Thomas Saxe News Today

Sometimes called nickel theaters, or even nickelodeons, these crude storefront operations showed motion pictures on a piece of muslin, or a bare wall painted white. They attracted trouble.

Like most cities, Milwaukee was once dotted with movie palaces - stunningly ornate structures that served to entertain a hard-working public with moving pictures and live performers during the vaudeville era. Heres a look at the most recent to fall.

A guide to Milwaukee cemeteries—and where the bodies are buried.