This historic Wisconsin city will transport you to the past

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  • Опубликовано: 2 фев 2025

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  • @griswald7156
    @griswald7156 Год назад +11

    This is one of the coolest towns you’ve shown us….I wanna live there..

    • @SightseeingSally
      @SightseeingSally  Год назад +1

      Me too! It’s such a beautiful city and has all the feels of a small town.

    • @griswald7156
      @griswald7156 Год назад

      @@SightseeingSally its a blast from the past….i wanna mint julep on one a those cutesy porches..

    • @davidkoehler136
      @davidkoehler136 Год назад

      the traffic is impossible@@SightseeingSally

    • @griswald7156
      @griswald7156 Год назад

      @@davidkoehler136 you wont have a need for a cycle lane here…

    • @Kimzworld1
      @Kimzworld1 Год назад

      Sightseeing Sally, you did a great job with all of your info. Settlers Park used to be called Monkeys Island. I don't think that was the official name for it but that's what we called it growing up, probably because it was always full of Gen X'rs that were told to get lost & go play :) I will say it was a great place to grow up & we did have a lot of fun but You all don't want to really live there... When I grew up & started going to other places I realized there are WAY too many Judgmental Uppity SNOBS there. Yes, they have a few great places like the Norbert & a few others but most places end up closing because they can't keep customers :( Just My opinion. I moved out of town 5 years ago & I will never move back there.
      If you go back show them Badger Middle School.. It used to be the high school & when it was built the people complained it was so far on the edge of town but you were only about 6-8 city blocks North of it on the main st (the Frisby house side) Now it's pretty much in the middle :)

  • @chrismcgill
    @chrismcgill Год назад +11

    I genuinely didn't expect a mention of my little girl 🖤😢 woah. thanks, Sally.
    Pippin (my cat) was diagnosed with cancer in June and I spent the whole summer nursing her while working full time, knowing that she'd be leaving this world soon. She always knew (even before she fell ill) when I watched exploration videos (like your channel) that I was calm, so it calmed her down too. She was my guide and my light for 12 years, changing who I am as a person. I'm glad to have helped you and Marty in some small way in return for entertaining both my little girl and I.

    • @SightseeingSally
      @SightseeingSally  Год назад +2

      You’re welcome Chris. Please accept my sincere condolences for the loss of your sweet Pippin. And thank you again for tipping our trip jar. Marty and I really appreciate your generosity.

    • @ChristianCathoholic
      @ChristianCathoholic Год назад

      This is what life is for.

  • @stephengoetsch349
    @stephengoetsch349 Год назад +4

    Check out Watertown Wisconsin. Authentically old, charming, old shops, beautiful Main Street, several historic neighborhoods including the Octagon House and the Jesse Stone house. Just gorgeous!

  • @stanleykijek6983
    @stanleykijek6983 Год назад +8

    West Bend used to produce a lot of small appliances and they were sold all over the USA and beyond. The West Bend Company was a West Bend, Wisconsin, company from 1911 to 2001. The West Bend Company manufactured aluminum cookware and electrical appliances, but also made two-stroke cycle engines, including outboard boat motors.
    In 2001, Regal Ware, Inc. of Kewaskum, Wisconsin, acquired certain assets of the West Bend Company. In 2003, Regal Ware sold the Small Kitchen Appliance Division of the West Bend Company to Focus Products Group LLC. The Small Kitchen Appliance Division is now known as West Bend Housewares.
    Regal Ware retained the West Bend Cookware Division and product lines of the West Bend Company; and continues to manufacture the cookware products in West Bend and Kewaskum, Wisconsin, under the brand names Lifetime and Royal Queen. This represents more than 100 years of continuous manufacture of West Bend Cookware product lines in West Bend, Wisconsin.

  • @RoadTripsWithYogi1968
    @RoadTripsWithYogi1968 Год назад +4

    New Subscriber. I live in West Bend, and have done a few episodes on the city. It was nice to see another perspective. Thanks for sharing!👍

  • @ag4allgood
    @ag4allgood 7 месяцев назад +1

    Really enjoyed your trip to West Bend ! The story telling is great Sally & like it when Marty chimes in with his attention to details. Hope everything is going good for you 2 ! 😎

  • @drewwho4512
    @drewwho4512 Год назад +2

    I'm from West Bend, born and raised. It's easy to take for granted all the history here. You've hit on a lot, but there is so much more.
    As for taverns, until recently, I owned one in downtown that is in a multi-tenant building known as the Lemke Building that was built in 1896. The space I occupied has always been a tavern since that time. Numerous tavernkeepers but always a tavern. The historical society has photographs showing it from 1896 with beer barrels lining the sidewalk. Next door was a livery stable and carriage house as the tavern was a main stopping point in downtown for people traveling to and from Milwaukee.
    Come back when the construction is done in late October of 2023. The downtown is not nearly as slow as seen in this video. Some businesses are closed temporarily while many others remain open. I highly recommend The Norbert and its sister restaurant, The Orville. Also, make sure to go inside The Bend. That's the theater you highlighted from the outside. recently renovated to what it looked like in 1929. Its acoustics and sound system are amazing.
    Thanks for a great video!

  • @CalypsoNurse23
    @CalypsoNurse23 3 месяца назад

    Thank you for the video. I have lived in West Bend for 14 years. You taught me a lot. It's funny, I told a friend of mine earlier this week that I wanted to check out West Bends history. I have done genealogy for over 30 years but can't get out due to double above the knee the and other problems. So I live vicariously through you and others. Again, thank you so much!!

  • @glennjudd2467
    @glennjudd2467 Год назад +3

    Hi Sally & Marty, my good friends ! Just got to go to Wisconsin ! Another great town & history !

  • @128titanic
    @128titanic 11 месяцев назад +1

    Hi, Sally and Marty. Thank you for your videos.🎉.❤.

  • @joellenbroetzmann9053
    @joellenbroetzmann9053 Год назад

    My folks both grew up in El Paso, a small spot in Pierce County WI. It will always be my favorite spot in the world since both sets of my grandparents lived there. I can close my eyes and still smell the wonderful aroma of drying hay, see the fireflies, and watch the cows contentedly chewing their cud. Peace and quiet!

  • @davidjames513
    @davidjames513 Год назад +2

    Did a cross country trip back in 2005 from California . Part of the trip was from West Virginia to Alpena, Michigan. Then through the Upper Peninsula through Escanaba to Green Bay then finally to Reedsburg, Wi. Thoroughly enjoyed going through all the old towns in between. Have lots of fond memories of that trip.

    • @jimsonjohnson3761
      @jimsonjohnson3761 Год назад

      Lol sitting in Reedsburg right now. Not very often does anyone say theyve been

  • @johnkastner2851
    @johnkastner2851 4 месяца назад

    Just watched your video of my home town…. Cmon back now that the road and the river is done. Stop at Regner park and see the community pool that was built in 1935…. Great job… and my mom grew up in BARTON

  • @cindyschoenhaar9501
    @cindyschoenhaar9501 4 месяца назад

    This is my hometown and I always loved downtown West Bend

  • @kimmathis694
    @kimmathis694 Год назад +1

    Your own pizzeria! How cool is that? Boy West Bend has more to it than I ever thought. I’ve been there a time or two and never thought about it’s past. As always Sally this was an enjoyable look into the past with you and Marty. Thanks for sharing!

  • @RiisPark99
    @RiisPark99 5 месяцев назад

    Was there yesterday-everything is paved and business was thriving

  • @Krylovix
    @Krylovix Год назад

    Thanks for sharing

  • @joannunemaker6332
    @joannunemaker6332 Год назад +2

    What a cute town. I really liked this video. It will really look great when the construction gets finished.😊❤

  • @onrycodger
    @onrycodger Год назад +2

    Hey Sally!🖐 I may not be your best subscriber. An I may be old school and leary of giving money.
    Wait!!!.....I forgot where I was going with this🥸.....Buuut, I always give you the thumbs up 👍 AND watch your videos in their entirety. And they say comments help the algorithm. 😇💙

    • @SightseeingSally
      @SightseeingSally  Год назад +1

      Hey, we appreciate you being one of our subscribers! Watching our videos all the way through, giving a thumbs up and leaving a comment helps more than you realize. Thank you, we think you’re awesome too!!!

  • @albo2006
    @albo2006 10 месяцев назад +1

    heading up there since the consturction is finished. Love your videos!!

  • @joemusicman64
    @joemusicman64 7 месяцев назад

    Wow, I've lived in West Band for 8 years and just found this video. How interesting. I had no idea what a gold mine of history I was living in. And I found the author to be very charming. Sub'd!!!

  • @Jumpingoffthecliff
    @Jumpingoffthecliff Год назад

    Looks like they are really fixing things up. Thanks for another entertaining video.

  • @donaldszymczak
    @donaldszymczak Год назад

    i allways enjoy your adventures Sally .very informative and interisting , good stuff

  • @bobgoodwin1032
    @bobgoodwin1032 4 месяца назад

    great video SALLLY !!!! Thank you !!!!

  • @SnoozesYaLoses
    @SnoozesYaLoses Год назад +3

    Hi Sally, a born & raised Bender here! Our downtown area is finishing up and reopening the first weekend of November! I definitely recommend coming out to see it again during the holiday season because it is GORGEOUS! Please promote our downtown businesses too because they’re struggling so much 😢 we’ve lost a couple businesses because of how badly the closure has affected them.

  • @KarenMatthews-k8h
    @KarenMatthews-k8h Год назад

    Hey Sally & Marty Finally came to my hometown. Enjoy !!!

    • @SightseeingSally
      @SightseeingSally  Год назад

      Thank you! We had a great time. Your hometown is lovely. 😊

  • @wdbreezy
    @wdbreezy Год назад +1

    My daughter and family lived in West Bend before moving to Delafield. Fun to see the construction !

    • @SightseeingSally
      @SightseeingSally  Год назад

      Nice! I don’t think I’ve been to Delafield. That’s west of Milwaukee, correct?

    • @wdbreezy
      @wdbreezy Год назад

      @@SightseeingSally Right, not far from Oconomowoc. It’s a cute town if you’re down that way again. I was in Jefferson, WI today for the Sheep and Wool Festival. I think it’s bigger than the one I’ve been to in the Twin Cities/MN. Lots of vendors with different wool or wool/sheep themed items for sale. There were sheep herding trials to watch and some lambs that were born this weekend. I’ll go earlier in the day next year, it was pretty crowded by the time I left.

  • @johnbaenen5386
    @johnbaenen5386 Год назад

    Very well done. Thank you for the trip. Be safe have fun

  • @darrellashby3906
    @darrellashby3906 Год назад

    Another winner!! Captured some wonderful architecture and shared interesting history. Even got a glimpse of Leo!! Great job you two!!👍😄

  • @Anthony-ot8vl
    @Anthony-ot8vl Год назад +1

    More and more "old town" areas are being revitalized. We went to malls as kids but now we want the old buildings and small businesses. The city is smart to spruce it up.

  • @rodney4917
    @rodney4917 Год назад

    West Bend was served by the Chicago and Northwestern Railway between Green Bay and Milwaukee. Final run of the remaining Green Bay based passenger trains, between Green Bay and Milwaukee, was made on April 30, 1971.and trackage between West Bend and Fond du Lac in 2003.

  • @russ4338
    @russ4338 11 месяцев назад +1

    The only city I know of that has 2 high schools right next to each other, with a 50-60 foot glass corridor connecting the two. East and West.

    • @johnkastner2851
      @johnkastner2851 4 месяца назад

      West bend east grad here class of 77….

  • @johnhawks5035
    @johnhawks5035 Год назад

    An exceptionally fine job on this posting. Not only does it seem to be comprehensive but actually makes me want to visit, and I'm afraid I gotta say, WI is not high on my list of places to revisit. (MY last time there was in mid-winter and less than comfortable).
    I appreciate the time and effort it took to get this raw video, and especially the time and effort it took to make it so watchable.
    The town is really well preserved and cared for, and that says a lot about the people who live there and care for it.

    • @don66hotrod94
      @don66hotrod94 Год назад

      We put up with 7 months of Hell in exchange for 5 months of Heaven. LOL

    • @johnparker4875
      @johnparker4875 Год назад

      It's a lot warmer inside of a well insulated structure.

  • @randygyulay5114
    @randygyulay5114 Год назад

    Very well done. I am glad that I found your site.

    • @SightseeingSally
      @SightseeingSally  Год назад

      Thank you kindly! Welcome aboard. Hope to read more comments from you in the future.

  • @stucook8622
    @stucook8622 Год назад +1

    Thanks for another cool video you guys!🍦🐾

  • @hawaii50th
    @hawaii50th Год назад

    You two rock, Sally the cutie with interesting things to share, and awesome Marty, whenever he's got something to share, I'm all ears. Thanks again for the awesome virtual American history tour, always fun to watch and listen to the two of you.
    Did you get yourself another Mable?

  • @mattharvey8712
    @mattharvey8712 Год назад

    Bravo............I like the dirt........if ur town has bad pavement .........dirt may bee....cool.......cheers

  • @stevenwarner7348
    @stevenwarner7348 Год назад

    Ok Ok Ok. I'll subscribe. You've got me. (I'm from Sylvania Ohio but I live here in New Hampshire). So I really like your narration and then I guess Marty's comments are OK. So OK pretty nice. Yep, You've got me. Thank you for your effort here. Thank you for sharing. Nice. Yep. Thank you. ✨🌸✨. 🇺🇸

  • @lewisedison4181
    @lewisedison4181 3 месяца назад

    lovley video thanks

  • @badgerpa9
    @badgerpa9 Год назад +1

    There use to be a couple shoe factories in West Bend.

  • @stevenikitas8170
    @stevenikitas8170 10 месяцев назад

    Great video...

  • @NOLADEEJ
    @NOLADEEJ Год назад

    Very cool place!! Great video!

  • @griswald7156
    @griswald7156 Год назад +1

    Your Do and Wrap looks cool Sal..

  • @davidkoehler136
    @davidkoehler136 Год назад +14

    there was no Germany in the 1840's most, at the time came over to escape the political and fails revolution that worked its way to the Germanic kingdoms and military service,, many that came over in the 1860's came for affordable land , and the opportunity offered in the greater Milwaukee area that was at time , fast becoming a very German city ( Germany becoming a country/empire in 1871

    • @pigoff123
      @pigoff123 Год назад

      Germany is amazing. I am headed there right now to clean out my moms apartment.

    • @ROCK-vl5yw
      @ROCK-vl5yw Год назад

      Austrian empire after we 1 untill the USSR took over after WW2 it finally became the Germany we know today when the wall ce down

    • @ROCK-vl5yw
      @ROCK-vl5yw Год назад

      Austrian empire after we 1 untill the USSR took over after WW2 it finally became the Germany we know today when the wall ce down

    • @sandragruhle6288
      @sandragruhle6288 8 месяцев назад +1

      My ancestors came in 1849 from Saxonie, following a Farmers’ Rebellion. There were five couples, but three of them fled after a harsh winter near Erler’s Lake (Yahr County Park). The remaining brothers homesteaded on opposite sides of what is now Orchard Valley Road, where my family remained until 1956. The land on both farms is now owned by the Chris and Tracy Elbe Family. Following a fire, our home was razed, since the damage to the fieldstone and masonry foundation made it uninhabitable. Dad and I were graciously invited to see it before it was torn down, and were very quiet on the way home. Five generations of Gruhle Families had lived there.

  • @TomSmith-ls5rn
    @TomSmith-ls5rn Год назад

    Terrific video as always! Thank you both!!!

  • @bradforward850
    @bradforward850 9 месяцев назад

    Hmmmm, Lived in Fond Du Lac for 40 yrs. 15 minutes away from West Bend. Never thought of it this way.

  • @kimkeller8126
    @kimkeller8126 Год назад +1

    I always wanted to own an old farm house, I always find them fascinating.
    There is a lot of them left empty around where I live (Forestville) but I’m getting to old to move 50 years of memories 😂😂😂

  • @ChristianCathoholic
    @ChristianCathoholic Год назад

    Greetings from outside Chicago. Glad I found you, hope to cross paths sometime! Nice work on this one. I’m almost mad about it, my secret is out😅

  • @jr9486
    @jr9486 Год назад

    I love your channel🎉🎉🎉

  • @dalejensen5828
    @dalejensen5828 Год назад +1

    Enjoyed this video, being from Tomah WI., never passed through West Bend. I believe my grandmother was born there. Really like the cream city brick. Is that where west Bend small appliances were manufactured?

    • @victoriamaaske7420
      @victoriamaaske7420 Год назад

      Yes. West Bend Manudacturi g is on the rivers east side just north of hwy 45.

    • @victoriamaaske7420
      @victoriamaaske7420 Год назад

      And just north of the historic downtown area that she showed under construction.

    • @johnkastner2851
      @johnkastner2851 4 месяца назад

      Yes west bend company … also Gehl company farm machinery amity leather that made belts and wallets and Enger cress all within a couple blocks of one another

  • @Tapiocah
    @Tapiocah Год назад

    Another jam-packed tour and history lesson. Love it! Also, will you be introducing your new little tripod soon? Eager to meet him.

    • @SightseeingSally
      @SightseeingSally  Год назад

      Thank you 😊 and in answer to your question… stay tuned 😉

  • @helenpomerleau6455
    @helenpomerleau6455 Год назад +1

    Next time in Ca try visiting Woodland Ca. Lots of Victorian houses and a vibrant Old town. lots of Ca Ag. history

  • @caroljames6371
    @caroljames6371 Год назад

    I'm curious.....do you visit places on a Sunday? There are no people around and places are closed. What a very pretty town/city. It's great that the main street is being rehabbed. Thanx for sharing with us!

  • @jerryjasinski8229
    @jerryjasinski8229 10 дней назад

    Do you remember WEND BEND small kitchen appliances?

  • @sherifowler6614
    @sherifowler6614 Год назад

    Heading to West Bend on Monday to visit a friend who just moved there.

  • @jeffscharpf
    @jeffscharpf Год назад

    Lived there for almost 20 years. Great school system.

  • @sandragruhle6288
    @sandragruhle6288 8 месяцев назад

    Farmington is not a community, but a township, one of several that comprise Washington County, which, in turn, is one of 72 Counties in the State.

    • @SightseeingSally
      @SightseeingSally  8 месяцев назад

      The first definition of community is: “the people living in one particular area.” Farmington is indeed a community unless you’re saying nobody lives there.

    • @catherinerueth8335
      @catherinerueth8335 7 месяцев назад

      we also have a Farmington in Jefferson County

  • @griswald7156
    @griswald7156 Год назад

    Bass Beer ,i know that Brewery in the UK well…in Burton upon Trent..they used to transport it by canal to Liverpool then on a boat to America…its good quality beer…i thin k they make marmite from the process too.

    • @SightseeingSally
      @SightseeingSally  Год назад +1

      Sounds like something I’m gonna have to try next time we’re in West Bend.

    • @griswald7156
      @griswald7156 Год назад

      @@SightseeingSally theres a local joke about the beer it goes something like this….somebody does something mean to you and you say..”You Bassssss. Drinker you..”. You dont fall out but the message is conveyed..

  • @lindabaker8934
    @lindabaker8934 10 месяцев назад

    I grew up in West Bend

  • @robertjohnson4246
    @robertjohnson4246 4 месяца назад

    Have you checked out Cedarburg or Port Washington in Wisconsin.

  • @arnesste000
    @arnesste000 7 месяцев назад

    Down town Westbend I live here .

  • @kathybrisky
    @kathybrisky Год назад

    Sally! Right before you show Rather Park there is a quick shot of my aunt, uncle and grandpa with a large bottle of whiskey. I would kill for a copy of this pic! Where in the world did you get it???? Kathy

    • @SightseeingSally
      @SightseeingSally  Год назад

      It's in a book of historical photographs called "City of West Bend" that the Washington County Historical Society put together. You can pick up a copy at the old courthouse in West Bend. They might actually still have the original photograph on file. I would call and ask.

  • @justnerdystuff
    @justnerdystuff Год назад +1

    @SightseeingSally what did you used to do before RUclips? Are you a History Teacher? A Historian? or Librarian? Or am I way off track, and you sold flowers on the corner like I used to do? lol

    • @SightseeingSally
      @SightseeingSally  Год назад +1

      Lol none of the above. Believe it or not I used to work in the nuclear industry ☢️

    • @justnerdystuff
      @justnerdystuff Год назад

      @@SightseeingSally cool! My daughter is a Nuclear Physicist

  • @JohnShinn6078
    @JohnShinn6078 Год назад

    Isn't this the city where electric fry pans come from?
    I didn't know you got a new dog, what's his/her name?
    Thanks Sally! 🤠👍

    • @johnkastner2851
      @johnkastner2851 4 месяца назад +1

      Yes west bend company cookware and small appliance business

  • @MrJeep51
    @MrJeep51 Год назад

    Wish you would come back to Southern Illinois and do a story about mulkeytown or Royalton

  • @johnpalmer4380
    @johnpalmer4380 Год назад

    Cool town, looks like nobody was home

  • @backcountryboondockers
    @backcountryboondockers Год назад

    Use to work with a guy from West bend. Jerry. One of the best fabricators you ever meet

  • @batymahn
    @batymahn 10 месяцев назад

    I think the Native American mounds look very similar to the mounds of Serpent Mound in Ohio. It’s interesting.

  • @me_92other42
    @me_92other42 Год назад

    Bet it would've been a good place to do some metal detecting. With all those sidewalks and streets being replaced. Old coins being dropped before the original concrete was laid.

    • @SightseeingSally
      @SightseeingSally  Год назад

      I’m surprised we didn’t see anyone doing that.

    • @griswald7156
      @griswald7156 Год назад

      I bet the Indians dropped a few coins there before Columbus..maybe a few Geronimo talah notes blowing around too..

  • @1954shadow
    @1954shadow Год назад

    M-A-R-T-Y!

  • @don66hotrod94
    @don66hotrod94 Год назад

    Any Black Oak Arkansas among those LP's?

  • @pianoman1969
    @pianoman1969 Год назад

    Marty reminds of Tom Hanks, or maybe Tom Hanks imitating Dan Akroyd.

  • @juliogonzales5441
    @juliogonzales5441 Год назад +1

    A ghost 👻 town of our time 😊

    • @SightseeingSally
      @SightseeingSally  Год назад

      It sure felt that way having the downtown to ourselves.

  • @bertfarry3793
    @bertfarry3793 Год назад

    Use to work at exclusive company as a technician

  • @tontitik2125
    @tontitik2125 Год назад

    😊

  • @sandragruhle6288
    @sandragruhle6288 8 месяцев назад

    No. The German immigrants from the 1840’s homesteaded. When the Yankees moved to Wisconsin, they came because of an “endless winter,” a season that extended with snows through late June.

  • @kathybrisky
    @kathybrisky Год назад

    Rather park!

  • @user-zx8de8op9l
    @user-zx8de8op9l Год назад

    We'll done

  • @kennykittrell2549
    @kennykittrell2549 Год назад +1

    What city is this???

  • @kathybrisky
    @kathybrisky Год назад

    Regner

  • @mattharvey8712
    @mattharvey8712 Год назад

    Brovo........ad 1862........hmmmmmmm.........ok..........ur u2 tube good.......cheers

  • @dong6839
    @dong6839 8 месяцев назад

    As someone who lives

  • @marlenejones6266
    @marlenejones6266 7 месяцев назад

    I dont really like your husband very much.,seems very self centered and not very caring towards you.

  • @ROCK-vl5yw
    @ROCK-vl5yw Год назад

    How the hell did the river keep the theater cool that's BS

  • @slice40
    @slice40 Год назад

    Not a fan of west bend

    • @SightseeingSally
      @SightseeingSally  Год назад

      why?

    • @Kimzworld1
      @Kimzworld1 Год назад

      DITTO :(

    • @lisafrederick8870
      @lisafrederick8870 Год назад +1

      Cause its ghetto..... Just like Jackson..... Drugs are sweeping there the town and there are tons if low income houses / apartment buildings

  • @johnkastner2851
    @johnkastner2851 4 месяца назад

    Just watched your video of my home town…. Cmon back now that the road and the river is done. Stop at Regner park and see the community pool that was built in 1935…. Great job… and my mom grew up in BARTON