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The settlement of Cambridge dates back to October 15, 1847, when the farmer Joseph Keyes filed plans with the Register of Deeds of Dane County. The first structure in the area was a dam on the northern part of Koshkonong Creek. By the late 1880s, Cambridge had grown into a community of about 700 people with shops, hotels, and a post office.
This is a list of independent bookstores in the United States, both current and defunct, which have had physical ("brick-and-mortar") locations. For bookstores with at least 4 locations, see list of bookstore chains .
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Specialty stores such as comic book shops tend to be independent. City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco, 2010 Shakespeare and Company in Paris 2004. Author events at independent bookstores sometimes take the role of literary salons [2] and independents historically supported new authors and independent presses. [3]
Renaissance Books old downtown store. Renaissance Books is a large independent bookstore originally located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, specializing in used books. Founded in the 1950s by George John and Erwin Just, it is now owned by Robert John, George's younger brother. [1]
The October 1912 Sanborn map of the shops. A paint and upholstery shop and a wood machine shop were added around 1904. In 1916 a major expansion occurred, adding a machine shop, a wheel shop, and a handcar repair shop. The power for all buildings was converted from steam to electricity. A water closet was also added for workers. [2]
The Downer Theatre is another historic neighborhood cinema that plays independent films. Milwaukee's East Side is home to several museums and galleries including the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, Charles Allis Art Museum, Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the Green Gallery, and the Jewish Museum ...
U.S. Highway 12 (US 12 or Highway 12) in the U.S. state of Wisconsin runs east–west across the western to southeast portions of the state. It enters from Minnesota running concurrently with Interstate 94 (I-94) at Hudson, parallels the Interstate to Wisconsin Dells, and provides local access to cities such as Menomonie, Eau Claire, Black River Falls, Tomah, and Mauston.