Pfister Hotel Enters Second Stage of Historic $20 Million Renovation Posted on April 16, 2024April 17, 2024 by Cael Byrne Milwaukee’s Pfister Hotel is entering the second stage of a $20 million renovation that began in the summer of 2023 meant to elevate guest experience while respecting the building’s long history, according to President of Marcus Hotels & Resorts Michael Evans. After completing the renovation of the restrooms and the seventh floor meeting and event […]
Milwaukee’s Nearly-100-Year-Old Hilton City Center Nominated to Join the National Register of Historic Places Posted on March 26, 2024March 26, 2024 by Cael Byrne The Hilton City Center, formerly known as Hotel Schroeder, has been nominated by its owner, Marcus Corporation, to join the National Register of Historic Places. The more than 25-story, 275 foot-tall Milwaukee landmark was first opened in 1928 by Walter Schroeder, and was acquired by Marcus Corporation in 1995. Milwaukee’s Historic Preservation Commission is responsible […]
“They all have personalities, and they’re 80 to 100 years old, but they’re pretty good at doing their job.” Posted on October 18, 2023October 19, 2023 by Cael Byrne Bay View Printing Company is a local letterpress printing company that has been around for 106 years.Their building was originally a church, and they started out as a newspaper printing company. Nowadays, they do design and letterpress printing for many local companies. All of their printing is done on antique, century-old printing presses and that’s […]