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Glance at yesteryear: A new terminal at Mitchell Field

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Arthur Thomas
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This photo shows the new terminal built in 1955 at General Mitchell Field in Milwaukee with cars parked across the street. The parking lot would eventually be replaced by a parking structure. That year, around 521,700 passengers traveled through Mitchell. In 2020, 2.63 million passengers went through the airport, a nearly 62% drop from 2019

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Arthur Thomas
Arthur covers banking and finance and the economy at BizTimes while also leading special projects as an associate editor. He also spent five years covering manufacturing at BizTimes. He previously was managing editor at The Waukesha Freeman. He is a graduate of Carroll University and did graduate coursework at Marquette. A native of southeastern Wisconsin, he is also a nationally certified gymnastics judge and enjoys golf on the weekends.
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This photo shows the new terminal built in 1955 at General Mitchell Field in Milwaukee with cars parked across the street. The parking lot would eventually be replaced by a parking structure. That year, around 521,700 passengers traveled through Mitchell. In 2020, 2.63 million passengers went through the airport, a nearly 62% drop from 2019 and the lowest level since 1984.

— Photo courtesy of Milwaukee Public Library/Historic Photo Collection

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