{"id":5025,"date":"2024-02-01T12:41:55","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T12:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/?page_id=5025"},"modified":"2025-12-26T01:49:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T01:49:00","slug":"mixed-use-buildings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/features\/mixed-use-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"Mixed-Use Buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Growing up in Racine, Wis., I noticed that quite a few small shops were built in the front yards of houses in an otherwise residential neighborhood. Owners of these shops generally lived in the house behind, having the shortest possible commute to work.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/424791898_10232930881032993_6797743533536525242_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"772\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/424791898_10232930881032993_6797743533536525242_n-1024x772.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5028\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/424791898_10232930881032993_6797743533536525242_n-1024x772.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/424791898_10232930881032993_6797743533536525242_n-300x226.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/424791898_10232930881032993_6797743533536525242_n-768x579.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/424791898_10232930881032993_6797743533536525242_n.jpg 1082w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">1644 Washington Avenue<br>Andrew Hay: My business operated here for many years! Mr. Lloyd lived in the house, and built on to the front to run the Guy Lloyd Agency.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/835-Washington-Ave.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/835-Washington-Ave-1024x657.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5031\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/835-Washington-Ave-1024x657.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/835-Washington-Ave-300x193.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/835-Washington-Ave-768x493.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/835-Washington-Ave.jpg 1513w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christine Neuendorf: I use to live in a house at 835 Washington Ave. behind the tavern called Bud &amp; Kay&#8217;s Alibi. ( now I think it&#8217;s called the Blue bar) It was a 2 story house and they also rented the upper level of the bar.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2243-Clark-Street.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"669\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2243-Clark-Street-1024x669.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5100\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2243-Clark-Street-1024x669.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2243-Clark-Street-300x196.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2243-Clark-Street-768x502.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2243-Clark-Street.jpg 1459w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2143 Clark Street<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2345-Douglas-Ave.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2345-Douglas-Ave-1024x709.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5119\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2345-Douglas-Ave-1024x709.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2345-Douglas-Ave-300x208.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2345-Douglas-Ave-768x532.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/2345-Douglas-Ave.jpg 1463w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">2328 Douglas Ave., Olde MKE Pub<br>&#8220;It&#8217;s a Bar &#8230; We do bar stuff&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/700-17th-Street-in-2023.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/700-17th-Street-in-2023-1024x647.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6021\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/700-17th-Street-in-2023-1024x647.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/700-17th-Street-in-2023-300x190.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/700-17th-Street-in-2023-768x485.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/700-17th-Street-in-2023-1536x971.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.vindustries.com\/racinehistory\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/700-17th-Street-in-2023.jpg 1582w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">700 17th Street. In 1913, this was the L. E. Tilton Sales and Distributing Company: &#8220;&#8230; wants solicitors, either sex, for over 1,000 different kinds of household necessities from factory to users. Call 6 to 8 p. m. 700 17th St., city. Phone 1409-Y. Remunerative wages.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up in Racine, Wis., I noticed that quite a few small shops were built in the front yards of houses in an otherwise residential neighborhood. 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