It has been home to restaurants, night clubs and office spaces, and today, the historic 1892 Button Block building is being developed into a new downtown Milwaukee hotel.
OnMilwaukee's Bobby Tanzilo walked through the busy construction site on Water and Clybourn streets where workers are converting the space to a 94-room extended stay Homewood Suites.
The former Joey Buona's space (and, let's not forget, Brett Favre's Steakhouse) has been vacant for a year, and the building will see new life when the hotel opens in May.
But looking back into the building's past, Tanzilo found a rich Milwaukee story -- along with some hidden gems in the basement -- that have been there far longer than any of the more recent tenants.
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