John Plankinton News Today

Many of the city’s significant buildings have vanished in the last 100 years. Vintage postcards are one way to explore the streets of old Milwaukee.

Milwaukee PBS documentary on the Old Soldiers’ Home and the efforts to preserve the historic site.

Jeremy Brecher's account of the growth of the Knights of Labor union in the US, the agitation for a maximum 8-hour working day and the Chicago Haymarket events of 1886.

22 More Apartments for Plankinton Arcade With another 50 in the pipeline as Grand Avenue Mall continues move toward more residential spaces. By Jeramey Jannene - Feb 15th, 2021 11:26 am //end headline wrapper ?> The Plankinton Arcade building in 2016. Photo by Jeramey Jannene. A largely-hidden downtown apartment complex will grow in size under a new plan from its owner. Sunset Investors developed the Plankinton Lofts apartments complex in phases on the third a...