I live just a few blocks from here but only recently found the history

https://milwaukeenotebook.com/2016/0...ational-brake/


Thanks for posting - I like the chimney demolition story.
The factory-on-the-river photo reminded me of where I grew up -
- in a southern Ontario textile region - where the rivers were used
for power - and for industrial waste disposal ..
Can we expect a return to that under The Scary Clown ?
... I sure hope not.
John T.