Neighborhoods; Tin As As Precious As As Silver; Grants Help Area Regain Its Luster

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In the early 1900s, workers who toiled in the Menomonee Valley carried their wages in the form of silver dollars through a tunnel that led north to W. National Ave. and its adjacent neighborhood.

Several thousand strong, they spent those wages in the shops and saloons on the avenue, and built solid homes for their families. They created a thriving neighborhood dubbed "Silver City," in recognition of the currency that fueled the micro economy.

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Neighborhoods; Tin As As Precious As As Silver; Grants Help Area Regain Its Luster

As industry and jobs left the valley in the later years of the century, so did the wages and the stability of the neighborhood along Layton Blvd., from the main street, W. National Ave., south to W. Lincoln.

Home ownership declined.

Vandalism, prostitution and illegal drug dealing increased.

Now, a renaissance is in the works, and it'...

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