Milwaukee Pub Scene Flourishes
 Milwaukee
has always had a vibrant pub scene. Milwaukee's long-ago publicans are
well noted. Big Bill Delaney ran a tough drinking house at 1110 Hill St.
but his wife, Nellie O'Connell, kept a close watch on Himself. Killarney-born
Jimmy Hogan had a place at 162 Menomonee, joined the Hibernian Benevolent
Society and married Mary McGrath, which barely slowed him down. James Foley
became a firefighter in 1868, was member of the Common Council from the
Irish Third Ward and ran a saloon at 421 E. Water St., thereby ensuring
that all his bases were covered.
For a more contemporary look at the bar world, Paddy's on the East Side,
Slim McGinn's in Walker's Point, Steny's on the South Side, O'Donohue's
in suburban Elm Grove, the Harp and Mo's downtown and all the other Irish
and pretend-Irish watering holes help quench any "turrible turst."
The accompanying photos of Irish pub owners in Milwaukee will appear
in the book Irish Milwaukee, due for release this autumn through
Arcadia Publishing. The books will be available in book stores or through
The Irish American Post ($20, plus $5 shipping and handling).
If you have a favorite photo of a pub or restaurant owner that you think
other readers of The Irish American Post would enjoy, please send it to
the magazine for potential inclusion in a “favorite pub owner” page. Mail
your photo to Editor, @ Irish American Post, 1815 W. Brown Deer Rd., Milwaukee,
Wis., 53217, or e-mail via a high resolution jpg to editor @irishamericanpost.com.
Photos will be returned if a stamped, addressed envelope is enclosed.
Be sure to include all the pertinent information on the individual(s)
and establishment being pictured so we can compose a descriptive cutline.
In addition, be sure to indicate who should be credited for the photo.
 
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