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Favorite of 2015: Owner seeks nonprofit to purchase Sherman Boulevard auction house

December 30, 2015 by Edgar Mendez Leave a Comment

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  • The Schrager Auction Galleries building, located at 2915 N. Sherman Blvd., has been closed since 2010. (Photo by Adam Carr)
  • Office supplies collect dust on the first floor of the auction house. (Photo by Edgar Mendez)
  • View from the balcony. (Photo by Adam Carr)
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In September 2013, Wolfgang Rosenau made a wish to a dying friend and fellow auctioneer, Al Schrager. He promised to help find a suitable new owner for his beloved auction gallery, located across the street from Sherman Park. I admired the fact that years later, Rosenau was still working to fulfill his pledge, speaking to anyone who’d listen about the possibility of housing a nonprofit at the old auction house on Sherman Boulevard.

Though I’d never met an auctioneer before I imagine they’re all a bit like Rosenau: a history buff, well read, well spoken and just a tad eccentric. Rosenau helped me take the story from the 1920s, when the building was constructed as a church, through the 80s, when Schrager bought and turned the structure into an auction gallery known for its fine wares. The building still sits vacant today.

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Edgar is a senior staff reporter for the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service. Mendez is a proud graduate of UW-Milwaukee, where he double majored in Journalism and Sociology, and of Marquette University, where he earned a master’s degree in Communication. As an accomplished journalist, Edgar’s awards include a 2018 Regional Edward R. Murrow award, several press club awards and a Society of Professional Journalists’ regional award for columns dealing with issues such as poverty, homelessness and racism.

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