[milwaukee-electric] Re: 9th street

[Gary Schnabl]

BTW, what was the large building around 11th between Hibernia and Clybourn?
There were still lots of kids living near there six decades ago. Did 
some of them venture into the subway opening--both while the interurban 
was in business and afterward? I remember as a kid entering what now is 
considered the most polluted site in Milwaukee's storm-sewer system--the 
site at 47th Street into Lincoln Creek. The subway would surely be 
larger in height.

The Retro Milwaukee photo showed that the subway was quite accessible. 
Was it filled in or anything before the 1964 deconstruction of most 
everything not yet destroyed near there?

Gary

On 3/18/2011 6:36 PM, Don L. Leistikow wrote:
> Yance and list:  Your crusade to research the extent of the Subway, is
> admirable.
> Your rufusal to accept what has been written and documented, is an
> affront to all who contributed to its existance.
>
> I was employed by Jay Maeder, Speedrail's  President and Owner.  I wrote
> that while working the Line Car in early 1951, I accompanied the Lane
> Man into the Subway so that he could do a monthly inspection of the sump
> pump that was there to pump accumulating water out uf the far cornor of
> the Subway.  I've embelished this information with additional text to
> assure complete understanding, by all readers.
>
> But, please continue your pursuit of this topic as, you may find
> additional information on this topic.
>
> Don L. Leistikow
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Gary Schnabl
Southwest Detroit, two miles NORTH! of Canada--Windsor, that is...

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