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The Garden Homes Historic District in Milwaukee, Wisconsin is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [3] Under socialist mayor Daniel Hoan, the City of Milwaukee implemented the country's first public housing project in 1923. This experiment with a municipally-sponsored housing cooperative saw ...
Milwaukee Harbor entry N. pier, SE. corner of H.W. Maier Festival Park: 42-foot lighthouse built in 1906 on the end of a pier in Milwaukee's harbor. [186] 123: Milwaukee Protestant Home for the Aged: Milwaukee Protestant Home for the Aged: May 10, 2023
The loss of St. Anthony is a contributing factor to the ongoing "medical desert" problem affecting Milwaukee's predominantly Black population. [4] The building was added to the State and the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. [5] In 2019, nonprofit organizations began converting the building to provide low-income housing. [6]
This is a locator map showing the Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha CSA in Wisconsin. Created using David Benbennick's maps. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. On February 12, 2006, User:David Benbennick uploaded locator maps for all United States counties.
Public health care in Milwaukee began with the creation of pesthouses during early epidemics and a quarantine hospital in 1877. In 1880 the county built a general hospital at the poor farm in Wauwatosa, but distance was an obstacle for many residents. In 1894 the city created an emergency hospital on Michigan Street, but it had limited capacity.
The skywalk system consists of 1.75 mi (2.82 km) of walkways that connect about eight city blocks in downtown Milwaukee. Some notable buildings that the skywalk connects include: The Avenue, 310W, Hyatt Regency, Baird Center, Chase Tower, Riverside Theater, and 100 East Wisconsin. The system crosses the Milwaukee River in two places. [1]
While Wisconsin is not on the "path of totality," you can experience the total solar eclipse with just a short drive to Illinois or Indiana.
The Milwaukee Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, was a leader in antiseptic surgery when its surgery rooms opened in 1912, and was also a leader in using x-rays in medicine, having in 1926 the most powerful x-ray machine in the U.S. [1] The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.