Lighted Spaces and Landscapes
Excerpts from a Geographer's Photo Archive
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Category: Milwaukee
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How the size of arenas have changed. I was flying out of Milwaukee and I was taking some photos of the city. I noted that all four major indoor sports arenas were standing. The Milwaukee Auditorium (bottom right) hosted major basketball events before the Milwaukee Arena was built (just above it in the photo). The…
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I tell this story often. I was doing a consult in Grand Rapids and they offered to fly me over from Milwaukee. I suggested the ferry–same price and I get to use my car. This surprised them and at each meeting for 2 days, I was introduced as: “this is Julio Rivera from Milwaukee, and…
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One of my favorite things on the landscape are the “Little Free Libraries.” They are especially nice when they reflect something interesting about place or the the people who operate them. This one is in front of Immanuel Presbyterian Church. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2025)
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The Calatrava-designed Milwaukee Art Museum is spectacular when illuminated at night. I was a bit surprised to see it look so lit that night. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2025)
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A surprise encounter with a Monarch butterfly having a grand time at the beach. (Fox Point, Wisconsin,, 2025)
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We were flying to New York on an cold day. The ice on Lake Michigan was thick and the steam from the power plant was hanging in the sky below us. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2019)
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I don’t remember how cold it was that day–but probably well below zero. Still Kathleen and I were out and about at the lakefront. The skyline looks very different today. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1985)
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Regardless of how the Brewers are doing, the Sausage Race is one of the key game highlights. Here is my favorite sausage (Chorizo) with two of my favorite colleagues. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2013)
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I was taking a photography class my senior year of college. Kathleen and I were out on a cold February day. I spent a lot of time working this print in the darkroom. I got an A on the project–probably because Kathleen makes my photos (and my life great). Happy Birthday Kathleen! (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1985)
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Although still a drawbridge, the Wells street bridge doesn’t see the kind of commercial traffic it used to. These days it lifts for tour boats and large pleasure boats. (Milwaukee, 2001)
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