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MKEimages.com Image of the Day - Located at 7606 W. State St. in Wauwatosa since 2003, Pizzeria Piccola is dedicated to presenting authentic, Neapolitan-style pizza. Other than an complete Italian menu including various pizzas, pastas, and sandwiches they also offer a catering service and an outdoor (seasonal) patio.

Out and About

MKEimages.com Out and About - The Milwaukee Brewers Racing Sausages take the stage for the Milwaukee Brewers Rally held at the Summerfest grounds this evening. The rally was being held to honor the MLB Milwaukee Brewers who clinched the divisional wild card race yesterday. Image contributed by local area photographer Chris Hutton.

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MKEimages.com Image of the Day - A fixture on Milwaukee's lakefront since 1909 the Cudahy Tower 925 E. Wells St. was built by Patrick Cudahy founder of Patrick Cudahy meat products. Originally built as a 7-story luxury apartment building (then, tallest in the city) in 1929 Cudahy's sons erected the 16-story North half containing 150 apartments which once again was Milwaukee's tallest. In 1987 the original 84 apartments in the South end were converted to 39 condominium units. Rising in the background is the University Club Tower condominums.

Tied Houses

The MKEimages.com Architecture Collection has been updated with a new gallery, "Tied Houses". The gallery features images of former Tied Houses located in various neighborhoods in the Milwaukee area. A "tied house" was a type of saloon that was "tied" to a certain brand of beer. The brewery (Blatz, Miller, Pabst, & Schiltz) would help a bar owner set up shop and in exchange the bar would only sell that particular brand of beer. Breweries soon realized that tied houses were a very profitable way to promote their product to the population in the early 1900's.

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MKEimages.com Image of the Day - The tour boat Iroquois part of the Milwaukee Boat Line cruises under the Water St. Bridge on the Milwaukee River in Milwaukee's Historic Third Ward.