TAVERNS
Beer was a big part of the immigrants life. There were many taverns in the neighborhood, almost one at every major corner. The tavern was the working mans home away from home. Several of the taverns excluded women, and for many years later did not have chairs or a women's restroom. The tavern was a major source of entertainment and comradeship. Many of the taverns also served food and so families were welcome. Back then it was ok for children to go into bars. In fact, many a child's job was to go to the tavern and fetch a 5¢ pail of beer. Many taverns were also groceries.
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9th and Ohio | ? | The original building. Dance hall on the
second floor.
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Dan Radig |
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Joseph Nigl Jr. and several Highholders started the Peoples Brewery in reaction to the monopolies of the other breweries in Oshkosh. For example, at Nigl's Chieftain, only Chief Oshkosh beer could be sold. In fact my grandfather only leased the tavern from the Chief Oshkosh Brewery, it wasn't until the 40s, that my family bought the tavern outright. Other Oshkosh and Milwaukee breweries had similar monopolies on beer. So the Highholders tried to fight this tyranny by starting their own brewery, appropriately named People's Beer. per email from Charles Nigl, 2002 |
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Nigl's Chieftan Bar Remodeled |
9th and Ohio |
1960's |
This is the original building after removing the second floor. |
Dan Radig |
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800 Block of Ohio Street | 1940's | View of Ohio street from 8th to 9th. With rear view of Nigl's Chieftan | Dan Radig |
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9th and Knapp |
1890's |
Gus Jeschke stands in door and watches his son Edgar. |
Dan Radig |
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9th and Knapp | 1890's | Unknown People | Dan Radig |
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9th and Knapp | 1900's | Proprietor, Ferdinand Putzer | John Kraniak |
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9th and Knapp | 1970 | Replaced by a 76 gas station and later converted to Field's Restaurant. | Dan Radig |
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6th and Ohio | 1900's | Built by the Pabst Brewery. Bar with dance hall on the second floor. | Dan Radig |
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Unknown Delivery |
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J. Lang Beverages, 148 Ceape, Jersey Creme Soda, Water, Ale, Ginger |
Peter Kinderman |
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7th and Ohio | c. 1900 | House still exists | Tom Baier |
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7th and Ohio | c. 1900 | Close up view. | Tom Baier |
Joe's Sample room |
10th and Rugby |
c. 1900 |
Joe Fenzl had 2 brothers: John and Max. They all lived at the house in Oshkosh. Their father Joseph had a grocery store and bar there from 1891 until 1916. The name was originally spelled "Fencl". |
Julie Barnard |
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6th and Idaho | Sheeny (Herman) Steckbauer ran a grocery in the front and a bar in the back of the building. His wife was Mary Suda. | Dan Radig | |
Two Unknowns taken at the corner of 9th and Ohio looking SE
Unknown women showing Ohio Street side of building and front of the Chieftan. Taken at 10th and Ohio looking NE. |
9th and Ohio Streets
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original address was 411 9th, but in 1908, the # was 845 9th. It was a
tavern under these people:
1889 Joseph Schmidt 1891 Louis Samer 1898-1905 Ludwig Samer 1908 1910 1912 1916 1922 In the thirties it was a Kroger's and a grocery called Universal Grocer per email from Dan Radig |
In collection of photo's from Mary
Winkelbauer Kinderman
It has beeen determined that these pictures are from a photo album saved by my grandparents after they took over ownership of Nigl's Grocery. They originally were the property of Elizabeth Nigl. |
Peter Kinderman |
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Inside the Stop and Go Tavern which was across from Sacred Heart Church on the NE corner of Knapp and 6th. See outside of building on Groceries page. |
I can only guess that this picture, which has faded a bit, was taken sometime between 1900 and 1915 or so because of the apparent age of Mr. Koeck. |
Standing in back of the bar is Mr. Koeck (Joseph, I believe). I don't know the names of the other gentlemen. Note the spittoon on the floor, the old Victrola record player and the slot machine. Mr. Koeck was the father of Eddie Koeck, who ran the Stop and Go Tavern afterwards, in the 50's and 60's. |
From the collection of Ken Mauritz
per email from Ken Mauritz, 2002 |
Sample Rooms on the south side in 1903, per Bunn's 1903 City Directory.
Abrams,
Fred 307 Oregon
Bergholte,
Wm 50 Oregon
Beck,
Herman 94 Oregon
Breuhmueller,
Frank 387 Ninth
Domann,
D.A. 314 Thirteenth
Drews,
Wm. 117 Oregon
Fenrich,
WM. G. 275 Sixth
Fenzl,
Jos. 547 Tenth
Hall, Mrs.
Louisa 614 Ninth
Heise,
J.C. 228 Sixth
Jabusch,
C.A. 66 S. Main
Jenner,
Wm Oregon & 25th
Kargus,
A.H. 51 Oregon
Koehn, George
R. 308 Oregon
Koplitz, T
& F. 198 Oregon
Korlaske,
Martin 177 Eighth
Kossel,
L. 50 Nebraska
Krieg,
B. 444 Ninth
Krueger, J.H.
150 Eighth
Kuehn, Rudolph 46
Nebraska
Lang, Ernst 35
Oregon
Lang, Louis 34 S. Main
Leininger
& Krall 274 Sixth
Long,
Harry 177 Seventh
Luhm, G.R.
195 Seventh
Madl, Michael 334
Sixth
Miller, Wenzel
282 Sixth
Mondl, Anton 250
Sixth
Nigl, Alois 408 Ninth
Patt
& Steinhilber 244 Oregon
Putzer, Ferd. 615 Ninth
Rang,
Charles 176 Oregon
Reifer,
Peter 49 S. Main
Sammer,
Ludwig 411 Ninth
Steckbauer,
Herman 400 Sixth
Steckbauer,
Jos. 165 Ohio
Stopper, F.J.
16 S. Main
Thomas, P. 45 Sixth
Utecht,
Martin 120 Ohio
Warzinski,
John 182 Oregon
Weise,
Fred 44 Minnesota
Wolter,
August 280 Fifth
Zentner,
J.C. 128 S. Main
Ziebell,
Albert 246 Oregon
Ziebell,
August 194 Seventeenth