Table of Contents
Acknowledgements 9
Introduction 11
1 Where Milwaukee Was Born: Digging Down into Water and Wisconsin 13
2 Scaling City Hall Tower 17
3 On the Wings of the Milwaukee Art Museum's Brise Soled 25
4 Sailing Out to Milwaukee Breakwater Lighthouse 29
5 Standing on the Shores of Lake Emily 33
6 Behind the Scenes: The Domes 39
7 Signing My Name atop the Dome of the Basilica of St. Josaphat 45
8 Tiffany Windows Shine a Light on St. Paul's Beauty 51
9 Unexpected Treasures Uncovered in St. Francis 59
10 St. James Church and the Spring Street Burying Ground 59
11 Popping In to See the Old Mitchell Place 67
12 A Look Inside James Douglas's Collins House 73
13 Pabst's Chicago World's Fair Pavilion Survives in Milwaukee 77
14 Spelunking in Milwaukee's Oldest Brewery Building 83
15 Downtown Tavern Is the City's Oldest Schoolhouse 89
16 Pevnick Design's Tech Wonders Wow during Old School Tour 93
17 The Secret Indoor Track at Juneau/MacDowell Montessori School 97
18 Endangered Old Schoolhouses 101
19 Malig's Work Is All around Us 109
20 A Look Inside a Sebastian Brand Firehouse 113
21 The Public Service Building's Art Deco Auditorium 117
22 Wisconsin Telephone Building Survives a Century of Change 121
23 Inside the U.S. Federal Courthouse 125
24 Like a Moth to the Wisconsin Gas Flame 131
25 Preserving the National Soldiers' Home Historic District 135
26 Restored Wright House Helps Return Luster to Neglected System-Built Homes 141
27 Behind the Scenes: Turner Hall 145
28 Behind the Scenes: The Riverside Theater 151
29 Behind the Scenes: The Pabst Theater 155
30 Behind the Glass: Treasures of Milwaukee Public Library's Krug Rare Books Room 159
31 Digging into Wisconsin Architectural History at Milwaukee Public Library 167
32 Tower Automotive Site Reflects Changes in Milwaukee 169
33 Brewing Tip Milorganite 175
34 Eschweiler Buildings Threatened with Extinction 181
Index 185
About the Author 191
