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Gasoline pumps had a different look from today’s electronically engineered models. Texaco was one of the major brands of gasoline available in the area.
History Center is tangible link to Kenosha of old By Sandra Landen Machaj CORRESPONDENT
Nestled between the 1866 historic Kenosha lighthouse and the current water treatment plant on Simmons Island is the Kenosha History Center. The center, which is in a former water treatment building built in 1917, is home to all sorts of Kenosha history displayed in galleries designed to walk visitors through time. The Kenosha Historical Society was founded in 1878. Its goal is to preserve and research the cultural heritage of Kenosha County and Southeastern Wisconsin and at the same time present the cultural heritage to the public. The society moved to the present location, 220 51st Place. The large building provides ample space to exhibit in three separate galleries items large and small. On first entering the building, visitors enter the Lyman Gallery, featuring various storefronts that would have been seen in Kenosha in the early days. Volunteer docents welcome visitors and are available to answer questions about the history of Kenosha and any of the exhibits. The Millenary Shop where women of the day went to have their hats custom made is no longer seen in most American cities.
While photography studios also displayed here are still found, they are certainly very different. The extremely large cameras of olden days, produced an image much more slowly than today’s high-speed film or digital cameras. The Yesteryear Gallery presents life in Kenosha and southern Wisconsin from the early settlement days until 1900. While the gallery is not large, it is filled with memorabilia and re-creations of the stores of the day. The late 1800s general stores were stores much like our department stores but on a much smaller level. It was a place to pick up a new dress or material to make one, or pots and pans for the kitchen. A stop at the one-room schoolhouse display provides a contrast for those in school today. No computers or televisions are found anywhere in this classroom. The wood or coal-burning heater is in the classroom and must be stoked regularly and refilled to provide heat. Air conditioning? That’s what windows are for. Or if there is no glass in the windows, the shutters. The largest gallery is the Rambler Legacy Hall, which covers the industrial time from 1900 through the late 20th century. The auto mak-
ing legacy, started with the Jeffrey and continued with the Nash Rambler, and the development of American Motors, making Kenosha one of the largest auto producers of the time, but not as large as Detroit. The gallery features many autos on display and rep-
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licas of the Thomas B. Jeffrey Building and the United Auto Workers Local 72 early office. Other buildings that would be remembered by long-term residents of the area are also represented, including a dental office that
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Automobile building was a legacy in Kenosha. From the first Jeffrey auto to the Nash Ramblers and finally AMC, Kenosha made its mark in the auto industry.
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