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Plankinton Arcade Interior
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Interior of the arcade from the second floor. There are skylights and chandeliers in the ceiling, and railings along the mezzanine. Interior storefronts line the exterior walls. On the first floor is a statue in an enclosure. This building housed Plankinton House Hotel until 1915. The Plankinton Arcade was built on its site, and is now part of the Grand Avenue Mall. Caption reads: "Interior Plankinton Arcade, Milwaukee, Wis."
1925
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