Our first stop was actually Whole Foods which is near UWM. Got to go a long way around here to find those personal and cleaning products that are safe for me and the environment! We enjoyed gawking at the bit of remaining architecture in the neighborhood while walking to the store, including The Oriental Theater. After reading Wikipedia's write-up on it I'm thinking I need to go back and catch a show to check out the inside!
Directly across from Whole Foods was The Clock Tower Building, which was written on the side but I couldn't find any information about it on the internet.
After Whole Foods we drove to the Third Ward, where a fire from an exploding oil barrel in 1892 destroyed 440 buildings. The district was rebuilt over the next 30 years and was a center of commerce then and again today.
I was excited at the prospect of the Milwaukee Public Market, but it was really just a collection of a few lunch counters. However, they have a parking lot and when we got our parking validated we ended up only paying $2 to park for a couple of hours. Sweet! We grabbed some food and ate outside, then walked around the district just admiring the architecture.
The stuff on the inside was fun to look at too.
We didn't get a chance to take a stroll down the RiverWalk...maybe next time we're in town.
Whats the story with the Fireman & dog
ReplyDeleteTried to look something up, but it just looks like a standard piece of commissioned public art.
DeleteNice old buildings. Thanks for sharing your photos.
ReplyDeleteI remember walking Milwaukee back when I was stationed at Great Lakes Naval Base...toured a couple of breweries, of course. Those old buildings look better today than way back then. Nice Cityscape shots.
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We were married at the chapel on the GL Naval Base! Small world sometimes, isn't it?
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