East Brady Street Historic District

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East Brady Street Historic District
Brady Street, Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2007.jpg
East Brady Street Historic District
Location Milwaukee, Wisconsin
NRHP reference No. 90000363
Added to NRHPMarch 9, 1990

The East Brady Street Historic District is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [1]

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History

Peter Sciortino Bakery Brady Street and Humboldt Peter Sciortino Bakery Brady Street and Humboldt.jpg
Peter Sciortino Bakery Brady Street and Humboldt

In the 1870s, the district emerged as an enclave of Polish working-class immigrants living in the surrounding neighborhood. [2] Starting in the 1930s it also attracted many Italian immigrants and eventually became known as Little Italy. St. Hedwig's, built in 1886, is located at the center of the district. A longtime Italian grocery and Italian bakery are still mainstays of the neighborhood. [3]

The western end of Brady Street leads to the 2004 Brady Street Bus Shelter, 2006 Marsupial Bridge and Media Garden, and 2012 Trestle Deck—infrastructure and public space projects designed by LA DALLMAN, the architecture practice of Grace La and James Dallman. [4] The urban transformation was honored with the Rudy Bruner Award Silver Medal and numerous other design awards including the American Institute of Architects Honor Award. [5] [6]

Here is a sample of historic buildings in the district, roughly in the order built:

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References

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