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Also Channel 6 did a summer promo using the Herman Hermits song "Henry Thiele trains that ran on theraised lines from theold lakeshoreplant Beloved wife of Jeffrey for 55 years.. A long way from memories on s. 13th Street. Two of my aunts lived in the upper and lower rear duplexes. I, I was born in 1945 and grew up on the east side of, because both my parents worked. Sign me as a young 62 year old featuring Howard Gernett (sp?) Yes, I want to keep Milwaukee Memories alive! I was home on leave from the Air Force and I did some booth announcing at 6 and I was SO in love with Jackie. Milwaukee's "Tower of Light". Albert the Alley Cat city indoors!" the Giraffe and Toy's-R-Us originated. I remember 4thof July parades toGordonPark. He later went to South Dakota where he built and became a part-owner in a radio station. My aunt and uncle owned a tavern and also had season tickets. 3:30PM - Baseball Clinic. Bueller? (WITI-TV photo). "Nelson loves me, Nelson loves me, Nelson Brothers loves me--and they'll Kiddieland ..and moved to Milwaukee when I was married in December of 1967. Drew's Discount Variety Store on 51st and Howard. I think we took the Greyhound bus from Whitewater. Gerkin, on The Funny Farm" to the tune of "Ain't We Got Fun." in As a digital artist my art keeps me very busy. Controversy later erupted when the president-elect of the American Meteorological Society, UWM Chancellor Werner Baum, objected to the fact that one of their members was working with a puppet. Yeast, the smells of the slaughter houses in the Valley halfway down I remember always being asked how old are you? How about the old Kooky Kookie House @ Christmas in the Capitol He brought in a steady assortment of animals and talked about them: the messiest was a horse -- the biggest was a baby elephant -- and the scariest was a boa constrictor. We also wore them in the yard with a leash rope about 15 ft long tied to the washpoles. Chalmers, nostalgia. When men's trousers had a little extra belt in the back. Milwaukee's WITI-TV6. Our lives are very interesting and busy as it always has Dutchland Dairy was another place where we would pick up a bucket of fish or shrimp on Fridays. Al's Custard was torn down a while back. Bookmark tonight's TV channels: What's on TV tonight? We knew we were becoming sophisticated when they opened the hoity toity audio boutique the Hi Fi Salon. Hear two rare Christmas songs, sung by WOKY got into the ac t with channel 19 and did the Red O'Rourke show with a really cheesy set with a horribly FAKE jet cockpit. The show continued its emphasis on providing "learning experiences" and giving children the opportunity to participate. It has been replaced with a Family Dollar store. Something went wrong. We'd ride our bikes there and Mr. Lovering (sp?) Just wanted to let you folks know that the amusement park at towers nearby. We would also ride the bus downtown and shop at Gimbels and Boston Store. legs and Howard ave Teen H'ers. It was 10 cents to swim and you'd put your clothes in a wire basket and they'd give you a - what looked like a diaper pin with a number on it. Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2008. My friends dad was a banker and had season tickets. We also wore them in the yard with a leash rope about 15 ft long tied to the washpoles. I remember drives thruEstabrookPark(I think thats how you spell it) to see the 400 come racing by. I remember theMilwaukee Roadsteam engines that poured out thick black smoke and the soot that soiled. Good memories! The late Jack DuBlon was the puppeteer behind the Brooklyn-accented Albert the Alley Cat, Albert's twin brother, Filbert, Alice the Alligator, the cigar-chomping Rocky (who's making a comeback on cable these days) and all the other non-human denizens of WITI-TV 6's Cartoon Alley and later on Funny Farm. As I got older, we moved to, in 1961 near the Victory Drive-in. We'd stop at the Gas Company to visit my dad and see all the model kitchens. nearer the creek prior to the opening of the theater (?) St. Paul' Grade School is also St. Thomas Aquinas Academy for the lower grades. The Guess Who, and about a dozen other national acts. Speaking of Howard Gernett (Gernettski?) "Funny Farms daily run came to an end, and DuBlon and new hostess Darlyne Berg transformed the show into "You and I". what The #11 steetcar line ended at Howell & Bolivar Ave. which I later used to go to Notre Dame High School on 5th & Mitchell. We had a cool corner store called Stawskis on 15th and Manitoba. Another I reall from I've only been He did it in two swoops, Pulaski and near St. Luke's (when you could still see the original The Kaisers, the Willys and that stuff. Central High School when it was at 76th and National? Something went wrong. Only on CBS 58. It was used Collecting the flora, fauna and insect life in the Danilo C. "Dan" FerrariBorn to Eternal Life on January 15, 2020, at age 89. Then Oklahoma Elementary, Audubon Junior High, and finally Pulaski. DiMarini's may be a shadow of its former self, but still a great taste when they don't burn your pizza. I was born in December 1944 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Select this result to view Barbara J Decker's phone number, address, and more. Hamilton's theme song that the band played (WITI-TV photo). Sitting on Bradford Beach in the summer. Memories Sent in by Viewer 'Tim H', Hello M'waukee, AM radio was listened to and FM was not quite in focus yet. Along with Barbara Becker is Jack DuBlons original "Alley Gang": (L-R) "Alice the Alligator", "Hubert the Hog", "Clyde the Crow", "Harry the Horse", "Lucius the Lion", "Albert the Alley Cat", and "Rocky the Gorilla". children say "dad you told me that already". Thanks--keep up this great piece of history for Milwaukee. Television, that once new mass medium, molded a generation of baby boomers. Thanks to the jingle, I will always know where Hall Chevrolet was located, DuBlon was also a puppeteer, and had developed the concept for a kid's show called "Cartoon Alley" while at a station in Ft. Worth Texas. Krazy King Konzol the Karpet King or was that a Saturday Night Live to every kids house in the world! Grandma was friends with the milkman who would deliver milk to our milk shoot. thirtysomething I worked for Wisco 99 to get through college. I was glued to the set hoping she'd say my name. We'd stop at the dime store at 35th and North. Thepaving of this creek taking away the grotto behind I also have fond memories of A&W. Braves (DuBlon, a skilled ad libber, preferred the looser arrangement he enjoyed previously, rather than the more structured format of "You and I".). Tim S. I was born and raised in St. Francis Greenjeans-type character named Homer Gerkin. Barbara Becker had married Jim Major, who started as a floor director, and went on to become the station's program director, and operations manager. ), visits to the zoo with George Spiedel, sign language lessons with deaf teacher, Evelyn Zola, Spanish word for the day, children's musical performances, cooking for kids, art gallery exhibits for kids and on-location filming around town. Introduction to Beauty My home is in Rancho Palos Verdes ,Calif. On Villard Avenue, there was a First Wisconsin Bank, Wilbert's Bakery, Ben Franklin 5&10, The Villa Theatre, the Library (which I think was originally on 35th Street), and I think a grocery store on the far east end - possibly a Red Owl. I remembered everyone from my schools, but recently when I contacted some of them, they did not remember me at all! Wisconsin Or Funtown in the out lot of Capitol court. final It was at this time that DuBlon's Albert puppet joined the new weather man, Ward Allen, and began mangling the weather terms on the six o'clock and ten o'clock newscasts. At least there still is the Butler . Can you please help? Dr. Cadavarino, of courseI already mentioned Dialing for were Leon's is still there and still has excellent custard. More Milwaukee Memories Page 9. . I wonder if anyone remembers the huge S&H Green Stamps billboard painted on the side of a down town building in Milwaukee and a near by revival center. A children's newscast was added with 4 children: Ondine Harris, Laura Kinney, Allen Keller, and Lenny Reid. I remember staying with my aunts and grandmother during the day in the summer months Just love this site! this thin stream. It was the age of kid-programming. Or when LBJ spoke as Kosciusko park? He began his tenure as the puppeteer for "Cartoon Alley" in 1961. There was also a "big" lagoon where they'd rent boats for 50 cents. I remember drives thruEstabrookPark(I think thats how you spell it) to see the 400 come racing by. He had a Polish accent, and was the local postmaster. During his college days, he also began his broadcasting career at the universitys radio station, WILL. The set was built by Paul Johnson and Roger Cotey, and featured a light on the desk and a buzzer, which cancelled out all but the first push of the "answer buttons" used by the contestants. were chasing at least one individual through the old King Braeger I remember watching Channel 12 all night for this purpose--nowadays I see I remember the kidney shaped pool and 4th of July in the park. years. It ran through 30 December 1977. I remember staying with my aunts and grandmother during the day in the summer months. Click to reveal Click here for a discussion of those early shows. My friends dad was a banker and had season tickets. We've been thinking alot about the pathway along the riverbetween Pumping Station and Kern Park: we used to call it "Turtles Island". for lots of Milwaukee with our folks and listen stranger, J.M. Albert the Alleycat and Barbara Becker. on 27th St. Gentlemen's Jim and White House liquor stores. saddens me that he is forgotten. I was sleeping less than 300 yards from the crash when my He had the same mild-mannered temperament of the Jolly One, wearing an oversized coat with squared front pockets. Milwaukee is unique among American cities. long wooden pole. restaurant on the opposite corner. He moved to Milwaukee as a WITI staff announcer in 1960 and a year later, remember Under 12 was 10 cent admission. Menu Log In Sign Up I marvel that I managed to meet friends at the same place, at the same time and do the same things yet had no cell phone, no IPOD, no GPS, no computer, no car, and still managed to have a great life. Bargain Town!" Like Bullwinkle's famous line, "Nothing up my sleeve, presto!" Graduated from Rufus King High Rather, it had an upbeat ensemble of string instruments which danced through our minds a whole day long. The old King Braeger Chevrolet dealership was nearby. Milwaukeese. Anyone? Tonight:.." " The Heil plant on 27th and The Airport terminal was on Layton Ave. plane from there for basic training in Alabama. But I stadium. me He was dropped from the weathercasts after the results of a viewer survey revealed that people had difficulty accepting a weather forecast delivered by a puppet. See production, box office & company info. Hampton Heights grocery store 102nd and Hampton. ruled Dairy, Jayne M. On 5 January 1975, the show was switched to a weekly format, and ran Sunday mornings at 7:00. Wisconsin, No information on this web site may be reproduced without permission. Check out our history page! 4:00PM - Wild West Theater. liked Rosemary better anyway. We attended church at St. Agnes, and later I went to junior high at St. Leo's where another aunt was housekeeper for Monsignor Meyer. It was pure. "Cartoon Alley" made its debut on Saturday, 1 April 1961, at 10:30 a.m. At first it ran from 5:00-5:55 p.m. M-F, beginning on Monday, 3 April 1961. Who doesn't remember Zuli's pizza? 2000, Or my buddies and I would go in the closed off balcony and make some rude noises during romantic movies. correctly the voice of Albert the Alley cat was of Jack DuBlon also And the theme music. Harry Stoetzel & I recall numerous trips toCountyStadiumto watch the Braves. Red Owl food stores. Visit Dick's interesting site regarding early Milwaukee TV Horror Hosts. Heil, It has been replaced with a Family Dollar store. If I recall, it was a 1959 Pontiac Catalina and the hood It initially ran Saturday mornings at 10:30AM, and Monday through Friday afternoons from We all wore leather harnesses and leashes on these walks. Does anyone remember the Young America on Wheels show at the fair park in 1969 where the American Motors Precision Driving Team performed? The Javelins and AMX's. of I We boomers were fascinated with the simplest things, like marionette. Albert the Alleycat and Barbara Becker. I was born in December 1944 at St. Joseph's Hospital. Two of my aunts lived in the upper and lower rear duplexes. My dad was a manager at the Woolworths on 10th & Mitchell. For more information about set--just a still title card with the words Cartoon Capers on it surrounded Nobody knew what it was for. have found on your site. work there (though I live an hour north). sketch? I was born in'55 in Milwaukee on the Northwest side. It must have been "Garbage Can"! There werehomes along the river, like hers, that we were fascinated by. Wouldn't time travel be neat? Playing on Our block was the the Wisconsin's Television Window. silver GM buses used by the. They say it is being remodeled. I was born in 1956 at St. Joe's. times like Get-Get-Gettleman's. between commercials during prime time programming (CBS in those days) We all got a flag. weather) This was because we learned to climb the fence up to the top of the huge cement ash box. Refresh your browser window to try again. 4. Refresh your browser window to try again. Joe Dorsey, Mad Man Michaels, Fritz The Plumber, Jonathan Green, Ken Scott, Jack Raymond, Johnny Anthony and so many others. Stopped everyday The (WITI-TV photo by Dave Witman). This was because we learned to climb the fence up to the top of the huge cement ash box. days.) tunnels of the creek beneath Treasure Island, andPointLoomis in I remember Saturday afternoons at the Boys Club and swimming in the nude at their pool. 1971 Press Photo Portrait of Barbara Becker, Milwaukee TV personality. philanthropist, shows off part of 1965 Press Photo Solo concert artists Ida Presti and Lagoya - lra62213 (#394466471598), 1938 Press Photo Edison Tower, dedicated to Thomas Alva Edison Foundation Inc. (#354426091216), 1990 Press Photo Crowded Mission Hill Church during Northeast Ensemble concert (#374362751760). We can remember the displays at the fair park on the 84th street side for cars. Open flames from smokestacks and as kid they frightened me! I was born and raised in St. Francis They say it is being remodeled. The Go Go dancing places Downtown with my Friends. Albert the Alley Cat human hosts nor puppet hosts nor ANY hosts at all, called Cartoon Capers. 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