a hometown favorite for generations. MPM is ...

Old Milwaukee: Brooks Stevens, Wienermobiles, and High Life

Erin TerBeek

November 20, 2015

The Milwaukee Art Museum will reopen its main galleries to the public on November 24, following an extensive remodeling project. While many of the museum’s favorite pieces have been off display during constru...

Old Milwaukee: The 40-day strike that created Bernie Brewer

Erin TerBeek

September 23, 2015

// Fireworks explode! The crowd cheers! Get up! Get up! Get outta here! Gone!These are the familiar sounds after a Milwaukee Brewers home run at Miller Park. For fans, this is a time to celebrate and have...