▁Road ▁and ▁June au ▁connected ▁to ▁the ▁Mad ison ▁Road , ▁so ▁business es ▁established ▁along ▁those ▁ar ter ies . ▁While ▁early ▁Kil bour nt own ▁had ▁been ▁domin ated ▁by ▁Yan ke es , ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁other ▁groups ▁began ▁to ▁pour ▁in , ▁and ▁German ▁imm igr ants ▁soon ▁domin ated ▁Kil bour nt own . ▁By ▁ 1 8 5 8 ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁ret ail ▁sh ops , ▁wh oles ale ▁houses , ▁and ▁light ▁manufact uring . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁frame ▁sh ops ▁were ▁replaced ▁by ▁three ▁and ▁four - story ▁brick ▁business ▁blocks ▁with ▁sty lish ▁orn ament ation ▁in ▁the ▁brick work . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁business es ▁l ined ▁Third ▁Street ▁from ▁West ▁Wisconsin ▁to ▁North ▁Avenue . ▁The ▁street car ▁network ▁connected ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁larger ▁west ▁side ▁business ▁district ▁on ▁Wisconsin ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁Lar ger ▁buildings ▁like ▁Stein me yer ▁Co . ▁replaced ▁smaller ▁ones . ▁ ▁But ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁the ▁district ▁was ▁cut ▁off ▁from ▁similar ▁areas ▁by ▁massive ▁office ▁and ▁industrial ▁buildings ▁like ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Journal ▁Building ▁and ▁the ▁Park ▁East ▁Fre ew ay . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁pl ann ers ▁recognized ▁that ▁the ▁remaining ▁enc lave ▁of ▁Victor ian ▁buildings ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁charm ▁and ▁began ▁to ▁promote ▁its ▁" old ▁world ," ▁German