View north from Lincoln High School tower

Photographer

Rees, Thomas

Date

• ca. 1946-ca. 1947

Summary

• This view looking north from the Lincoln High School tower shows the near south side of Manitowoc, Wisconsin as it appeared during the 1946-1947 school year, shorly after the end of World War II. The tree-lined street running diagonally from bottom left toward the center horizon is South Eighth Street. Visible in the distance on the southwest corner of South Eighth and Washington Streets is the Manitowoc County Courthouse. Several blocks south from the Courthouse is the large Roosevelt School on Hamilton Street between South Eighth and South Ninth Streets. The school had been closed since 1937, with ongoing debates as to what should be done with it. In 1947 there was a proposal to remodel the building into apartments for veterans, but the projected rent of $55 per month was deemed too costly for most veterans, and it was finally razed in 1954. Other prominent landmarks in this picture are the large "Elevator B" grain elevator at the top left on South Water Street and the Rahr Malting Company plant and Manitowoc Public Utilities power plant at the top right. The three story brick building in the right center of the image is the A. M. Richter & Sons Company at 710-714 Madison Street. Richters manufactured yeast and vinegar. The houses at the bottom of this picture were later razed for an addition to Lincoln High School. Beyond them, running east and west intersecting with South Eighth Street, is Columbus Street.