West Allis Pictures
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Topic: West Allis Pictures
Posted By: DSeries4
Subject: West Allis Pictures
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2019 at 10:23pm
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On my way back from Hutch I stayed in Milwaukee for the night. Had some time to kill so I checked out the former AC property. What a huge place! I wish I could have seen the place in its heyday. Greenfield Avenue is mainly retail stores out front.   The offices still exist along 70th Ave.  The bridge over Washington St. that once held the famous AC sign  More pics in general...   Part of the foundry I presume    A pre-existing hole in the fence to get a closer look...  The assembly building I am guessing...  Other end of the same building that I could not fit in the above shot     It's sad to see a once proud industry in this state of deterioration, but it's all too common in today's world. It is something to see anyway. ------------- '49 G, '54 WD45, '55 CA, '56 WD45D, '57 WD45, '58 D14, '59 D14, '60 D14, '61 D15D, '66 D15II, '66 D21II, '67 D17IV, '67 D17IVD, '67 190XTD, '73 620, '76 185, '77 175, '84 8030, '85 6080 |
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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2019 at 12:26am
| nice pics...thanks! |
Posted By: B26240
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2019 at 6:12am
| Thank you D4 for the pictures. |
Posted By: Sugarmaker
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2019 at 6:43am
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Thanks! Nice to see where some of my tractors came from! Big place! Regards, Chris ------------- D17 1958 (NFE), WD45 1954 (NFE), WD 1952 (NFE), WD 1950 (WFE), Allis F-40 forklift, Allis CA, Allis D14, Ford Jubilee, Many IH Cub Cadets, 32 Ford Dump, 65 Comet. |
Posted By: Brian F(IL)
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2019 at 7:18am
| Thanks for sharing. |
Posted By: JayIN
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2019 at 7:53am
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I was there about 4 years ago. HUGE! You can almost feel the history! Thanks for sharing. ------------- sometimes I walk out to my shop and look around and think "Who's the idiot that owns this place?" |
Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2019 at 8:00am
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Several years ago when there was a GOTO south of there, there was a tractor caravan that went threw the old A.C. plant. Was a nice trip. Dusty ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
Posted By: littlemarv
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2019 at 10:08am
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I was there this winter. I followed someone into that office building on the North end. There is some history of the place hanging on the walls inside, I only got one picture before a security guard found me and politely but firmly escorted me out. ------------- The mechanic always wins. B91131, WC23065, WD89101, CA29479, B1, Early B10, HB212, 416H |
Posted By: 1947WC
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2019 at 10:59am
| Nice pictures D4, This gives me a Idea of what is what in case I ever get the chance to get down there, Thanks again 1947 WC |
Posted By: 200 10and20
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2019 at 12:09pm
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Wrong spot. |
Posted By: jeickman01
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2019 at 8:03pm
| The Chinese are probably now building equivalent size factories, with our assistance and the handover of our technologies. Oh wait, this level of expertise has already been given away. But then what's the difference, our people don't really want to work in these dirty factories anyway!!! Whatever happened to shop classes in high school? Whatever happened to our industrial base!!! Whatever happened to a society that spawned people who started great manufacturing companies like Allis instead of some internet entity with products that you can't use to turn the earth and plant something, just something that cellular idiots stare at and punch input with their thumbs. Oh wait, the next big investment opportunity is POT, something to further dumb us down and hamper our ability to compete on the world stage. ETC. ETC. I apologize, this rant belongs on facebook. |
Posted By: ksbowman
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2019 at 10:23pm
| jeickman01 ,It's a good rant. It began when we were told this is the new normal "Get use to it". Fortunately things are changing and manufacturing is coming back due to good leadership. We are even opening up our steel plants. The only thing that will defeat us is if we give up. Stay positive and help bring industry back to the U.S.. It is turning around. |
Posted By: ACmowerguy
Date Posted: 23 Aug 2019 at 11:26pm
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Great pics. Thanks for sharing. ------------- 10 various B-series garden tractors, AC Homesteader8, 416 hydro,710 gt, 914, 916H, 917H, 920D, and many misc attachments |
Posted By: Dan Hauter
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2019 at 1:56pm
Thanks for sharing these great pics. Although I do feel a little sad all of a sudden.  Dan.
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Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2019 at 2:03pm
That would've been great to see! Where's the pic??
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littlemarv wrote:Posted By: tadams(OH)
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2019 at 3:14pm
| Thanks for sharing the pictures |