Dutch Elm Disease Struck in the Mid-1950s
When Dutch elm disease reached Wauwatosa in 1956, the city fought back with DDT and neighborhood block wardens, but the battle still claimed the state’s oldest elm, a 296-year-old giant.
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Harwood Avenue Bungalow Evolved with Changing Times
Explore the history of Wauwatosa’s Harwood Avenue bungalow and how it evolved through changing times and families.
Tour of Homes: Up, Down, and Around Kavanaugh
Step inside 6 historic Wauwatosa homes on Kavanaugh Place, from 1880s Queen Anne cottages to 1930s French Normandy stone houses, on the WHS 2000 Tour of Homes.