Lighted Spaces and Landscapes
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Category: Milwaukee
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I love hokey things. When TV Land was putting up statues of 1970s television characters (Mary Tyler Moore, Jackie Gleason, Bob Newhart, etc) Milwaukee got the “Bronze Fonz.” I plan to do some photos of other statues around the city, but this is a nice place to start. If you do a search online, you…
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We moved back to Milwaukee and I was the coordinator for this residence hall complex. Our apartment was in the small tower. We were next door to the campus police station. We have never had a safer location. This isn’t my photo–this is a scan of the post card we gave students. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1988)
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The Lakefront Festival of Art is on this weekend. Always a good place to wander, grab a snack, and find that nice piece for your living room that you didn’t know you needed. The backdrop of the Lake and the Calatrava also make the day. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2026)
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I’ve actually never seen the thing I love most about this building. If you are flying into Milwaukee going from north to south along the lake shore, look closely and you will see the sign on this roof that says “Welcome To Cleveland.” This clever prank was completed by Mark Gubin almost 50 years ago…
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The statue has its fans and detractors, but I like it combined with the Milwaukee mural across the river. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2026)
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It was just 40 years ago today on a sunny Saturday afternoon that Kathleen and I were married here. St. Patrick’s was the first English speaking parish on the south side of Milwaukee. This building has been on the corner of 7th and Washington since 1893. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2023)
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This alley is the full package, murals, colorful lanterns, and next to a coffee shop. It’s the type of space that you would marvel at if you were a tourist. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2025)
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Along the same wall as yesterday there is another mural honoring labor, work, and workers. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2025)
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After coffee at at The Daily Bird be sure to go back in the alley to check out the murals. They are some of the best in Riverwest. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2025)
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I love it when I travel and I come across an alley full of murals and color. I stop, appreciate it, and perhaps take a photo. In this case this alley is about a mile from my home and I can walk over and appreciate it. After I walk over I can grab a cup…
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