RACINE — As a teenager, Russell Solheim would hop on his bike and try to fly alongside the World War I-era planes passing over Sturtevant. When he wasn’t trying to
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Walter Rowley's Italianate farm House at 4510 Spring Street
The thirteen photographs in this slideshow depict farm laborers, factory employees, and other Wisconsin workers from the 1890s to the 1970s. Looking at these images, we wonder: what was on the minds of these now-anonymous men and women as they posed for the photographer? Were they proud of their work, their uniforms, their employers? Were
first_city_hall_800wCorner of Main and Third Streets. The "Drugs and Cigars" advertisement on the opposite corner is probably for Pokorney's Drugstore, a Main Street fixture for many years. This first city hall would date from before 1877. On the right of the hall is the Thronson Furniture Company. Look for ad for $.05 Henry George cigars.
The day the mall burned. April 18th 2006 was the 27th anniversary of a day I will always remember. It was the day my mall burned. I was ...
Cinema Treasures is the ultimate guide to movie theaters
The Porters of Racine building, 301 Sixth St., which started as five separate buildings when connected in 1939 and ultimately expanded to nine buildings and 80,000 square feet, is scheduled
Check out these 15 nostalgic restaurants in Wisconsin for a taste of days gone by. These eateries will take you back to a simpler time.
110 horse power steam tractor, built in 1911 by J.L.Case Threshing Machine Co. in Racine Wisconsin. Canon 20D 17-85mm lens F)10 1/200 ISO-800 One RAW file split into 3 and processed through Photomatix Pro-3 and PS Elements 6
The Kiwanis Club of West Racine (Wisconsin) was spinning the Prize Wheel at Reality Check Day at Washington Park High School last month.
It's been awhile since the Hollywood Home Tour bus last passed by any celebrity homes, but Al is here today to introduce you to the latest h...
Frederic March
The Racine area in Southeastern Wisconsin is home to one of the largest population of Danish descendants in the United States. Both Racine and Chicago claim the largest number of Danish-Americans in the United States, but Racine is probably known...
This is how it all began for me Zahns. When I was a small kid my family wood go to downtown Racine every Friday night this was the only nitr...
High quality photograph of Wisconsin & Southern EMD GP38-2 # WSOR 3801 at McFarland, Wisconsin, USA.
Actress. She is best remembered for her role of 'Esther/Grandma Walton' in the television series, The Waltons (1972 to 1981). Born Ellen Hansen in Racine, Wisconsin, she grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and went to Hollywood in the early 1930s to start an acting career. Her career began with a small role in the...
