[milwaukee-electric] Re: Name of the Milwaukee Train Station During 1969

[Gary Schnabl]

  I will add my me too on this one. But I would hardly be an expert on it.
Those in my family, friends, etc. in the near NW side of Milwaukee 
during the 1950s always referred to the CNW station as the North West 
Depot, but they would not say NW. The bus used NW in order to save 
space. But when times change, so does the lingo, terms, and such. I 
still say "Sout Site," although I only rarely have been on the South Side.

There were at least two Plankington mansions on Wisconsin. My father was 
a KC member, so that when I attended MU, because of my father's 
membership, I was allowed to use the third-floor billiard room in the 
Plankington mansion the KC used--on the north side of the street around 
15th Street or so.


On 3/17/2011 5:13 PM, jdl896 at wi.rr.com wrote:
> That's right everyone!
>
> Even though I seen to be one of the 'youngsters' in this crowd, by the time I was 10 or 11, I hung out downtown. Thehe lakefront station was already closed, but all the train tracks were still there. I remember peeking through a boarded up window of the station and saying what a shame it was to have that beautiful site meet the wrecking ball! It was about the same time that the Elizabeth Plankinton mansion near 16th and Wisconsin was torn down, despite the words of those who wanted to save our historical buildings.
> As far as the depot at the lake was concerned, remember that the destination sign of the route 12 bus always read "NW DEPOT" so that solves the question of the depots name!
> John L
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Gary Schnabl
Southwest Detroit, two miles NORTH! of Canada--Windsor, that is...

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