That's what they did back in the day. Cover it up with some offshore **** is a lot cheaper than restoring the building. Thank God it wasn't destroyed.
Pabst Brewery and Mansion
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That's what they did back in the day. Cover it up with some offshore **** is a lot cheaper than restoring the building. Thank God it wasn't destroyed.
In most homes.....colored paint was the style after World War II so everything that was beautiful hardwood was painted over. My parents house, owned by my grandparents before them, and my great grandparents before them had 12' ceilings in the entire house. The kitchen had cabinets all the way to the ceiling. When I was home in 1992 after the Gulf War I was talking to my Dad about the kitchen cabinets having 10 coats of paint. I got some Zip Strip and tested one of the inside doors. They were made out of solid Birch wood. I stripped the entire kitchen, sanded everything, and brushed 3 coats of urethane. Just beautiful. The entire house has 12" hardwood baseboard that was painted over and I stripped all of it and restored it too. In the 1960's shag carpeting was the big thing and my grandparents had carpeting everywhere but the kitchen. Yep, hardwood floors under all of it. I renovated the floors too. The secondary front door was made with beveled glass with leaded high point steel. That was ready to fall apart so I took it to get restored. It cost me $700 back in 1996 to fix it and my Dad gave it to me if I bought a security door to replace it. I also got a lot of the stained glass out of my parents house and have it in my house in Maryland now.
Stained glass from my parents house is 120 years old.
I really appreciate all the photos Bob has shared with us of Milwaukee. Most of the architecture is based on very creative uses of stone to achieve stunning grand homes.
Not to get off topic of Milwaukee, but I came across this article on a mansion built by Andrew McNally, a millionaire of notable fame for his mapbooks, in the 1880s. Unlike all the structures built of stone in Milwaukee, many of the grand homes in Southern California were built mainly of wood in the traditional victorian themes.
It is currently up for sale and is in stunning condition given its age. It is located about 35 miles west of where I live and the mountains in the background are the same ones that come out my way. I just thought you folks might enjoy these 27 outstanding photos of a really artful building in the West for a moment.
Now back on track.......................
A glimpse into one of California's most fascinating homes
Not to get off topic of Milwaukee, but I came across this article on a mansion built by Andrew McNally, a millionaire of notable fame for his mapbooks, in the 1880s. Unlike all the structures built of stone in Milwaukee, many of the grand homes in Southern California were built mainly of wood in the traditional victorian themes.
It is currently up for sale and is in stunning condition given its age. It is located about 35 miles west of where I live and the mountains in the background are the same ones that come out my way. I just thought you folks might enjoy these 27 outstanding photos of a really artful building in the West for a moment.
Now back on track.......................
A glimpse into one of California's most fascinating homes
Thanks Steve!
That is a stunning mansion with some beautiful architecture and woodworking. I was say that would be a steal in California for $2.9M.
McNally.....I still have one of his map books of the U.S.
Most people under 30 probably don't know or ever heard of McNally or his maps. GPS and MapQuest kind of put McNally out of business in the 1990's.
That is a stunning mansion with some beautiful architecture and woodworking. I was say that would be a steal in California for $2.9M.
McNally.....I still have one of his map books of the U.S.
Most people under 30 probably don't know or ever heard of McNally or his maps. GPS and MapQuest kind of put McNally out of business in the 1990's.
On a side note.....
When I was in the Gulf War in 1990-1991. We were handed a device called GPS. They said we put the coordinates of the destination we wanted to go and then follow the prompts. It was about the size of a WWII hand held walkie talkie. It was very scary to trust this thing called GPS and satellites. It was very touchy. You had to hang your arm out the window of a HUMVEE (no armor back then....just canvas top and doors) and it would take 10 minutes for it to triangulate off of 3 satellites. Sat 1, Sat 2, and Sat 3. Then it would give you direction like 8 degrees west or 7 degrees north. You get the idea. It didn't have turn left at the next intersection or any of that civilian BS. If you pulled the GPS inside the vehicle it would lose the Satellite data and you had to start the process all over again. Waiting 10 minutes on the battlefield for GPS direction was scary as hell especially how close we were conducting combat operations. It took A LOT to trust this thing called GPS!!!
When I was in the Gulf War in 1990-1991. We were handed a device called GPS. They said we put the coordinates of the destination we wanted to go and then follow the prompts. It was about the size of a WWII hand held walkie talkie. It was very scary to trust this thing called GPS and satellites. It was very touchy. You had to hang your arm out the window of a HUMVEE (no armor back then....just canvas top and doors) and it would take 10 minutes for it to triangulate off of 3 satellites. Sat 1, Sat 2, and Sat 3. Then it would give you direction like 8 degrees west or 7 degrees north. You get the idea. It didn't have turn left at the next intersection or any of that civilian BS. If you pulled the GPS inside the vehicle it would lose the Satellite data and you had to start the process all over again. Waiting 10 minutes on the battlefield for GPS direction was scary as hell especially how close we were conducting combat operations. It took A LOT to trust this thing called GPS!!!
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Now that's cool! A simplified Queen Anne, what some might call a "Princess Anne" which became more popular from 1900-1910. The McNally house was "ahead of its time" in the 1880s. I lived in a similar-styled (but small) house during my college years in downtown S.L.O. that had the same combo of clapboard and shingle siding.
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An unusual sight for a foreigner to see fenced lots, from the neighborhoods I used to be and pics you usually see the open lots seem to be most common. Nearly unthinkable in Germany, we mostly like to hide behind walls and high fences.
Captain Frederick Pabst sitting with the white beard hunting on the Southside of Milwaukee in the 1880's. People dressed up to hunt in those days. Nice doggie!
What an interesting photo, even the ladies dressed up and went along! Seems a little unusual given the reality these days. I would have never guessed.......................
That area has been residential for almost 100 years now on South 27th Street.
New Coeln House 1850.
Landmark 1850 Bar today.
Landmark 1850 Bar today.
Pabst ghost sign on South Side of Milwaukee.
Nice craftsmanship on a corner of a building.
Another ghost sign. I discover these ghost signs all over the city.
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