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Bay View incorporated in 1879 (Milwaukee's first suburb) with 2,592 people and 892 acres (361 ha) of land; but by 1887 Bay View's 4,000 residents voted overwhelmingly to join the city of Milwaukee, mostly in order to get city services, of which water was the most important. The former village became Milwaukee's 17th ward.
During the early years of Milwaukee, the Third Ward was a relatively flat, swampy area located between the shore of Lake Michigan and the Milwaukee River. In the 1850s, the land was drained, and soon wood-frame houses populated the east side of the Ward, while on the west side, along the east side of the Milwaukee River , masonry factories and ...
The Milwaukee News building (right in photo), built 1879, housed the Milwaukee Journal offices from 1885 to 1891. The Abstract Assn. building (left) was built in 1884. Both are clad in cream city brick, with form and styling typical of the period when they were built. [183] [184] 120: Milwaukee Normal School-Milwaukee Girls' Trade and Technical ...
In 1887, the village's approximately 4,000 residents voted overwhelmingly to be annexed to the city of Milwaukee, becoming the city's 17th ward and ending the community's independent status. Bay View was annexed because of the "Fernwood Model", where the neighborhood received many incentives from the city of Milwaukee such as sewers, sidewalks ...
By the 1840s, the three towns had grown to such an extent that on January 31, 1846 they combined to incorporate as the City of Milwaukee and elected Solomon Juneau as the city's first mayor. A great number of German immigrants had helped increase the city's population during the 1840s and continued to migrate to the area during the following ...
The 1962 annexation of the last of Granville (16.5 square miles) was the largest land acquisition in city history. Now, the Granville neighborhood makes up a large part of the city's northwest side.