GIANT MIXER gobbled up cement, sand and gravel through a huge ladle which was raised high to dump it in. The mixture poured out the back, to be leveled into a smooth surface.
FLAGS WERE DISPLAYED to celebrate the completion of Milwaukee Avenue paving, and a street dance was held before the avenue was opened to traffic. The paving had progressed from the south to Dundee Road by 1917. It was later, in 1922, that paving to the north of Dundee was completed. Better roads and the rising popularity of the automobile contributed to the success of Wheeling's stores and restaurant row.
BEFORE PAVING, Milwaukee Avenue was a gravel road that served well enough in dry summer months if you didn't mind the bumps and dust. In the spring, though, it became soft and rutted and it took an eight-horse team to pull the grader that smoothed it out until the next rain softened it again.
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