Urban Spelunking

The Italian Renaissance Herman A. Uihlein Mansion, in Whitefish Bay, is listed for $6,950,000 and Bobby gives us a peek inside plus tells us a little history. Full article and stunning images here: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/uihlein-mansion

Bobby and Nate spelunk the 1917 Milwaukee Area Technical College in this episode of This Bites. Peep out the article at https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/matc-spelunking and the amazing photos that accompany it. Big congrats to Adam Levin, Author of "Fading Ads of Milwaukee"

Bobby and Nate spelunking the Historic 101-year-old Astor Hotel. Check out the amazing pictures as you follow along with us on this episode. Full article available here: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/astor-on-the-lake

Bobby and Nate got a chance to peek inside the new home of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Bradley Symphony Center. Make sure to click the link and listen to cast while scrolling through the beautiful images. https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/mso-first-look

Nate and Bobby spelunk the former Briggs & Stratton Complex on 30th and Center St. They discuss the plans for the 197 unit and give us some history of the space. Full article and images here: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/briggs-and-stratton-corridor-spelunking

Nate talks to Bobby about the many moves and redevelopment happening to the historic SS. Peter & Paul church and school. Full article and images here: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/ss-peter-and-paul-school-spelunking

Bobby spelunked the 1928 gothic inspired Racine Majestic Theater. They talk about the history and the future of this once amazing structure. You must read the article and check out the awesome pictures to get the full affect of the story. https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/racine-uptown-theater

Bobby visits the Washington Heights and Obrien's Irish pub and former home to a popular German restaurant called the Golden Zither. Full article and amazing photos can be found here: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/obriens-spelunking

Bobby visited Folia salon and plant shop in Walker's Point to see the building that use to house different businesses and the former Our Lady of Guadalupe mission. Full article here: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/guadalupe-folia-spelunking

Bobby got a chance to peak at the former Advanced Boiler and Tank site on Jones Island before it's deconstructed for a new building. Story and images to the full article can be found her: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/advance-boiler-jones-island-spelunk

Bobby takes us on a trip to the 1950's when Custer High School was built. Today, it is known as Barack Obama School and is still serving the community. Full article and salvaged images from the first year as Custer High here: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/new-custer-high-school-photos

Bobby and Nate get us ready to say goodbye to the 1870's Franklin School in Racine. Full article and pictures here: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/racine-franklin-school

The Trimborn Farm and Curtin House are both operated by the Milwaukee County Historical Society. Bobby and Nate offer cool stories about how this historical landmark came to be. Check out the article on this 19th-century treasure at https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/trimborn-curtin-spelunking

Bobby and Nate spelunking an 1890's Thiensville home. The iconic structure was taken by fire in 2020 after 130 years. Listen to the awesome story of the owners that tried to keep it alive and please check out the images that accompany the written story from OnMilwaukee. https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/the-cheel-spelunking

Bobby and Nate go inside the beautiful 1896 Cowdery/Elser mansion on this episode of Urban Spelunking. Full article and pictures here: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/cowdery-elser-spelunking

Bobby took a ride down to an old retail store from the 1800s called Accurate Lock & Key before they got a chance to tear it down. Listen to the cool History and read the article at https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/accurate-lock-and-key

When Sprecher Brewery was located in the Walker's Point neighborhood, the owners painted the brewery logo on an old smokestack. Recently it has been torn down, so Bobby whipped up a story to remember it. Full article and images here: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/sprecher-smoke-stack

Bobby and Nate talk about the historical Park Theater located on Milwaukee's Southside. Full article and images here: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/park-theater-biltrite-spelunking

The historic school building whisperer Bobby Tanzilo brings us another school to marvel about in this episode of Urban Spelunking. The team talks about the late 1800's State Street School transforming into one of Milwaukee's first Montessori schools'. Find the full article and images here: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/urban-spelunking-state-street-school Bonus: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles...

Bobby and Nate spelunk an old Milwaukee institution, WOKY. Cool stories and amazing picture can be found in full a t https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/woky-radio-studio-spelunking

Bobby and Nate discuss the 1930's Bradford painted murals in the Milwaukee County Courthouse. Full article and images here: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/bradford-murals-county-courthouse

Former home to the legendary Standard Paper Co., the 1915 Landmark Building was home to several important Milwaukee businesses. Here are the full article and images: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/landmark-building-spelunk

Bobby and Nate discuss the history and current redevelopment of Milwaukee's historic Soldiers Home in the VA campus.

Bobby and Nate talk about a special theater that delivered the news in visual form to citizens of Milwaukee during the mid-1940's. Full article and images here: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/telenews-theater

This week's Urban Spelunking takes us downtown to explore the history a tied house -- a former Miller-owned tavern -- across the street from Milwaukee's City Hall. Read more and see photos here: https://onmilwaukee.com/articles/spelunking-miller-cafe