1882: Industrial Exposition Building in Milwaukee

The Milwaukee Exposition Building hosted events until it was destroyed in a fire in 1905. This would be a very versatile building, featuring a Music Hall with a seating capacity of 6,000, and presenting concerts, carnivals, expositions, festivals and gatherings of all kinds. The chief entrance was on 5th Street. The building at times had a roller rink, a bicycle racetrack, provided the first home of the Milwaukee Public Museum for a few years, and hosted a memorial for the unidentified victims of the Newhall House fire of 1883.

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The new Milwaukee Industrial Exposition Building was a large one. Completed in 1881-1882 it covered the entire block bounded by 5th and 6th St. and what today is Kilbourn and State.

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Construction, or what?
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KD: This building does not appear to have its own wiki page, and information is pretty scarce. Please contribute to this article with your own findings on the issue.

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Stereographic elevated view of the Milwaukee Exposition Building.​
 
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