Week of Tours and Events
East Side Terra Cotta
East Side Terra Cotta
Join artist, historian and teacher, Ben Tyjeski, for a walk about architectural terra cotta and tile. He will take you through the East Side, sharing his loved for fired earth, as he points out the architectural ceramics decorating warehouses, businesses and apartment buildings from the 1920s and 1930s. Many of these structures are the best…
Third Ward Fire of 1892 Anniversary Tour
Third Ward Fire of 1892 Anniversary Tour
On Friday, October 28, 1892, the city’s largest and most destructive fire occurred in the Historic Third Ward. It began with spontaneous combustion in the Union Oil and Paint Company building on the Milwaukee River at Water Street, south of St. Paul Avenue. The fire spread east to Lake Michigan and south to Erie Street,…
Third Ward Fire of 1892 Anniversary Tour
Third Ward Fire of 1892 Anniversary Tour
On Friday, October 28, 1892, the city’s largest and most destructive fire occurred in the Historic Third Ward. It began with spontaneous combustion in the Union Oil and Paint Company building on the Milwaukee River at Water Street, south of St. Paul Avenue. The fire spread east to Lake Michigan and south to Erie Street,…