11/03/2026
A cabinetmaker opened a shop on Water Street in 1846, and his family ended up putting Milwaukee in the middle of the American auto industry.
His son started building wooden car bodies in 1909. By 1920 the Seaman plant on Richards Street covered a million square feet and employed 6,500 people, and "Built by Seaman" was a mark of quality. It stamped car bodies until 1988.
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