Before Valley View Mall opened in 1980, shopping in La Crosse happened downtown, mostly between 4th and 6th Streets. The big local name was Doerflinger’s at...
In 1984, Logan High School graduate Ron Kind announced he would not play football during his senior year at Harvard. Quarterback Kind said work and school...
In 1962, Doerflinger’s was one of La Crosse’s most popular stores, and the Halfway Tea Room, between the first and second floors, promised a ‘nice hot...
Around Christmastime of 1984, La Crosse Mayor Pat Zielke launched another re-election campaign, finishing up 10 years in the 6th floor office at City Hall. Zielke...
In the fall of 1977, Valley View Mall hadn’t been built yet, so Friday night was still a big time for shopping downtown at Sears, Penney’s,...