[milwaukee-electric] Re: This and that ~ Speedrail

[jdl896 at wi.rr.com]

AMEN, Don~
Pollution can certainly be a reason for visiting a doctor, or emergency room with symptoms of asthma. or a weakened immune system that might lead ppneumonia
---- "Don L. Leistikow" <DLeistikow at webtv.net> wrote: 
> Ken and list:   Your reference to outlying shopping centers was preceded
> by Ed Shuster and Company with their three Shuster Department Stores
> anchoring three retail business districts.  They were located at 12th
> and Vliet, 3rd and Garfield and 11th and Mitchell streets.                    
> 
> Downtown Milwaukee had strong retail department stores operated by the
> Boston Store, Gimbels and the upscale T.A. Chapman store on E. Wisconsin
> Avenue.  The first run Theater District on the Avenue, included the Fox
> Wisconsin, Palace, Warner and Riverside, while he Strand picked up the
> two first run films from the Wisconsin and Palace by combining them into
> a second run, less expensive combined showing.                   
> 
> The Alhambra had been shut down but, was reopened about 1944 as it too
> ran both first and second run films.  A small all news theater also
> anchored the 'avenue' during WW 2 and survived for quite some time.                                       
> 
> Off the Avenue was the Miller which catered to third run features, news
> and sports at discounted prices.  It later was remodeled into a first
> run entity as the Towne theater on 3rd street.  Up the block were the
> Whitehouse, Princess and of course the Burlesk theater.  Whitehouse and
> Princess ran various films old films at 10 cents per person.                                 
> 
> It was the Freeway that killed the Central Business District, enhancing
> the small shopping malls into mega-malls with virtually endless parking
> lots.  Even the three Shuster stores fell as those shopping areas slowly
> succumed to oblivion.  The last attraction on Mitchell street was
> Goldmann's, a two story department store that continued to attract
> business from across the Metro area.  It also folded not too long ago.
> Their cafeteria served the best Ice Cream Malted Milk in town.                                  
> 
> Rule of thumb.. the Freeway supports diversion and its underlying sprawl
> whereas, electric rail transit and light rail operations, support
> Central Business Districts and in turn, a strong tax base with
> flourishing businesses.  Clean air is an additional benefit from
> electric rail transit.  Freeways pollute the air that we breathe.                                                    
> 
> Don L.    
> 
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