T-Shirt Factory (Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin)

 store / shop, clothing store, souvenir shop, 20th century construction

Original two-story building constructed in the early 20th century, the first half of the building (204 Broadway) used to house a ticket office Consolidated Boat Co. (late-June 1929-c. Fall 1936), bus depot Northland-Greyhound Lines ([space shared with Consolidated Boat Co.] c. April 1930 [originally located at the Mission Theatre]-November 1930 [relocated to 206 Broadway {next door east from here, space shared with H.J. Knippel Malted Milk Shop}]), and a clothing and shoe store Kleimenhagen & Magoon/Kleimenhagen's/Kleimenhagen's Clothing/Kleimenhagen Clothing/Kleimenhagen's Department Store/Kleimenhagen Department Store (November 12, 1936-December 1965); the second half of the building (202 Broadway) used to house a pharmacy Stuelke Drugs/Stuelke Drug/Stuelke Drug Store/Stuelke Drugstore/Stuelke Walgreen Drug/Stuelke Walgreen Drugs/Stuelke Walgreen Drug Store/Stuelke Walgreen Drugstore/Stuelke Walgreen Agency Drugs/Stuelke's Drugs/Stuelke's Drug Store/Stuelke's Drugstore/Stuelke's Walgreen Drug/Stuelke's Walgreen Drugs/Stuelke's Walgreen Drug Store/Stuelke's Walgreen Drugstore/Stuelke's Walgreen Agency/Stuelke's Walgreen Agency Drugs/Stuelke's Walgreen Agency Drug Store/Stuelke's Walgreen Agency Drugstore/Stuelke's Walgreen Agency Store/Stuelke's Walgreen Pharmacy/Walgreen Agency/Walgreen Agency Drug Store/Walgreen Agency Drugstore from 1919 (originally located at the Kilbourn State Bank Building at 201 Broadway, expanded into the former clothing store in the building's first half in 1966) until March 1993; the second floor of the building's first half (204½ Broadway) used to house physician and surgeon's offices W.H. Krehl, M.D./Dr. W.H. Krehl (August 5, 1931-mid-November 1932 [relocated to Madison]), J.H. Houghton (December 1, 1932-c. mid-September 1936; October 1941-February 1946), C.J. Radl (September 17, 1936-June 30, 1938), Drs. C.J. Radl & J.H. Houghton (July 1, 1938-October 1941), Drs. J.H. Houghton & C.F. Broderick (February 1946-c. early-July 1947 [relocated to The Dells Clinic at the second floor of the Kilbourn Creamery Building at 717 Superior Street {building demolished in Summer 1972, currently Public Parking Lot 5}]), chiropractor Merlin O. Gray/Merlin Gray/Merlin Gray, D.C./Merlin O. Gray, D.C. (October 16, 1947-October 4, 1952 [relocated to 920 Broadway and reopened on October 12, 1952]), and optometrist Dr. W.H. Bohlinger (June 21, 1951-late-March 1952 [relocated to the second floor of the building at 214½ Broadway and reopened on April 1, 1952]); the second floor of the building's second half (202½ Broadway) used to house Addarae Beauty Shop (until late-January 1950 [relocated to 717 Elm Street]). The current space is now a clothing and souvenir shop, opened around mid 1993.

The second floor of the building was torn down around the 1980's, it was remodeled into a tudor-style rooftop. A non-functional bell tower was constructed on top of the middle of the building's western end (located along Superior Street).

Between April 8 and early-Summer 2014, a 25 ft. × 15 ft. mural was painted on the exterior wall near the southern end of this building, which is located along Superior Street. It is a "Hero of the Red River" mural which depicts Lieutenant Colonel (or General) Joseph Bailey (born May 6, 1825 near Pennsville, Ohio – died March 21, 1867 near Nevada, Missouri) and his outstanding victory during the Civil War. He is credited with saving the Union Fleet in 1864 at Louisiana's Red River in saving the Union fleet by the ingenious feat of building a dam (located in the cities of Alexandria and Pineville) to raise the level of the river and then opening the dam to free the ships. It also includes a por zootrait of Bailey, his biography, his deeds, and an eagle carrying a "Fourth Wisconsin Cavalry" banner along with the number "1864" (the year he served as an engineer with the Union Army in the XIX Corps) below, as well as a rendition of a ship being saved. It was painted by Jeff Graft and commissioned by Bud Gussel (born April 27, 1930 in Stevens Point – died April 17, 2021 in Wisconsin Dells). It has replaced the previous wooden mural of a Wisconsin Dells area church services information board, which was installed in the 2000's. That mural was relocated to the exterior wall of the southern end of the Native Sun Resortwear & Gifts building, which is located along Oak Street.

General Joseph Bailey was one of the founders of Wisconsin Dells (was Kilbourn during that time), he completed the first dam across the Wisconsin River here in 1859. However, it was considered a failure after three men in the lumber raft business died at the dam. As a result, the dam was dismantled in 1860. His dream to build an industrial city based on water power didn't become a reality until 1906 when the present dam was built.

202 Broadway
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965-1565
Ph: (608) 253-7295

Izik Cohen, owner

Hours
Sun: 9am-10pm
Mon-Thurs: 10am-7pm
Fri: 9am-8pm
Sat: 9am-9pm

Read more
www.wiscnews.com/wisconsindellsevents/news/local/govt-a...
www.wiscnews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/city-appr...
rehold.com/Wisconsin+Dells+WI/BROADWAY/202

About the Hero of the Red River mural and the Civil War general
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=134610
wiscnews.com/news/local/superior-street-building-sprout...
wiscnews.com/lifestyles/community/general-bailey-to-be-...
www.newspapers.com/newspage/509931790/ ("Hero of the Red River" - top left)
www.generaljosephbailey.com/
www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Article/CS5110
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Bailey_(general)
ss.sites.mtu.edu/mhugl/2015/10/11/joseph-bailey/
ironbrigader.com/2011/11/14/colonel-joseph-baileys-red-...

Former Stuelke Drugs/Kleimenhagen's
www.laundrie.com/2022/01/16/mystery-man/
www.wiscnews.com/community/wisconsindellsevents/opinion...
www.wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Image/IM40811
www.newspapers.com/newspage/611380136/
www.newspapers.com/image/396747677/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOi...
casetext.com/case/state-ex-rel-farmers-m-state-bank-v-s...
collectie.centraalmuseum.nl/details/collection/17772
modemuze.nl/collecties/herenstropdas-10
www.wiscnews.com/news/local/obituaries/arno-karl-kleime...
www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/jsonline/name/arno-kleimen...

Foursquare/Yelp
foursquare.com/v/tshirt-factory/4c74413b604a3704357d7f4...
www.yelp.com/biz/t-shirt-factory-wisconsin-dells

YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5KjmaIypxc

www.youtube.com/watch?v=P20DZ5CBjkg (T-Shirt Factory segment - 8:40-10:35)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnhQ84s2w6k