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Cream City brick is a cream or light yellow-colored brick made from a clay found around Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the Menomonee River Valley and on the western banks of Lake Michigan. These bricks were one of the most common building materials used in Milwaukee during the mid and late 19th century, giving the city the nickname "Cream City" and ...
The John Nieman Residence at W61 N469 Washington Ave is a three-story red brick home built in 1907 in Queen Anne style, with matching garage. [2] [28] The Cedarburg Fire Station, City Hall, Jail at W61 N619-623 Washington Ave was built in 1908 of Cream City brick. Most striking is its five-story hose-drying tower.
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With the last Cream City brick manufacturer closing in 1929, preserving the bricks that built the city in its early years has become important. The old power plant on the VA campus is being taken ...
The first lighthouse on this bluff was built in 1855, a structure of Cream City brick with a cast iron lantern room, sited high to make it visible out on Lake Michigan. In the late 1880s it was jeopardized by erosion of the bluff and plans were made to replace it. [3]
The village became a city in 1859, and by 1860 the population was over 2700. In the commercial district, solid rows of buildings extended along Main from the river nearly to Third Street, with more buildings along Front and Second near Main. Brick buildings in the 100 and 200 block of Main, constructed before 1860, still stand in the district.
The Rapid City Historic Commercial District, sometimes called the Rapid City Downtown Historic District, is a 21-acre (8.5 ha), multi-block historic district in downtown Rapid City, South Dakota, United States. It includes 47 commercial buildings dating from the late 19th to early 20th centuries that formed the core of Rapid City's early economy.
8. Two Ball Screwball. This ice cream truck treat sounds like an insult, but it was pure delight. You could dye your tongue and lips either blue or red with cherry or blue raspberry flavors.