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Published Jan. 12, 2013
When visiting a shuttered old schoolhouse, it's hard not to imagine the patter of little feet, the vibe of a classroom full of kids or a lunchroom bustling with activity and alive with chatter. When visiting schools that are part of sets of twins or other "multiples," it's even harder to avoid comparisons. Join us as we peek behind the shutters at 37th Street and 5th Street Schools.
Published Jan. 4, 2013
For decades the 80-plus acre tract of land between the train tracks and Hopkins Avenue bustled with activity. As many as 10,000 workers for A. O. Smith from 1910 to 1997- and, from 1997 until 2006, Tower Automotive - worked there in dozens of buildings. Those buildings are almost completely gone. But we took a look into two that remain.
Published Sept. 18, 2012
From the view I usually have of them, the four remaining Agricultural College buildings designed by Alexander Eschweiler and erected in 1911-12, are a mystery. They're perched above Swan Boulevard in a position that suggests respect. But they're also obscured from the road because they're peeking out from trees and overgrown tangles of weeds, lurking like escaped prisoners hiding from their fate.
Published Sept. 11, 2012
We've climbed wooden ladders up into dark spaces to reach the top of the St. Josaphat dome, walked countless spiral staircase to get to the peak of the City Hall tower, we've explored boiler rooms in old schools and in a few days you'll read about a visit to the Eschweiler buildings on the County Grounds. Where to next, folks?
Published Sept. 4, 2012
By now I've seen Milwaukee from the top of the Allen-Bradley clocktower, the 41st floor of the U.S. Bank Building, the lantern atop the dome at St. Josaphat Basilica and even from a twin-engine plane I piloted over Downtown. I've even viewed City Hall tower from the roof of The Pabst Theater. But I've got to say, it's much more exhilarating to look down on Milwaukee from atop Henry Koch's most famous hometown creation.
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