Walking Down Mill Street

This view of downtown from the late 70s/early 80s gives one a gritty view of the well-worn streets and buildings.  The old library to the right, vacant since 1969 is indicative of the city before various urban renewal projects.  Those initiatives changed the face of downtown, creating the marina to the west of the Hotel Menasha and razing the entire right side of this photograph.  As a result, an office building and parking lot complex now fills the entire city block from Mill Street to the Racine Street Bridge.