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threads per page: 10 | 20 | 50   1. Milwaukee's historical
society should be razed itself. Worthless buildings that have
zero value saved by a corny group of nerds only because the
buildings are 'old'.      Get rid of these old relics and put
something new in their place. THAT is what's best for Milwaukee.
Keep Milwaukee new. Get rid of the old.     Hide replies   2. I
was a freshman at Marquette when the Plankinton mansion came
down. The university pulled a sneak attack by moving in a cat
and starting demolition shortly before a vote to save the
structure could be held. Most of the student body seemed
horrified. I still have a slate shingle from the roof that I
saved as a souvenir.     Unique and beautiful historic
structures like this are landmarks that de