25 Jul an afternoon photographing “portals to the past” in milwaukee, wisc.

hand-painted wood sign with shadowed lettering, jennaro brothers produce, milwaukee, wisc. the vacant building was purchased for redevelopment.

dock 4, john pritzlaff hardware company, milwaukee, wisc. founded in 1850, closed in 1958.

detail (figural zinc ornament), chamber of commerce building (1879), milwaukee, wisc.

detail (figural terra cotta), pabst theater (1895), milwaukee, wisc.

restored ornamental figural terra cotta frieze, milwaukee city hall building (1895), milwaukee, wisc. henry c. koch, architect.