A plaque commemorates the Pabst Theater, designed by Otto Strack and built by Milwaukee brewing magnate Captain Frederick Pabst. The Pabst Theater was constructed on the site of an earlier opera house destroyed by fire in 1895, and opened on November 9, 1895. It was the first all-electric theater to include air conditioning and homeproof construction, and featured German culture in Wisconsin while showcasing the nation's greatest artists on its stage.