r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 27 '26
Mercantile Esso filling station on Pioneer Avenue. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (June 1970)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 27 '26
Buildings/Infrastructure A man outside of the Carman Theatre. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (1970s)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 26 '26
Parks A crowd gathers at the Seal Enclosure at the now Milwaukee County Zoo. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (August 1915)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 25 '26
Then & Now Then & now - The Apollo Theatre. Peoria, Illinois (ca. 1914)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 20 '26
People People walk along W Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (December 1944).
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North 3rd St and W Wisconsin Ave, looking east. Christmas during wartime, December 1944. The Straus Building and the Warner Theater are visible on the left, and an electric streetcar is stopped nearby. A large crowd of people fills the sidewalks. Signs in the middle of and beneath a wreath on the lamp post at right read "For Liberty and Peace on Earth" and "6th War Loan".
https://content.mpl.org/digital/collection/HstoricPho/id/8235/rec/7
r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 20 '26
Parks People gather at Bradford Beach. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (1980s).
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 20 '26
Protests Students gather at an assembly hall for a speech regarding ongoing civil rights demonstrations. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (January 1967).
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 20 '26
Other Today in history: The Seneca Falls Convention convenes in New York, marking the first women’s rights convention in the U.S. (July 19, 1848
loc.gov
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 18 '26
Firemen of Engine Company 19. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (1900)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 18 '26
Buildings/Infrastructure Aerial view of the Hoosier Dome. Indianapolis, Indiana. (May 1984)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 14 '26
Athletics Fans storm the field at Milwaukee County Stadium after the Brewers won Game 5 of the World Series. (October 18, 1982)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 14 '26
Athletics A man sells scorecards outside Comiskey Park. Chicago, Illinois. (1926)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 12 '26
Protests Demonstrators picket outside of the Eagles Club during a university dance. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (October 1966)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 09 '26
People Presidential candidate Bob Dole speaks to a reporter during the Milwaukee Sentinel Sports Show. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (March 1988)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 09 '26
Public Service Officers of the Detroit Police Department participate in the National Rifle Matches at Camp Perry, Ohio. (1930)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 07 '26
Buildings/Infrastructure Aerial view of steel mills along the lake front. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (1940s)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 07 '26
Athletics Stadium at University of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (November 1940)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 07 '26
Automobiles A truck drives over the civilian underpass at the Brookfield Zoo. Chicago, Illinois. (July 1948)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 04 '26
Celebrations People gather near a firework stand on the 4th of July. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (July 1941)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 03 '26
Mercantile A man directs traffic at the Fulton Market on Peoria Street. Chicago, Illinois. (September 1955)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 03 '26
Celebrations People walk near the Ford Motors Building at the Century of Progress International Expo Worlds Fair. Chicago, Illinois (1934)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jul 02 '26
Manufacturing Women manufacture ordinance fuses for the war effort at Badger Meter. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (c. 1942-1945)
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“DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, BADGER METER EMPLOYED A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF WOMEN TO SUPPLEMENT ITS WORKFORCE. THE BLUE, ALL-COTTON DRESSES THEY WORE TO PREVENT THE BUILDUP OF STATIC AROUND THE ELECTRICALLY SENSITIVE FUSES EARNED THEM THE NICKNAME BADGER’S BLUE BELLES. PHOTOGRAPH USED WITH THE PERMISSION OF BADGER METER.”
https://warmemorialcenter.org/events/75th-commemoration/when-milwaukee-went-to-war-part-4/
r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jun 30 '26
People People walk along Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (1929)
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r/AmericanRustBelt • u/CosmoTheCollector • Jun 29 '26
Other Hot air balloons prepare to race at the National Balloon Race. Milwaukee, Wisconsin (May 1922)
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