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When the 'Little Pink Church' became Milwaukee's first landmark — and then was torn down

For more than 60 years, the "Little Pink Church" was the spiritual heart of Milwaukee's Italian community. But the church — Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Catholic Church, 419 N. Jackson St. — was also in ...
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When the 'Little Pink Church' became Milwaukee's first landmark — and then was torn down

Built in 1904, Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Catholic Church was the spiritual heart of Milwaukee's Italian community. But the church, in the city's Third Ward neighborhood, was in the way of the planned ...