Travel Reference
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20th Century
WorldWarIwasnotaparticularlygoodtimeforGerman-heavyMilwaukee,butworsewas
the Prohibition that followed. The Beer City switched to root beer, the socialists organized
quasi-WPA relief agencies that predated the Depression, and everybody held on tight. (In-
terestingly,at12:01amonthedayProhibitionwasofficiallyrepealed,Milwaukeesomehow
managed to ship 15 million bottles of beer!)
