Neighborhood History

The following collection of MHNA articles highlight the rich history we have within our neighborhood.

History of the Murray Hill Neighborhood

History of Murray Hill Neighborhood Association

Happy 100++ Year Birthday (April 2014)

Year of Homes Built on North Murray Hill Addresses (April 2014)

Year of Homes Built on East Murray Hill Addresses (April 2014)

Murray Hill Street Names

Names & Numbers – How They’ve Changed (August 2013)

Blizzard of 1947 (November 2013)

Downer Theatre

East Branch Library (December 2014)

Frinzi’s Finer Foods

Golf in our Backyard

Hartford Avenue School

Hartford Avenue University School – 100 Years and Going Strong (September 2017)

Ice (December 2015)

Milwaukee Industrial School for Girls (December 2017)

Miramar Theatre (April 2016)

The Mound Builders (August 2016)

Early History – Effigy Mound Builder (December 2016)

A Neighbor’s Reminiscence

Early Mass Transit- Trackless Trolley

Early Mass Transit – Horseless Trolley to the Streetcar

Mass Transit – 1950’s to present

Drivers of Change –  #15 Streetcar Route

Taxis, Downer and Hertz

History of the Oakland/Locust Business District – 1930’s

History of the Oakland/Locust Business District – 1960’s

A Plaque, A Story, An Impact: Edward Steichen (September 2018)

Riverside University High School (May 2018)

St. Rose’s – A Continuing Story (September 2019) — [NEW!!]

Sendik’s History

Shorewood Sanitarium (April 2015)

Urban Ecology Center (May 2021)

Walking Among the Trees (September 2018)

A History of Water in Milwaukee (May 2019)