Send us a text

The Making of Milwaukee: The Next Chapter celebrates the tenth anniversary of the history-making television series. It begins where the series ended. The new segment updates some of what has happened in Milwaukee since 2006. It looks at business, technology, sports, economics, politics, social issues, and of course, its people.

For more information about The Making of Milwaukee, visit our website:
https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/the-making-of-milwaukee/

Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us a text

Chapter 17: Almost Yesterday

Parades, Festivals, Ethnic Pride. New Ethnic Groups. De-industrialization Hammers Milwaukee. The City Reinvented.

Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us a text

Chapter 16: City Under Siege

New Civic Structures and Urban “Renewal”. Poverty, Prejudice, Housing Discrimination. The Riot of 1967.

Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us a text

Chapter 15. The Exploding Metropolis

After the War: a Baby Boom, a Housing Boom, an Economic Boom. Socialism Returns to City Hall. Suburbs and Annexations. The Milwaukee Braves.

Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us a text

Chapter 14: Hard Times and War Time

The Great Depression. The Rise of Labor. Prohibition Ends. World War II Claims a Mayor. Milwaukee’s Industrial Might Goes to War.

Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us a text

Chapter 13: The Roaring Twenties

America Turns Inward. Manufacturing Soars. African-Americans and Latino Premeros Make Milwaukee Home. Automobiles, Electric Lights, Radios and Movies.

Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us a text

Chapter 12: The War to End Wars

Making the World Safe for Democracy, 1917. Anti-German Fever in Milwaukee. Socialists under Siege. Prohibition Closes the Breweries.

Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream

Send us a text

Chapter 11: Socialists at Work

“Municipal Enterprise”. Honest Government and Civic Virtue. Creating Milwaukee’s Park System.

Find more programs at https://www.milwaukeepbs.org/stream