Phil Tolken Pontiac. We walked up and downWisconsin Aveon our leashes. back to Milwaukee a couple of times since the 1970's. year! We love helping revive those fond memories, and truly appreciate our many fellow Milwaukeeans who have shared their comments and contributed memorabilia to this site. commented on by McGuire when he first came to Milwaukee. Wednesday was anything could happen day. I remember 4thof July parades toGordonPark. 5. If you haven't you need to see it. Lower Prices Every Day!" Notes - Delivery *Estimated delivery dates include seller's handling time, origin ZIP Code, destination ZIP Code and time of acceptance and will depend on shipping service selected and receipt of cleared payment. Fatherly Captain resembled Santa, minus the beard. possible When the telephone company abandoned this business and real juke boxes came to be, my grandparents opened a record shop, then a restaurant called the Charm Dinette. We later heard on the walkie-talkie that they And it looks like someone HAS with this great site! We'd stop at the dime store at 35th and North. (10 cent to get in, 5 cents for popcorn and 10 cents for a coke. I think we took the Greyhound bus from Whitewater. Some of us loved him and some hated the man. on Forest Home Avenue with its I was surprised that old guys lived there and sat around Though weve maintained Retro-Milwaukee without support from advertisers, its becoming increasingly difficult to do so. Mitchell Street State Bank across from Goldman's on I have tons of I could go for a cold Gettleman's. I remember Saturday afternoons at the Boys Club and swimming in the nude at their pool. of Milwaukee Memories Albert began joining him on his visits a couple of years later. Click here for a look at Barbara Becker on some other local shows produced by WITI-TV. The little ice cream parlors all over the city like the one on Greenfield Avenue where you could get a strawberry sundae for 15 cents. 2000, Surely those were the "Happy Days." Nancy and Robert Pierce were born in Milwaukee. When This was filmed--I recall--in the news studio at WISN and interspersed with 9:00PM - Bowling Like Sixty. (Quote by Dick Nitelinger), More Retro-Milwaukee Memories and They say it is being remodeled. 1980, WITI-TV6 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, You can also check out David Mierzwinski's web page, (WITI-TV photo, courtesy of Paul Johnson). Jack DuBlon on the Set of "That Late Show Bunch". which was Pulaski territory. I also recall the huge Lionel train layouts at Christmas time. 20th and Forest Home (we think), who used the handle "Garbage Can". Remember Dance Party with Johnny Anthony? Now, I'm too young to remember Ponty, the singing car, but I have seen Central High School when it was at 76th and National? I finally married and moved to France, then to Las Vegas, then California, and now I am in Washington state. get The announcer I recall the Pig N Whistle after Friday night football games and ordering a Big Chief. I remember a toy store commercial with a giraffe, but I and on the way home from school at Walt Whitman Elementary. We really didn't know any of them by name, but we sure knew the songs and catch phrases. And where is that footage today? This is me with my cousin Felice at the Kiddieland amusement park at Capitol memories from the 50's 60's 70's. When he took a job as operations manager at WJBK-TV in Detroit during the summer of 1973, Becker naturally went with him. saddens me that he is forgotten. The Buttered Bun in downtown Milwaukee was a great place to go after a long day of shopping with grandma. Born in 59. 1965 Press Photo Solo concert artists Ida Presti and Lagoya - lra62213 (#394466471598), 1938 Press Photo Edison Tower, dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison Foundation Inc. (#354426091216), 1990 Press Photo Crowded Mission Hill Church during Northeast Ensemble concert (#374362751760). Milwaukee Remember when Purity did home delivery of potato chips? Meanwhile, DuBlon began searching for alternatives. There was "Kukla, Fran and Ollie." Thanks for letting me unload. I'd hear Diana Ross and The Supremes as clear as a bell. store originally? chomping gorilla puppet and I believe an alligator(?) There's also a biographical page devoted to. It was real. Grandma had a huge 4 family duplex on, Along with my 2 cousins,( we were around 4 or 5 yrs old) they would take us on walks to 3, We would also ride the bus downtown and shop at Gimbels and Boston Store. And whether it was nationally or locally produced, we were captivated. game Performance & security by Cloudflare. -------------------- "Get-Get-Gettleman's!" I was born in 1945 and grew up on the east side ofMilwaukee. (another angle street) runs into it from the west. Heil, Dean Milano. Paddy wagons were these strange looking truck-like vehicles. me Al's Custard was torn down a while back. downtown. We all wore leather harnesses and leashes on these walks. Did my kids shopping at Sidelloes Ben Franklin on 13th street. Going across that wooden trestle being SURE it was going to collapse. My aunt and uncle owned a tavern and also had season tickets. I am forty years old and can't remember if I paid the phone bill last month am I grew up near 15th and Oklahoma. Mildred Riley, http://www.malibuart.org/mildred_jarrow_riley.htm In addition to those duties, he served as the stations resident character actor. located: "Main Street in Menomonee Fallllllsssss." at I went to grade school at St. Gall's where Father Restle and his Irish Setter ruled the parish. He told her to have her teacher call him, and he would make an appointment to come and speak with her class. I Milwaukee was a great place for a child. Allis Oklahoma that became a Jewel. We found 23 records for Barbara Becker in Milwaukee, WI. "I'm a Man" Photos appearing on this web site are the property of their respective owners, are protected by copyright, and may not be reproduced without permission. The Site was the place to be seen and heard by the Lake downtown. Wally Rank, a car dealer and Doeges, Pete's Bakery (first job), Alhambra, It was such fun working with him.If you love what you doyou never have to work another day in your life. The short lived WFOX-TV on channel 31. And then of course WCAN on channel 25. He had a photographer come out, and shoot film of the kids. signature) Side kicks, Mr. Green Jeans, Mr. Moose and Bunny Rabbit seemed to need the wise old Captain's help every day. wasn't computerized? Teacher Darlyne Berg had done some research on children's programming - specifically what existed and what was needed - as part of her work toward a Master of Science degree in education and communication. He always took us to the Captain's Treasure House. Your donation of $5, $10, $20 or more will ensure Milwaukee Memories will be here for years to come. They had something called the Automatic Hostess where they played 78 rpm records for taverns. There was a time when a Flathead Ford V8 with glasspacks actually sounded cool. Chevrolet dealership lot! 'It brings me a lot of joy': 10-year-old banjo prodigy sets . south, and Winona Lane on the east. I loved visiting my dad at the Woolworths. I marvel that I managed to meet friends at the same place, at the same time and do the same things yet had no cell phone, no IPOD, no GPS, no computer, no car, and still managed to have a great life. Wisconsin St. Veronica School is now called St. Thomas Aquinas Academy from Grade 4 to 8. At least there still is the Butler . ruled I remembered everyone from my schools, but recently when I contacted some of them, they did not remember me at all! Text 1996-2007 Richard G. Golembiewski. Click here for more stills and promotional materials from the "You and I" show. To "host" the show with DuBlon's puppets, the station turned to Barbara Becker, who also served as its weather gal (replacing Judy Marks, who had come to WITI in 1959 after the CBS-owned WXIX ceased operations, and who moved to WTMJ-TV later that year). Besides those for his puppets, he often did voice characterizations for various commercial clients. andRiverside). Jayne M. Hosts, Link to actual I also recall riding theWells Streetstreetcar across the viaduct( that was as scary as anything you could imagine). In 1965, she elected to leave that role after her marriage to WITI newsman and program director, Jim Major. Albert always had had a joke and because of him I always had a leaning to that New York accent. September silver GM buses used by the. time.". Barbara Becker, who handled weather at TV 6, joined the Saturday morning shows. (Dig? when Something went wrong. Hear Albert and Jerry Reno doing the weather on TV6, That affiliation brought along the network's Captain Kangaroo program. We would Behind it is Kubiaks drug store. The 6 MILLION DOLLAR MOVIE? up folks" "Bargain Town! It has been replaced with a Family Dollar store. electrictrolleys, and replacing therunners on the wires using a Chainbelt, with my parents when I was a kid. have found on your site. For the first few months, it looked like a bad idea, as most of the viewer feedback was negative. hotel. 33 miles and one of the first events to ask for pledges per Did my kids shopping at Sidelloes Ben Franklin on 13th street. We also wore them in the yard with a leash rope about 15 ft long tied to the washpoles. 4. I remember watching Channel 12 all night for this purpose--nowadays I see That year, Ward Allen and Albert were named the No. During his college days, he also began his broadcasting career at the universitys radio station, WILL. for You could make deals there on furniture nobody else could touch. Sentry Foods on Howell was very convenient to shop at because I did not need a car to go there. As I got older, we moved to, in 1961 near the Victory Drive-in. (In character, DuBlon could get away with smart-alec remarks, which he might not have otherwise been able to.) In the winter, I recall ice skating on theMilwaukeeRiveratGordonParkand the toboggan slide across the river. On 5 January 1975, the show was switched to a weekly format, and ran Sunday mornings at 7:00. I recall the Pig N Whistle after Friday night football games and ordering a Big Chief. This arrangement continued until the last Funny Farm show on February 1, 1974. When WTMJ was on channel 3 and the ONLY TV we had? Layton Ave. My phone number began with hilltop. The 1960s brought CYO dances held at various Catholic churches, and garage bands would form and I would go to my alley where boys in the neighborhood got bands together in garages and played Beatle songs, sadly, one by one, each boy would go off to, and eventually I would not see them anymore. We got the okay for the song Wisconsin's Television Window. The Electric train that ran to It has been replaced with a Family Dollar store. Have never been into memories as much as those that I in for Kiddieland It was so far out that we soon moved back to 53rd and Burleigh. CB at that time (ch. Born and Prim, Can you please help? Geez, getting all of this stuff out of my brain is like cleaning off a hard Ah, the innocence of my youth. plexiglass that the weatherman would actually write on with a big El-Marko (WITI-TV photo). not Judy Marks the femme fatal of TV weather. "Kids Klub" was another kid favorite in Milwaukee. because both my parents worked. Nobody knew what it was for. We'd stop at the Gas Company to visit my dad and see all the model kitchens. Finally I had to drop out and go to Rufus King until I was old enough to quit, and then attended Vo-Tech one summer, and smelled the wonderful aroma from the Ambrosia Chocolate Factory. From there we could jump down and get out of the yard. The late Jack DuBlon was the puppeteer behind the Brooklyn-accented Albert the Alley Cat, Albert's twin brother, Filbert, Alice the Alligator, the cigar-chomping Rocky (who's making a comeback on cable these days) and all the other non-human denizens of WITI-TV 6's Cartoon Alley and later on Funny Farm. 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