Although it was still a dirt street, Villard Ave. was already a main thoroughfare through North Milwaukee, lined with shops and a tavern or two. Villard ran from 27th St. west to Fond du Lac Ave., but North Milwaukee stretched only as far as 42nd St. when this photo was taken about 1908. The community of North Milwaukee, now a part of Milwaukee, was five miles north of the city at that time and located within the Town of Granville. When the Wisco ... https://tmblr.co/ZANp-QeTu9grai00#MKE#OldMKE
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