A rendering of Brewtown's first shopping mall. It was an open-air
complex, with a main retail level and basement, which was accessed
by two tunnels. The primary anchor, Milwaukee-based Schuster's,
is seen near the center of the complex. A smaller, Milwaukee-based
Chapman's appears in the upper left. A multi-story office tower
(also upper left) was proposed but never built.
Drawing from the Milwaukee Sentinel
A 3-level -135,000 square foot- Schuster's, the fourth store in the
chain, fronted on the open "Capitol Plaza" court. It was rebranded
as Gimbels-Schusters in 1962 and closed for good in 1984.
Drawing from the Milwaukee Sentinel
6 comments:
I hung out at Capitol Court when I was a teenager in the 60's..way before Mayfair and Brookfield square was next too a quarry!
My how things change...
Anon,
Thanks for perusing and posting.
Apparently, back in "the days", CAP COURT was "the berries".
Of course, there always comes along something newer and better. In this case...MAYFAIR and BROOKFIELD.
Cheers,and Happy Thanksgiving!
I worked at the Tie Rak in the late 60's. Loved the vanilla cokes across the way at Corned Beef Corner and the fries at Woolworths. Remember the Christmas music played over and over on the loudspeakers in the snowstorms while people shopped during the holidays. Gimbels basement was where I bought most of my clothes along with Penneys and the Grand. Simpler days-Happy times. Mary
Mary,
Thanks so much for perusing and posting. Hopefully, you will recheck the article here and see the many upgrades that were posted on June 25th, 2009.
Happy mall memories!
I also hung out at Capitol Court in the 60's. Our family lived around 62 & Marion. We built out there in 1952. The only business out there then was LoCiceros. Fond du Lac Ave. was little more than a dirt road. There was a horse farm where Capitol Court was built. I played in those woods. My favorite memories were the Top 40 list from WOKY at Woolworth's record department. I remember all the singles filed in bins. Loved the lunch counters at Walgreens and Woolworths. Sherwin-Williams was Badger Paint and Kellers was the liquor store. I remembered shaking Jack Kennedy's hand in March 1960 when he was running for president. He was handing out those little metal lapel buttons with bendable tabs. I got my first Barbie at the Playroom for $3.00. We used to go to that store to look for all the new outfits. Wish I could find my old neighborhood chums--Kathy, Barb, Penny, Lucy, Larry, Dennis, Ray. Growing up in that neighborhood was a real blast!
Lynda,
Thanks so much for posting.
These kind of mall memories really bring these long gone shopping centers back to life.
Cheers,
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