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Radio

[1] Randall Davidson, 9XM Talking: WHA Radio and the Wisconsin Idea (Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2006), 16; Dick Golembiewski, Milwaukee Television History: The Analog Years (Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2008), 37-38.

[2] Lewis W. Herzog, “The Beginnings of Radio in Milwaukee,” Historical Messenger of the Milwaukee County Historical Society

Railroad Stations

[1] John Gurda, The Making of Milwaukee (Milwaukee: Milwaukee County Historical Society, 1999), 81-82.

[2] Gurda, Making of Milwaukee, 82.

[3] Margo Anderson and Victor Greene, Perspectives on Milwaukee’s Past (Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 2009) 331.

[4] The Reed Street Depot, Old Milwaukee.net,

Railroads

[1] “Hurrah for the Rail Road!” Milwaukee Daily Sentinel and Gazette, September 13, 1850.

[2] John Gurda, The Making of Milwaukee (Milwaukee: Milwaukee County Historical Society, 1999), 100.

[3] Jim Scribbins, Milwaukee Road Remembered (Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2008), 162.

[4] “REA Inc. Files Bankruptcy,” Lodi News-Sentinel, February 19, 1975,

Recreational Dance

[1] Milwaukee Sentinel, February 24, 1844, p. 2; Milwaukee Sentinel, March 3, 1845, p. 2; Milwaukee Sentinel, November 13, 1845, p. 2; Milwaukee Sentinel, December 19, 1845, p. 2.

[2] “Dancing School Notice,” Milwaukee Sentinel, January 13, 1848, p. 3; “Dancing School,” Milwaukee Sentinel, January 7, 1850, p. 3.

[3] “Exhibition Ball,” Milwaukee Sentinel, March 16, 1850, p. 2.

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Recreational Fishing

[1] Margaret Beattie Bogue, Fishing the Great Lakes: An Environmental History, 1783-1933 (Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2001), 5-9; John Gurda, The Making of Milwaukee (Milwaukee: Milwaukee County Historical Society, 1999), 6-9, 135; Ruth Kriehn, The Fisherfolk of Jones Island (Milwaukee: Milwaukee County Historical Society, 1988), 1-27; William George Bruce, History

Regal Ware Worldwide

[1] “Project Profile: Regal Ware Worldwide,” Business Ready WI, accessed April 30, 2016; Tom Held, “Regal Ware Launches E-Commerce Website,” Milwaukee Business Journal, March 30, 2015.

[2] Rick Barrett, “Direct Marketing Firm to Sell Regal Ware in China,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, December 6, 2014.

[3] “History,” Regal Ware Worldwide, accessed April 27, 2016; “Meet the

Relief and Welfare

[1] The scholarly details addressing relief and welfare policies during the 1930s and 1940s throughout this essay are drawn from Lois M. Quinn, John Pawasarat and Laura Serebin, Jobs for Workers on Relief in Milwaukee County, 1930-1994 (Milwaukee: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Employment and Training Institute, 1995).

[2]  Wisconsin Public Welfare Department, General

Republican Party

[1] Elections of 1856 and 1860, American Presidency Project website, accessed June 11, 2017.

[2] John Buenker, “Cream City Electoral Politics” in Perspectives on Milwaukee’s Past, edited by Margo Anderson and Victor Greene (Urbana, IL: University of Illinois Press, 2009), 18-23.

[3] Buenker, “Cream City Electoral Politics,” 24-26, 31-32.

[4] Buenker, “Cream City Electoral

Rethinking Schools

[1] David Levine, Robert Lowe, Bob Peterson, and Rita Tenorio, eds., Rethinking Schools: An Agenda for Change (New York: The New Press:, 1998), xvii-xix.

[2] “It Was Twenty Years Ago Today…,” Rethinking Schools 20, no. 3 (2006), last accessed February 27, 2015; Bob Peterson, “The Birth of Rethinking Schools,” Rethinking Schools 26, no. 1 (2011), last accessed

Rexnord Corporation

[1] Jeff Engel, “Rexnord Exploring Possible Sale,” Milwaukee Business Journal, February 12, 2013, accessed January 28, 2016.

[2] “Rexnord Corporation History,” International Directory of Company Histories, vol. 21 (Chicago, IL: St. James Press, 1998), www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/rexnord-corporationhistory/, accessed January 26, 2016, now available at http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/rexnord-corporation-history/, last accessed August 14, 2017. While the two

Richard Lorenz

[1] “Richard Lorenz (1858-1915),” MOWA: Museum of Wisconsin Art website, last modified June 2, 2010, last accessed August 1, 2018.

[2] “Richard Lorenz,” American Art News, 13, no. 35 (August 14, 1915): 5, last accessed August 1, 2018.

[3] “Richard Lorenz (1858-1915),” MOWA: Museum of Wisconsin Art website, last modified June 2, 2010, last accessed August 1, 2018.

[4] “Richard Lorenz (1858

RiverWalk

[1] Joseph A. Rodriguez, Bootstrap New Urbanism: Design, Race, and Redevelopment in Milwaukee (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2014), 7, 63.

[2] Tom Daykin, “RiverWalk Turns 20 and Is Still Growing,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 17, 2011, accessed March 14, 2015.

[3] City of Milwaukee website, “RiverWalk History,” accessed March 14, 2015; Rodriguez, Bootstrap New Urbanism, 63.

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Riverwest

[1] Larry Witzling, George Richard Meadows, and Carol Brill, A Strategy for the Redevelopment of Riverwest (Milwaukee, ESHAC Inc. and the Milwaukee Urban Observatory of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1978), map on cover. Today, some would not include the condominium developments along Commerce Street as part of Riverwest. See Evelyn M. Perry, Live

Roads and Streets

[1] Ray Noesen, “The Road to Green Bay,” Edgewater Historical Society Scrapbook 10 no. 1 (1999): 1, last accessed September 3, 2017.

[2] Reis J. Behling, “The Watertown Plank Road,” Historical Messenger of the Milwaukee County Historical Society 33 (1954): 10-13.

[3] Jesse J. Gant and Nicholas J. Hoffman, Wheel Fever: How Wisconsin Became

Robert “Bob” Schilling

[1] Milton M. Small, “The Biography of Robert Schilling” (Master’s thesis, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1953), 5.

[2] Small, “The Biography of Robert Schilling,” 6, 11.

[3] Small, “The Biography of Robert Schilling,” 68

[4] Small, “The Biography of Robert Schilling,” 100; Schilling initially moved to Oshkosh in 1880 to edit that city’s Greenback paper, but moved to

Robert George Uecker

[1] “Bob Uecker,” Broadcasters, Brewers.com, last accessed March 10, 2017.

[2] Mark Yost, “Bob Uecker Is Still on the Active Roster.” Wall Street Journal, 31 March 2011.

[3] “Brewers to Honor Uecker with Second Statue,” MLB News, January, 22, 2014, last accessed March 10, 2017; Jim Stingl, “When Is a $1 Seat Worth a Lot More? Opening Day.”

Robin Yount

[1] “Robin Yount,” National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Hall of Famers, last accessed July 11, 2016; “Robin Yount Stats,” ESPN, last accessed July 11, 2016.

[2] “Robin Yount #19,” MLB.com, last accessed July 11, 2016; “Robin Yount,” Baseball-Reference.com, last accessed July 11, 2016.

[3] “Three for Cooperstown: Ryan, Brett, Yount Elected to Hall of Fame on First Try,” <

Roller Derby

[1] “Mission,” Brew City Bruisers: Milwaukee Rollergirls, last accessed July 11, 2016.

[2] “League History,” Brew City Bruisers: Milwaukee Rollergirls; Bill Glauber, “Belles of the Brawl.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 15, 2010.

[3] “MRDA Goes International with Its Six New Members,” Men’s Roller Derby Association, last accessed July 11, 2016.

Roller Skating

[1] Jim Hazard, “Wheels of Joy,” Milwaukee Magazine (February 1996): 76-78; Advertisement for Riverview Rink, The Milwaukee Journal, October 9, 1912, accessed, April 28, 2014, http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9pQWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7CAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1829%2C3200630.

[2] “Skating at Riverview,” The Milwaukee Journal, September 21, 1916, accessed March 19, 2014, http://news.google.com/newspapers?

Roman Catholics

[1] The foregoing history of the Catholic Church in Milwaukee as well as what follows is taken from Steven M. Avella, In the Richness of the Earth: A History of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, 1843-1958 (Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 2002) and, by the same author, Confidence and Crisis: A History of