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Thiensville in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Thiensville Recreation Parlor

 
 
Thiensville Recreation Parlor Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 3, 2011
1. Thiensville Recreation Parlor Marker
Inscription. Built by Paul Gruenwald in 1927, the Chicago commercial style building featured a bowling alley, pool parlor and a tavern. Of the many owners, the Fetzer family ran it for 37 years as Joe and Elaine’s. Remodeled in 2005 by new owners, Bob and Amy Ollman, it still serves as a tavern and restaurant and is known as Remington’s River Inn.
 
Erected 2007 by Village of Thiensville Historic Preservation Commission.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1927.
 
Location. 43° 13.785′ N, 87° 59.037′ W. Marker is in Thiensville, Wisconsin, in Ozaukee County. It is on South Main Street 0.1 miles south of Green Bay Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 130 S Main St, Mequon WI 53092, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Wisconsin and in Greater Milwaukee. It is also in the American Midwest, on the Great Lakes, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
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Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bublitz Store (a few steps from this marker); Maas-Bublitz Residence (within shouting distance of this marker); The Commercial House (within shouting distance of this marker); Oscar Bublitz Store 1920 (within shouting distance of this marker); Village Hall & Fire House 1914 (within shouting distance of this marker); Loppnow Drug Store (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Thiensville State Bank (about 400 feet away); Thiensville Hotel (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Thiensville.
 
Thiensville Recreation Parlor image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Paul Fehrenbach, September 3, 2011
2. Thiensville Recreation Parlor
Marker is on the left corner of the building.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. This page has been viewed 1,012 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 5, 2011, by Paul Fehrenbach of Richfield, Wisconsin. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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