Elevator and Feed Mill History Transcribed and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 12/30/2005 A Look Back at the Sussex Mills of Old: Sussex Mills a Fixture of Area’s History by Fred H. Keller, published, Sussex Sun,November 30, 1999 With the coming of the Milwaukee, Menomonee Falls and Western Railroad in 1890, sussex Elevator was theend of… Read more »
General / Grocery Store History Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 05/20/2005 Colgate area Once there were several businesses inColgate, including general stores, a blacksmith, and a post office. From 1887 to1903 the post office was on the south side of County Line Road, and thereforewas in the Town of Lisbon. The Wisconsin Central Railroad depot… Read more »
Hardware Store History Compiled and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 05/18/2005 The interior of the Podolske Hardware store inthe mid 30’s shows the rural home and farm orientated types of hardwaremerchandise available for sale. The fly strip hanging from the ceiling looksover hay and manure forks barn brooms, fence stretchers, drill braces and bits.Laura Podolske poses for… Read more »
Lynndale Farms Raceway / Race Track by Michael R. Reilly updated 03/04/2015 Lynndale Farms Raceway was a road racing course situated about 20 miles west of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It opened in 1963 and closed in 1967. Most websites list the track as being in Pewaukee, but it actually existed in the Town of Lisbon (with a Pewaukee postal address). The… Read more »
Sportsplex seeks cash investors; Engage LLC needs $3.5-$4.9 million to build Sussex facility The company that wants to build a 130,000-square-foot Sportsplex in Sussex now has at least two-thirds of the money it needs to start building the facility. By PETER ABBOTT Sussex Sun,Posted: Jan. 22, 2008 The company that wants to build a 130,000-square-foot Sportsplex in Sussex now has… Read more »
Sussex – Lisbon Area Business History Directory (Current & Recent) The Directory links below are to local area businesses, both current, or no longer in active operation. Many more businesses aren’t listed, but will be in the future. Whether your business is/was a traditional brick-and-mortar one, or you operate(d) from your home, SLAHS wants to document your business history. In… Read more »
SUSSEX ON THE MAIN Shopping Center https://www.google.com/maps/@43.133843,-88.230707,3a,15y,350.38h,86.07t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sDUdr_dmKHkE3Isqic3Fpug!2e0!6m1!1e1?hl=en-US Built and opened 1971/72 Some shopping center occupants, past and present Anytime Fitness Bakery Thrift Shop Carriage Cleaners & Laundromat Consignment shop [name?] Consign-R. Us ? Dollar Store ? Drew’s Variety Store Firstar Bank Friends of Nature GEM Ace Hardware Store aka ACE Hardware Hopkins Savings & Loan Jem Photo, TV &… Read more »
The Station Ribbon cutting for grand opening of “The Station” shopping center. Peppermint Junction Ice Cream Parlor, The Gathering Place, The Baggage Room Card Shop, and The Country Store. 1978.
George Short and George Hummel’s Tavern aka Taylor’s Hotel aka Olde Templeton Fred Keller found that George Short and George Hummel built the first small tavern which was to become the Taylor Hotel and later on the Berger Olde Templeton Inn. Closing Out Sale Templeton, Wis., March 9, 1889. On account of the death of my son, the late George… Read more »
Retrospect: Brook Hotel, livery stable become Clock Tower Park By Fred Keller Posted: Oct. 1, 2008, Sussex Sun Downtown Sussex sports a 1-acre mini park known for its clock tower, though it no longer keeps accurate time. The park has had various names – Brook Park, Village Square, Clock Tower Park and variations. The village lists it as Old Brooke… Read more »
