Home Magazines BizTimes Milwaukee Wisconsin Theater

Wisconsin Theater

Glance at Yesteryear

By
BizTimes Staff
-

CON-Glance-022017-Wisconsin-TheaterThis photo, taken circa 1922, shows the Wisconsin Theater under construction on what was then Grand Avenue in downtown Milwaukee. The movie theater, which was the largest in the state at 3,275 seats, operated from 1924 to 1986 at Sixth Street and Wisconsin Avenue and was then torn down. The site now houses the Wisconsin Center.

—This photo is from the Milwaukee Public Museum’s Photo Archives collection. Additional images can be viewed online at www.mpm.edu.

RELATED ARTICLES

Copyright ©2024 BizTimes Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
This photo, taken circa 1922, shows the Wisconsin Theater under construction on what was then Grand Avenue in downtown Milwaukee. The movie theater, which was the largest in the state at 3,275 seats, operated from 1924 to 1986 at Sixth Street and Wisconsin Avenue and was then torn down. The site now houses the Wisconsin Center. —This photo is from the Milwaukee Public Museum’s Photo Archives collection. Additional images can be viewed online at www.mpm.edu.

Holiday flash sale!

Limited time offer. New subscribers only.

Subscribe to BizTimes Milwaukee and save 40%

Holiday flash sale! Subscribe to BizTimes and save 40%!

Limited time offer. New subscribers only.

Exit mobile version