Bay View has a very rich and diverse history, so much so that it is impossible to cover all of its deserving scenes and stories here in this one book. In order to narrow it down a bit, this volume will focus on aspects that involve Kinnickinnic Avenue, the main artery that runs through the center of Bay View.
Originally an Indian trail that traversed north and south from Milwaukee to Chicago, Kinnickinnic Avenue was well utilized by Native Americans, European traders, explorers and settlers.
Kinnickinnic Avenue, or KK, as it is known by Bay Viewites, witnessed virtually all aspects of local history, including the beginnings of the French fur trade, the settling of the area following the Homestead Act of 1862, America's first labor strike in 1886, as well as the organization of Freemasons and Good Templars.
Today, KK remains the main artery of Bay View, and bustles full of restaurants and shops, nightclubs and residences, most of which are housed in buildings that still stand today just as they did when first constructed many years ago.
BOOK ISBN |
9781634990219 |
FORMAT |
235 x 165 mm |
BINDING |
Paperback |
PAGES |
96 pages |
PUBLICATION DATE |
15 June 2017 |
TERRITORY |
World |
ILLUSTRATIONS |
92 black-and-white and 92 colour photographs |
Lisa Ann Jacobsen is a freelance writer and photographer, and serves as editor for Bay View Historical Society and other local historical societies in the Milwaukee area, and holds graduate degrees in both history and theology. Her other upcoming works with Fonthill Media include The Catholic Church in Milwaukee, The Great Lakes Fur Trade in Wisconsin, and Milwaukee's Pioneer Beginnings. Lisa Ann is an avid reader and book collector, and lives close to the Lake Michigan shoreline with her very sweet yet stubborn French Mastiff-Bull Dog mix named Peaches.