But the church — Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Catholic Church, 419 N. Jackson St. — was also in the way of progress, a dangerous place to be in 1960s Milwaukee.

In 1967, Blessed Virgin of Pompeii Catholic Church, the spiritual heart of Milwaukee's Italian community, was torn down to make way for a freeway.

MILWAUKEE (WLUK) -- A fire at a historical church in downtown Milwaukee has caused $17 million in damage, officials say.Chief Mark Rohlfing said the fire at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran church ...