A Democratic-Socialist's generous gift to the community + an effort to integrate Milwaukee's sanctimonious Lutherans among the German Jews, Catholics, etc. ... because somebody sure as hell had to do it.
Monday, August 31, 2015
A record of original bits of Milwaukee's Germanic architectural flavor
The Meinecke Building on E. Wells Street (across from the Pabst Theater) was built 1891/1892 as pictured, but lost its original Germanic decorative features. This may have been done with repairs and renovation due to a fire: the building gained a full 6th floor and a more standard and sedate Classical style (according to local historian Y. Marti).
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