The Hickory way downtown for great BBQ. run at commented on by McGuire when he first came to Milwaukee. They mesmerized us before and after school when we were kids. And drag races down Villard Avenue. See the links below for more info. I was born in 1956 at St. Joe's. There was a time when the Golden Domes of St. Stan's were actually golden. We love helping revive those fond memories, and truly appreciate our many fellow Milwaukeeans who have shared their comments and contributed memorabilia to this site. How about South Star Dairy on s. 9th? (Courtesy of WITI-TV), The Cartoon Alley set included the "Shake Shop", in which visiting kids - especially scouting groups - were entertained. During the week, WITI-TV showed Popeye cartoons during the mornings. Marty's in Brookfield and DiMarinis in Bay View, down by KK where the streetcars bend the corner around. I was born in December 1944 at St. Joseph's Hospital. And it always will be for those who lived here and remember it with deep affection. The Car Dealership on Howell Ave next to Boy Blue has changed hands to another dealership and is now an auto repair shop, used car dealership and taxi business. Sign me as a young 62 year old (?) It was real. Then Oklahoma Elementary, Audubon Junior High, and finally Pulaski. --------------- George Busateri was brought in as music director by Tom Koester. 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. Well when it was actually run by the Bradleys, until their death. the snow piles behind Southgate and the rectory of Our Lady Queen of I remember staying with my aunts and grandmother during the day in the summer months. names I remember Elmers corner grocery store at 35th and Brown, where everything was in wood crates and it was the size of a house. Rex Graduated in 1957. Milwaukee, WI BARBARA BECKER OBITUARY Becker, Barbara K. (nee Januszewski) Passed away peacefully Monday, November 28, 2016 at the age of 75 years. Muskego Beach (what beach?) I always thought Howard made the greatest "arrows" when am store originally? Condition: -- Price: US $19.99 Buy It Now Add to cart Best Offer: Make offer Add to Watchlist Free returns Ships from United States Shipping: US $4.99Standard Shipping | See details Located in: Memphis, Tennessee, United States Delivery: 6. The Saturday show ran through 30 August 1969. A long way from memories on s. 13th Street. in nostalgia. I didn't know it at the time, but some guy named Willard Scott was Bozo before he grew up, and out, to be a popular weather guy. Wow! Bookmark tonight's TV channels: What's on TV tonight? Jayne M. Weather with Albert and Jerry Reno Not many people remember the in-ground trampolines on Capitol drive . Milwaukee CB: 9?). Milwaukee may have forgotten me, but I shall always remember Milwaukee. what Albert the Alley Cat On 5 January 1975, the show was switched to a weekly format, and ran Sunday mornings at 7:00. The society gave Skilling 90 days to stop appearing with one, or face losing his seal of approval. There was "Romper Room." Two of my aunts lived in the upper and lower rear duplexes. He moved to Milwaukee as a WITI staff announcer in 1960 and a year later, Cartoon Alley aired. ), Hubert the Hog, Harry the Horse, Hyde and Clyde (two crows), Sheldon (with a Jewish accent) and others. Was I - EVER - that young? We would go to frequent the Rexalls on 16th Street by St. Alexanders. Too many more to write about. Bueller? I was so excited to buy some He always said if we would swallow the egg like he did, we could drink the beer. There are probably tons more, but I grew up in Milwaukee and still That tube treated us kids like royalty. So the anecdotes are As I got older, became a teenager and hung around, , Petroff's bowling alley. I Wow! That way I'd know the skating rink was open. Out to eat at Dutchland Dairy for fun or Kopps. Thereafter, he went to Midland, Texas to work at a television station, where he developed an interest in puppets, and later got his own puppet show on a station in Fort Worth. This was because we learned to climb the fence up to the top of the huge cement ash box. wash some old antique wagons and carts that were displayed in the middle Everyone else did. As the 70s approached, times began to change. forgotten: Avalon Theater, Mitchell Street, Downtown, Christmas parades on Wisconsin Ave.. I left on a Romper Room It was a map of the state or the USA behind a sheet of By the way "great idea!" lights on, but no siren. Now it is something completely different. crabbing in Wilson Park's pond. How about South Star Dairy on s. 9th? So I was easily amused. The puppet characters were told that they were being evicted from their alley, and had to decide where to move. Albert on his new set. Throughout the 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s, Milwaukee was the quintessential American town, the best place in the world to call home. I remember WISN-TV 12, every Christmas Eve, would have little "news breaks" We never met him, but he sure made an impression on us. remember a voice over saying something like "Welcome Kids, to Cartoon -------------------- And it always will be for those who lived here and remember it with deep affection. by stick-drawings of kids climbing on the letters. Remember going to State Fair to see Joey Chitwoods Tournament of How about the old Kooky Kookie House @ Christmas in the Capitol I was shy and had problems with asthma, so I missed a lot of school. Of course, the kids relatives did so as well. In 1975, Tom Skilling was hired as the stations 10:00 p.m. weatherman. I could go on and on, but my favorite memories of Milwaukee include-- going to the Eagles with my Friends to dance on Saturday nights. September 8 DuBlon created Albert and Cartoon Alley in 1956 for a television station in Texas. (But a fun one, nevertheless.) Milwaukee Santa's Helper I ate at my first Chinese restaurant somewhere downtown. fields behind Southgate and the flooding that came each spring on Anyway, it was definitely Barbara Becker and Albert. We can remember the displays at the fair park on the 84th street side for cars. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1959 WITI MILWAUKEE TV NEWS AD~BARBARA BECKER WEATHER~HAL WALKER~CARL ZIMMERMANN at the best online prices at eBay! Sentry Foods on Howell was very convenient to shop at because I did not need a car to go there. Joined by TV6's "weather-girl", Barbara Becker, Albert the Alley Cat introduced cartoon features such as Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse, the Max Fleischer/Famous Studios Popeye's, Casper and the Harveytoons, Tales of the Wizard of OZ, The New Adventures of Pinocchio, Touch Turtle, Wally Gator, Lippy and Hardy, The King and Odie, The Hunter, Tooter Turtle, The Mighty Hercules and later (after Milwaukee's WISN-TV failed to renew them) the AAP package of Wendy Kendrick from October 10, 1964 through October 29,1977. the Born in 59. As a digital artist my art keeps me very busy. Nope. Jack DuBlon was the host. I was born on an Army base in KY but lived in Milwaukee jingles for the Milwaukee car dealers and thought they had some Hampton Heights grocery store 102nd and Hampton. Picture 1 of 1. And drag races down Villard Avenue. We can remember when Blatz was a beer that wasn't half bad. The Drug Store that was next to Dino's is a Hub Cap Shop --------------- Some vandals placed "JESUS SAVES" right about the S&H Green Stamps poster. - eBay Money Back Guarantee - opens in a new window or tab. TV6's "weather-girl", Barbara Becker, Albert the Alley Cat introduced cartoon features such as Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse, the Max Fleischer/Famous Studios Popeye's, Casper and the Harveytoons, Tales of the Wizard of OZ, The New Adventures of Pinocchio, Touch Turtle, Wally Gator, Lippy and Hardy, The King and Odie, The Hunter, Tooter Turtle, The Mighty Hercules and later (after Milwaukee's WISN-TV failed to renew them) the AAP package of Warner Brothers cartoons. Cartoon Alley (with Barbara Becker) channel 6. all He was replaced on the TV6 weather by Tom Skilling (now at WGN-TV in Chicago). One of the better places to work in Milwaukee, and now is down to bare bones employment. Afterwards it was lit only for 'special Becker 11:00pm Becker 11:30pm: WMVS HDTV 10.1 PBS NewsHour 6:00pm Elvis Presley: '68 Comeback Special 7:00pm Mitchell Street near Sears of course. Our pals, Bobby, Sharon, Annette, little Cubby and Jimmie, paraded around with those ears and their names on their shirts. best recall Mr. Gernett's hair beginning to grey over the years on Dialing for The Go Go dancing places Downtown with my Friends. There was a CB'er who lived on Rockford--where I currently reside--and moving back to Wisconsin to research Berg then did a pilot, and waited for the opportunity to surface. stadium. the clean clothes on my moms wash line. St. Veronica School is now called St. Thomas Aquinas Academy from Grade 4 to 8. I grew up across the street from McGovern Park. Animation Adventure Comedy A children's show with "Albert The Alley Cat" and Barbara Becker presenting cartoons for WITI-TV Channel 6 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1968 till 1974. Renamed "You and I", the focus of the hour long M-F show shifted to educational themes. up the It was so far out that we soon moved back to 53rd and Burleigh. It ran through 8 September 1984. In September - December, 1966, WITI-TV produced a half-hour high school quiz program for SUMA (Sodality Union, Milwaukee Archdiocese). I remember theMilwaukee Roadsteam engines that poured out thick black smoke and the soot that soiled. "oft" and "alas" and "prob'ly"--so I've been waiting for someone else to do I remember Petes bakery and the cream puffs and crullers I recall numerous trips toCountyStadiumto watch the Braves. Thanks to Dick Golembiewski Old Frankfillinglittle brown bags with penny candy. EVS Country was What else? Does anyone remember the Young America on Wheels show at the fair park in 1969 where the American Motors Precision Driving Team performed? 14, but also seemed to get ch. chomping gorilla puppet and I believe an alligator(?) I also recall the huge Lionel train layouts at Christmas time. arms got The Kaisers, the Willys and that stuff. since I was 1 year old. Hamilton's theme song that the band played Milwaukee culture. Lower Prices Every Day!" a It Barbara Becker is 81 years old and was born on 06/19/1941. on the way home from school at Walt Whitman Elementary. fifty North Pole like a rocketship. Woolworths in Capitol Court (second (WITI-TV photo) 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. Text 1996-2007 Richard G. Golembiewski. his antique auto collection in this A devout Hindu can eat a Arby's Roast Beef sandwich without offending their beliefs. Ross) I seem to recall an earlier version--not necessarily a talk/news/game small-town girl to go to the 'big city' and stay at a hotel And who did the He had the same mild-mannered temperament of the Jolly One, wearing an oversized coat with squared front pockets. We would also ride the bus downtown and shop at Gimbels and Boston Store. The little ice cream parlors all over the city like the one on Greenfield Avenue where you could get a strawberry sundae for 15 cents. Went to Steuben where there were yearly riots, yet not one report on TV about school violence. And of course, our own party line was fun to listen in on when people were using the phone. View Barbara Becker results in Appleton, WI including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. 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. could add to. 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