Up for auction now, for a limited time, the #1 in the series, view of the Bridge Over The Red Cedar River. Postmarked 1951, the bridge put in 1942, the centennial banner (1946) on the Wisconsin Milling Company building the background, this is an uncommon view of Menomonie with a solid "when" this view existed.
Too bad the powers of Menomonie chose to have the "biggest lake" as they could get, had they gone with the same level (which was actually an option available) the old 1908 "engineering feat" steel bridge could have been a great location for modern 21st century Menomonites to fish from, to walk or bike across, or just sit and watch the sunrise. Or the sunset, which would have been spectacular staring down the westward river horizon.
But.... BIGGER, BETTER, FASTER.... all eroding away at the post-lumber company city that existed without it for the 120 years since that concern packed it up.
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