Business
|
Location
|
Year(s)
|
Notes
|
| Adamany's
(Charlie) |
211 W. Milwaukee St. |
? - 1925 - 1927 - ? |
sodas, sundaes, candies, toasted sandwiches; also
known as Adamany's Confectionery |
| Badger
Brewing Co. |
S. Main St. |
Aft. 1900 - ? |
previously Buob's Brewery |
| Badger
Cafe |
----- |
? - 1927 - ? |
24-hour restaurant |
| Bennett,
Chester C. |
----- |
Sept. 24, 1889 - spring 1892 |
grocery |
| Bennison
& Lane Co. |
----- |
? - 1919 - 1927 - ? |
manufacturers & wholesalers of fine bakery goods |
| Benson,
Al |
614 Wall St. |
? - 1954 - ? |
distributor; Goebel beer; Carlings Red Cap Ale |
| Bier,
Hugill & Curler |
403 W. Milwaukee St. |
? - 1927 - ? |
fresh, salt & smoked meats |
- Big Mill
|
4 & 6 W. Milwaukee St. |
1847 - ? |
manufacturer of "Jackman's Best" flour;
Hiram Jackman, proprietor |
| Black
Hawk Brewery |
near south end of Main St. |
1856 - ? |
brewery; Marsh & Wagoner, proprietors; became
Janesville Steam Brewery |
| Blatz
Brewing Co. |
606 Wall St. |
? - 1941 - ? |
- brewery
|
| Bluff
Street Grocery |
Bluff St. |
? - 1925 - ? |
grocer - John A. Fox, prop. |
| Bower
City Brewing Company |
intersection of modern day Mineral Point & Franklin
Streets |
1934 - Bef. 1941 |
- previously Croak Brewing Co.
|
| Bowman
Dairy Co. |
----- |
? - 1925 - ? |
dairy |
| Brownell,
I. C. |
Main St. |
? - 1901 - ? |
grocer |
| Bump
& Gray |
corner of High & Railroad |
1857 - (past 1874) |
proprietors Bump & Gray's Elevators; grain, produce,
stock & wool manufacturers |
| Buob's
Brewery |
S. Main St. |
1853 - 1913 |
brewery; John Buob, owner; became Badger Brewing Co. |
| Brunster,
Henry |
----- |
Aft. 1848 - ? |
brewer; bought from William Hodson |
| Burr
Springs Bottling Co. |
[in what is now Riverside Park] |
? - 1893 - 1900 - ? |
water bottling company; won recognition at 1893 Columbia
Exposition in Chicago |
| Carl
& Bro. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
groceries |
| Carr's |
22-24 N. Main St.; 50-52 S. River St. |
? - 1925 - ? |
groceries |
| City
Beer Hall |
----- |
? - 1900 - ? |
tavern |
| City
Brewing Company |
intersection of modern day Mineral Point & Franklin
Streets |
1859 - 1906 |
- founded by John Boub; various owners;
bought by Croak Brewing Company
|
| City
Ice Co. |
117 N. Main St. |
? - 1925 - present |
ice |
| City
Meat Shop |
403 W. Milwaukee St. |
? - 1925 - ? |
fresh, salt & smoked meats |
| Clark,
Fred T. |
- corner of Main &
- Milwaukee
|
? - 1876 - ? |
- wholesale & retail dealer
- of green, dried & preserved
- fruits; cigars, tobacco, etc.
|
| Coca-Cola
Bottling Co. |
509 W. Milwaukee St. |
? - 1954 - ? |
----- |
| Cold
Spring Brewery |
near south end of Main St. |
1872 - ? |
brewery; previously Janesville Steam Brewery; John
Roethinger, proprietor; sold to Rose & Bender |
| Colvin's
Baking Co. |
----- |
1865 - 1908 |
- makers of Holsum bread
|
| 300-304 E. Milwaukee |
1908 - abt. 1970 |
| Conley's
Cafe |
121 W. Milwaukee |
? - 1919 - 1927 - ? |
restaurant; J. T. Conley, prop. |
| Connell
(E.) & Co. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Conrad
& Vankirk |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Croak
Brewing Company |
intersection of modern day Mineral Point & Franklin
Streets |
1906 - 1939 |
- bought City Brewing Co. in 1906;
closed in 1933 (prohibition); re-organized as Bower City Beverage
Co.; closed due to bankruptcy in 1939
|
| Cronin
Dairy Co. |
120 Eastern Ave. |
? - 1919 - 1927 - ? |
pasteurized mile & cream; special baby milk |
| Cronin-Hovland
Liquor |
1620 W. Court St. |
? - 1959 - ? |
liquor store |
| Cuday
Cash Market |
309 S. Main St. |
? - 1925 - ? |
meats; M. Reuter, mgr. |
| Cunningham's
Bakery |
401 W. Milwaukee St. |
? - 1925 - ? |
bakery |
| Davies,
D., Jr. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Day-Scarcliff
Co. |
109 W. Milwaukee St. |
? - 1919 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Dedrick
Bros. |
----- |
? - 1900 - ? |
grocery |
| Ehl,
John |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Ehrlich,
F. W. |
Main St. (opposite post office) |
? - 1854 - ? |
confectioner, ice cream, saloon, etc. |
| Eldred
& Wheeler |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Farmers'
Mill |
south side of Milwaukee St. |
1848 |
flour mill; Andrew B. Johns, proprietor |
| 1848 - 1857 |
flour mill; F. H. Jackman, proprietor; sold out in
stages |
| 1857 - ? |
flour mill; C. A. Alden & John Clark, proprietors |
| Ford
& Morton |
----- |
1876 - ? |
previously Charles Stevens' saw mill; O. B. Ford &
J. M. Morton, proprietors |
| Fredendall
& Jayne |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Gray's
Brewing Co. |
----- |
? - 1922 - ? |
beverages (soda); 1922
advertisement |
| Grant,
P. H. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Green
Onion Tavern |
- City Route 14
|
? - 1954 - ? |
Les Gaserude, prop. |
| Hanley
& Murphy Co. |
----- |
? - 1927 - ? |
wholesalers of oysters, vegetables & fruits |
| Harrison,
B. B. |
9 N. Main St. |
? - 1870 - ? |
butcher |
| Hemming
& Son |
----- |
? - 1896 - ? |
brewers of ale |
| Hiawatha
Springs Co. |
[just north of downtown] |
1907 - ? |
water bottlers |
| Hibbard,
F. M. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Hodson,
William |
----- |
1848 - ? |
brewer; fire destroyed the first building but he rebuilt
and sold to Henry Brunster |
| Hohendale
(P.) Canning Co. |
1200-1400 Harold |
1900 - 1946 |
pickling & canning; corn, sauerkraut, pickles;
largest kraut canning company in the U.S.; peas aft. 1908; Peter
Hohenadel, prop.; one of the top 15 companies in Janesville in
1908sold to Libby, McNeill & Libby in 1946 |
| Homseys'
Sweet Shop |
307 W. Milwaukee |
? - 1919 - 1927 - ? |
ice cream, candy, home-cooked lunches |
| Hovland's
Grocery |
----- |
? - 1958 - ? |
grocery store; Harold Hovland, owner |
| Inman,
Peter |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Jackman,
Parker & Co. |
Main & Milwaukee Sts. |
? - 1854 - ? |
wholesale & retail merchants in dry goods, groceries,
hardware, crockery, boots, shoes, etc. |
| Janesville
Pickling & Packing Works |
----- |
1874 - 1884 |
pickling & canning; made pickles & vinegar;
closed due to lack of cucumbers from local farmers |
| Janesville
Pure Milk Co. |
----- |
? - 1925 - 1927 - ? |
- milk & cream; Henry J. Casey,
prop., 1925
|
| Janesville
Steam Brewery |
near south end of Main St. |
Aft. 1856 - 1872 |
brewery; originally Black Hawk Brewery; John Roethinger,
proprietor; burned in 1872 & rebuilt as Cold Spring Brewery |
| Kimball,
F. L. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Knipp's
Brewery |
----- |
? - 1888 - ? |
brewery; 1888 photo from Picturesque
Janesville |
| Krause's
Bar & Restaurant |
24 S. River St. |
? - 1954 - ? |
bar & restaurant |
| Long,
James |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| McDonald
& Sons' Cafe |
7 S. Main St. |
? - 1919 - ? |
restaurant |
| McDonald's
Cafe |
corner of Bluff & E. Milwaukee St. (London Hotel) |
? - 1925 - ? |
restaurant |
| Merrick
Dairy Co. |
57 S. Franklin St. |
? - 1925 - 1927 - ? |
dairy |
| Meyer
(O. F.) & Co. |
45 N. Main St. |
1865 - 1970 |
grocery; Otto F. Meyer, proprietor |
| Mr.
Steak Restaurant |
2121 Milton Ave. |
1968 - 1985 - ? |
restaurant; Chuck Roherty, prop.; see also Roherty
Grocery |
| Myer's
Hotel Dining Room |
----- |
? - 1925 - ? |
Mrs. Bick, mgr. |
| Myers
& Co. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Noyes,
John W. |
- one door above the
- American House
|
? - 1876 - ? |
groceries |
| Pixley
& Kimball |
- Richardson's Block, Main St.
|
? - 1854 - ? |
groceries, dry goods, clothing, general merchants |
| Quaerna's
Tap |
- 214 W. Milwaukee St.
|
? - 1954 - ? |
tavern |
| Razook's |
Main St. |
? - 1919 - 1925 - ? |
candies, lunches, ice cream |
| Richardson
& Truesdell |
----- |
1848 - ? |
flouring mill; was Hodson's Woolen Mill; Hamilton
Richardson & William Truesdell, proprietors; hit by floods
twice & rebuilt; closed due to "short yield of grains
& financial depressions" |
| Rock
County Sugar Co. |
Emerald Grove Rd. |
1904 - 1922 - ? |
sugar beet factory; Capt. James Davidson, prop.; in
1908, it was one of the top 15 companies in the city; read a
1922
article |
| Rock
River Creamery |
----- |
? - 1922 - ? |
read a 1922
article |
| Roesling's |
Racine St. |
? - 1925 - ? |
candies, ice cream, cookies |
| Rogers,
Anson |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
brewer |
| Roherty
Grocery |
----- |
1903 - 1912 - ? |
C. B. Roherty, prop.; later owned by Dan Roherty (C.
B.'s son); Dan's son Chuck Roherty later opened Mr. Steak |
| Schooff,
J. F. |
----- |
? - 1919 - 1927 - ? |
sausage maker; meats |
| Shelton,
H. S. |
Main St. |
? - 1954 - ? |
dealer in dry goods, groceries, hardware, crockery,
etc. |
| Shurtleff
Ice Cream Co. |
----- |
? - 1927 - ? |
ice cream manufacturer; was Shurtleff Candy Co. |
| Shurtleff
(G. A.) Candy Co. |
51 S. Jackson St. |
? - 1925 - ? |
candies; became Shurtleff Ice Cream Co. |
| Skelly
(C.) & Bro. |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Skelly
Grocery Co. |
11 S. Jackson St. |
? - 1919 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Smith
& Howard |
----- |
? - 1866 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Taylor's
Grocery |
415-417 W. Milwaukee St. |
? - 1919 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Tea
Bell |
----- |
? - 1919 - ? |
restaurant |
| Teck's
Cash Market |
210 W. Milwaukee St. |
? - 1925 - 1927 - ? |
meats; A. E. Techlow, prop.; also known as Teck's |
| Todd,
John G. |
----- |
1869 - ? |
ale brewery |
| Wilbur
(F. L.) & Co. |
203 W. Milwaukee St. |
? - 1919 - ? |
grocery merchant |
| Woolscraft,
T. B. |
No. 1 Lappin's Block , corner of Main & Milwaukee |
? - 1854 - ? |
baker & confectioner |
