Entire Central City Plaza now proposed for historic designation
The Central City Plaza was the first Black shopping center in Milwaukee, designed by Wisconsin's first Black licensed ...
With one of his Milwaukee buildings at risk, this is the story of Wisconsin's first Black architect, Alonzo Robinson
Robinson designed over 100 buildings over his illustrious four-decade career as Wisconsin's first Black licensed architect. Mos ...
Much of Wisconsin’s rich Latino history was lost to time. Here are some places where it lives on.
Nearly 150 years of Mexican history in Milwaukee is carefully stored in file cabinets on the city's southwest side. ...
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100 East Building added to National Register
The 100 East Building, at 100 E. Wisconsin Ave., in Milwaukee, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan. 16, for being, "significant as the best and most important example of a ...
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Walking cemetery tour provides history on Black Americans in Milwaukee
Wong is a history buff and tour guide. She takes people through Milwaukee's oldest cemetery, highlighting influential African Americans who were laid to rest there. "I have a keen interest in Black ...
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Alonzo Robinson Jr.'s son discusses his father’s impact as Wisconsin’s first Black architect
The state of Wisconsin has about 1,528 licensed architects. Of those, 11 are Black. Alonzo Robinson Jr. was the first.
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Milwaukee County plans $490 million Public Safety Building overhaul
Milwaukee County plans to invest $490M in rebuilding the aging Public Safety Building, aiming to improve court safety, ...
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With one of his Milwaukee buildings at risk, this is the story of Wisconsin's first Black architect, Alonzo Robinson
“Everybody understands historic buildings in the late 1800s and ... a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee architectural historian. "He was committed to this idea of community-building — building ...