CITY OF WEST ALLIS

WHAT YEAR WAS WEST ALLIS BEGINNING TO POPULATED SETTLERS?

• West allies began to populate in 1837

1a.WHO WAS THE FIRST TO BE HERE AND WHAT LOCATION

• South 81st and national

1b.WHAT WAS WEST ALLIS ORIGINAL NAME?

• Honey creek

1C.WHY WAS WEST ALLIS IMPORTANT FOR TRAVEL AND BUSINESS?

• For hauling mail, black smith shop, post office, two churches,and a log school.

2.WHAT WAS NORTH GREENFIELD?

• Railway company

3.WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF THE STATE FAIR?

• Public transportation and building homes

4.WHY DID STUTLEY HENDERSONAND CHARLES ALLIS IMPORTANT TO OUR CITYS GROWTH?

• He sold him land for $25,000

5.WHY DID HOMES BEGIN TO BE BUILT IN WEST ALLIS?

• They had to build homes because of all the factories

6.WHERE WERE MOST OF THE NEW HOMES BUILT IN WEST ALLIS? MOST OF THE BUSINESSES?

• Most residential growth had taken place in the east part if the city west boundary which is now south 56th street

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• After World War I in 1917 the community experienced another tremendous industrial boom.

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• Greenfield and Wauwatosa
• It was good for building lots and more houses

WHAT HAPPENED TO WEST ALLIS IN THE 1980'S

• All of the buildings were hit hard

AS OF 2002 WHAT ARE SOME BASIC FACTS ABOUT WEST ALLIS?

• West allis is the eighth largest state with a population around 63,000

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• Some of the houses in west allis are new and old
• They where built along time ago