| Mid-Century Architecture |
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| WISCONSIN: MISC. BUILDINGS |
| Milwaukee County War Memorial Center Milwaukee, WI |
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| The Milwaukee County War Memorial Center was designed by Eero Saarinen and built in 1957. The upper level tile mosaic depicts Roman numerals signifying the years of WWII and the Korean War. The Milwaukee Art Museum occupied the lower floors of this building until the Calatrava addition opened next door in 2001. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. |
| Milwaukee State Office Building Milwaukee, WI |
City Court & Police Administration Building Milwaukee, WI |
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The Milwaukee State Office Building was built between 1961-1963. The ten story building features a window wall and other detials made from precast concrete. The building was renovated in 1988. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
The City Court & Police Administration Building has nice mid-century details. Does anyone know what year it was built or more about it? |
| Hartwig's Gobbler Supper Club Johnson Creek, WI |
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Hartwig's Gobbler Supper Club was designed by Helmut Ajango and built from 1966-1967. The building had a circular floor plan with a rotating bar at its center. Turkey was a big part of the restaurant's menu. When viewed from above, the building itself is shaped like a turkey. The building also features turkey eye-shaped windows and railings. Originally, it had a pink and purple interior. The adjacent motel, now demolished, was also round with an interior featuring shag carpeting, mirrors, lava stone, water beds, and hot tubs.
Hartwig died in 1979 and the place began to decline. The restaurant changed owners and names and eventually a major fire closed the place for many years. In 2002, it reopened as the "Round Stone Restaurant" but closed that same year and has been vacant since. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. |
| Wisconsin Pavilion Neillsville, WI |
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| The Wisconsin Pavilion was built for the 1964 New York World's Fair. When the Fair was over, a man from Boscobel, WI bought it and hauled it home with hopes of reconstructing it there. In 1997, he sold the building's metal components to Central Wisconsin Broadcasting and it was rebuilt. It is now used for the radio station WCCN and Pavilion Cheese and Gifts. The rooftop tower is 50' tall. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, 3, and 4. |
| La Crosse Community Theatre / Cavalier Lounge La Crosse, WI |
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The La Crosse Community Theatre was founded in 1963 and I believe they moved into this building and remodeled the façade then. The building was originally a theatre in the 1940s. For more, see their website.
The building's other occupant, the Cavalier Lounge has been here since 1934. The interior has been updated over the years. For more, see their website. |
| S.C. Johnson Wax Company Golden Rondelle Theater Racine, WI |
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| The Golden Rondelle Theater was originally used at the New York World's Fair in 1964-1965. After the Fair, it was brought here and incorporated into a building in the style of the Art Deco Johnson Wax buildings nearby. For more, see this website. |
| Mecca Furniture Milwaukee, WI |
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| Mecca Furniture has several locations in Milwaukee. This mid-century building was vacant in 2007. The building was originally used by a sporting goods store. The small structure covered a stairway that led to an underground shooting range. For more, see this website. |
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More WI Mid-Century Buildings:
Kohl's Food Emporium (Madison) Bank One Plaza: 1, 2 (Milwaukee) |
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