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      Wicked Milwaukee

      $23.99
      The Cream City of yesteryear was a dingy haven for scofflaws and villains. Local historian, Yance Marti, uncovers the rough and rowdy who once made Milwaukee infamous.
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      SKU: 9781467138383
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      Summary

      The Cream City of yesteryear was a dingy haven for scofflaws and villains. Red-light districts peppered Milwaukee's downtown landscape, but none had the enduring allure of River Street, where Kitty Williams and Mary Kingsley operated high-class brothels. Chinese opium dens flourished in the backrooms of laundries. The demise of the Whiskey Ring brought down local distillers in a nationwide scandal that nearly reached the Oval Office. As a result, Police Chief John Janssen and the Committee to Investigate White Slavery and Kindred Vice waged a protracted battle to contain the most brazen offenses.

      Author 

      Yance Marti is a civil engineer who researches and writes about the history of Milwaukee. In 2007, he developed OldMilwaukee.net to share the fascinating stories he found in newspaper archives. The site also presents the architectural history of downtown and provides a forum for discussing local history. In assistance with Historic Milwaukee Inc., he authored Missing Milwaukee in 2011 which showcased the work of two local photographers who documented downtown buildings lost to demolition over the last several decades.

      Details

      • Paperback
      • Size:  6" x 9"
      • Pages: 128
      • Illustrations: Many black and white photograhs 
      • Publication: 2018, Arcadia Publishing

      Summary

      The Cream City of yesteryear was a dingy haven for scofflaws and villains. Red-light districts peppered Milwaukee's downtown landscape, but none had the enduring allure of River Street, where Kitty Williams and Mary Kingsley operated high-class brothels. Chinese opium dens flourished in the backrooms of laundries. The demise of the Whiskey Ring brought down local distillers in a nationwide scandal that nearly reached the Oval Office. As a result, Police Chief John Janssen and the Committee to Investigate White Slavery and Kindred Vice waged a protracted battle to contain the most brazen offenses.

      Author 

      Yance Marti is a civil engineer who researches and writes about the history of Milwaukee. In 2007, he developed OldMilwaukee.net to share the fascinating stories he found in newspaper archives. The site also presents the architectural history of downtown and provides a forum for discussing local history. In assistance with Historic Milwaukee Inc., he authored Missing Milwaukee in 2011 which showcased the work of two local photographers who documented downtown buildings lost to demolition over the last several decades.

      Details

      • Paperback
      • Size:  6" x 9"
      • Pages: 128
      • Illustrations: Many black and white photograhs 
      • Publication: 2018, Arcadia Publishing
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