Jeff Rasmussen: “The Breakers Restaurant was purchased by the Racine Dominicans and used for classes and a student center. It never burned down. After the demise of the college, this parcel of land was sold for big bucks! There are condos on the property now.”
I just turned 66 yesterday to give context. Back in the day my parents rarely took us out to eat in a resturant.
Not like today, lol. But a few years before my Dad to Mom and us to the
Breakers for Mothers day. When it came time for my Confirmation celebration I got to pick the reaturant. I wanted Dad to take us back to that restaurant right on the lake so I could watch the waves while we ate. It was 1965. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought of this place and wanted to go back. Dads gone but found it on the internet. Too late so sad, but very special memories.
I just turned 66 yesterday to give context. Back in the day my parents rarely took us out to eat in a resturant.
Not like today, lol. But a few years before my Dad took Mom and us to the
Breakers for Mothers day. When it came time for my Confirmation celebration I got to pick the reaturant. I wanted Dad to take us back to that restaurant right on the lake so I could watch the waves while we ate. It was 1965. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought of this place and wanted to go back. Dads gone but found it on the internet. Too late so sad, but very special memories.
Back in the 1970’s my mother and I enjoyed “The Breakers” a lot. My mother was in her 60’s at the time and graduated from Dominican College at that age because she started teaching with a 2 year degree and then Wisconsin changed the rules to a 4 year degree. She graduated from Dominican with a 4 year degree when she was 60 years old.
Sure do wish the Breakers with the same menu and same entertainment was still there. Haven’t found a comparable restaurant. December 18, 2017. Dorothy Schwartz
To give you a point of reference, I am 75 years old.
When I was a kid, 12-14 years old, our family went to the Breakers for dinner a couple of times.
I really thought it was a great place, and wondered what happened to it. As we lived in Milwaukee,
it wasn’t that close, and we never ventured back. It was such a beautiful setting, right on Lake Michigan…… and the food was good too.
I used to live up the street.
My family was good friends with the caretakers who lived upstairs in the restaurant in a tiny apartment. They had 1 daughter, Gisela, a cpl yrs older than me. My mom would go visit when they were cleaning during the day and Giselas mom would give my mom left over prime rib slices from the cooler that couldn’t be used anymore for serving . I can still smell that kitchen and that meat cooler. Every bar glass was washed daily whether it was used or not. Sometimes I would help Gisela in the “coat room” when the guests came in with their “mink” coats. Our family and friends used to swim on that beach ALOT. 1948-60. No lifeguards, just us, the waves, the sandbar, the currants and glass stones. One time my dad picked me up with our boat and I surfboarded from there way out beyond WindPoint to the Marina downtown!. Dropped me off outside the jetty and circled around to pick me up. What were we thinking?? I used to babysit just up the street (1 of the last houses before the restaurant) until the wee hours and many times cars would stop in front of the house and the couples, obviously inebriated, would argue. My grandparents lived across the street aways from where I was babysitting. This was 1959. Way before DC was built. I have family movies of us as toddlers on the Beach.
I don’t recall ever having dinner in the restaurant.
Such fond memories.
Beautiful memories!
In May of 1957 I went on a blind date with my sorority at tje Breakers, it was love at first sight. We married two years later and were married for 52 yrs until his passing in 2011. O
Awesome history. Thank you.