Milwaukee Day 414 Mke Wi Tapestries

Milwaukee Day 414 • MKE, Wisconsin: On April 14 – Milwaukee’s 414 area code – Milwaukeeans celebrate the people, places, and spirit that make the city unique. Whether you’re a 414 resident for life or just happen to be in town on this most auspicious day, it’s the perfect excuse to do something uniquely Milwaukee! Milwaukee Day 414 • MKE, Wisconsin © 2022-2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

MKE Summerfest • Milwaukee, WI: Also called the World Music Festival, Summerfest is held in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin along the beautiful lakefront. Taking place since 1968, Summerfest is located at Henry Maier Festival Park, adjacent to Lake Michigan and Milwaukee's central business district. MKE Summerfest • Milwaukee, WI Designed and Sold by Grumble Services, LLC.

Miller Park • Milwaukee Brewers • MKE WI: Miller Park (now AmFam Field) is located in what used to be the center field parking lot of Milwaukee County Stadium. County Stadium was home to the Brewers from 1970-2000 and the Milwaukee Braves from 1953-1965. Fans attending Brewers games during their final four seasons at County Stadium were able to watch Miller Park rise as it was built. Helfaer Field, a $3.1 million Little League ballpark, is located next door to Miller Park on land formerly occupied by County Stadium. Miller Park • Milwaukee Brewers • MKE WI © 2022-2024 Grumble Services, LLC. • All rights reserved

Rockwell Clock Tower • Polish Moon • MKE, WI: Milwaukee is home to the largest four-faced clock tower in the U.S. The Allen-Bradley Clock Tower, nicknamed the Polish Moon because of its proximity to a historically Polish neighborhood, was the largest of its kind in the world (bigger than Big Ben) until the Abraj Al-Bait Towers were built in 2010. Rockwell Clock Tower • Polish Moon • MKE, WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

Hoan Bridge • Milwaukee WI: Features the Milwaukee Harbor Daniel Hoan Bridge also known as the Bridge to Nowhere. Hoan Bridge • Milwaukee WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

Oak Leaf Trail • Hank Aaron Line • MKE WI: The Oak Leaf Trail is a multi-use trail system with over 135 miles of trail for cycling, roller blading, walking, birding and running around Milwaukee County. Nearly a quarter of the trail hugs the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan. The trail system is mostly smooth asphalt, with dozens of easily accessed connections that take you just about anywhere in the Milwaukee metro area. Oak Leaf Trail • Hank Aaron Line • MKE WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC. • All rights reserved.

Miller Park • Milwaukee Brewers • MKE WI: Miller Park (now AmFam Field) is located in what used to be the center field parking lot of Milwaukee County Stadium. County Stadium was home to the Brewers from 1970-2000 and the Milwaukee Braves from 1953-1965. Fans attending Brewers games during their final four seasons at County Stadium were able to watch Miller Park rise as it was built. Helfaer Field, a $3.1 million Little League ballpark, is located next door to Miller Park on land formerly occupied by County Stadium. Miller Park • Milwaukee Brewers • MKE WI © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC. • All rights reserved

Oak Leaf Trail • Kinnickinnic Line • MKE WI: The Oak Leaf Trail is a multi-use trail system with over 135 miles of trail for cycling, roller blading, walking, birding and running around Milwaukee County. Nearly a quarter of the trail hugs the beautiful shores of Lake Michigan. The trail system is mostly smooth asphalt, with dozens of easily accessed connections that take you just about anywhere in the Milwaukee metro area. Oak Leaf Trail • Kinnickinnic Line • MKE WI Designed 7 Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC. • All rights reserved.

MCTS • Milwaukee buses • MKE WI: The Milwaukee County Transit System is the largest transit agency in Wisconsin, and is the primary transit provider for Milwaukee County. It ranks among the top 50 transit agencies in the United States for total passenger trips. MCTS • Milwaukee buses • MKE WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC. • All rights reserved.

Wisconsin Gas Light Building • Milwaukee, WI: View the Wisconsin Gas Building (originally Milwaukee Gas Light Building). It is a classic stepped Art Deco tower located in downtown Milwaukee. It was designed by architects Eschweiler & Eschweiler and completed in 1930 using differing materials on the exterior to graduate from dark to light. Wisconsin Gas Light Building • Milwaukee, WI Designed and Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All Rights Reserved.

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Wisconsin Gas Light Building • Milwaukee, WI: View the Wisconsin Gas Building (originally Milwaukee Gas Light Building). It is a classic stepped Art Deco tower located in downtown Milwaukee. It was designed by architects Eschweiler & Eschweiler and completed in 1930 using differing materials on the exterior to graduate from dark to light. Wisconsin Gas Light Building • Milwaukee, WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

Milwaukee Chicks • AAGPBL Hat • Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The Milwaukee Chicks of Wisconsin was. one of the original women's professional baseball team playing in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPL) during the 1944 season, winning the league championship that year. Milwaukee Chicks • AAGPBL Hat • Milwaukee, Wisconsin © 2022-2024 Grumble Services, LLC. • All rights reserved

Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WI: Fiserv Forum is a multi-purpose arena located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is the home of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association and the Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team of Marquette University. Construction began in 2016, and the arena opened in 2018. Fiserv Forum • Milwaukee, WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

Johnnie Junkie (I'm a) • John Gurda • Milwaukee, WI: John Gurda. Local Milwaukee Historian, local legend. Gurda became Milwaukee’s best-known historian somewhat accidentally. He has written 22 books about Milwaukee institutions, neighborhoods and history, including the iconic “Making of Milwaukee,” which also became an Emmy-award-winning PBS series. Among other projects, he provides the historical perspective on Wisconsin neighborhoods and towns for Milwaukee Public Television’s “Around the Corner with John McGivern,” writes a local history column for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and lectures extensively. Johnnie Junkie (I'm a) • John Gurda • Milwaukee, WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

Milwaukee Chicks • 1944 League Champions: The Milwaukee Chicks, in Wisconsin, were a women's professional baseball team which played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1944 season. They were managed by Max Carey, former star player for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Brooklyn Robins and a future Hall of Famer. Milwaukee Chicks • 1944 League Champions © 2022-2024 Grumble Services, LLC. • All rights reserved

Milwaukee County Stadium • Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee County Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium. Opened in 1953, it was primarily a baseball park for Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Braves and later the Milwaukee Brewers. If you were lucky, you might've scored a couple Packer tickets back in the day. The National Football League's Green Bay Packers played 2 or 3 home games per year at County Stadium from 1953 to 1994. Hank "The Hammer" Aaron hit his 755th and final home run on July 20, 1976 at County Stadium. This stood as the career home run record for 31 years until broken by Barry Bonds* in 2007. Milwaukee County Stadium • Milwaukee, WI Designed & sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

MKE Day 414 • Milwaukee, WI: On April 14 – Milwaukee’s 414 area code – Milwaukeeans celebrate the people, places, and spirit that make the city unique. Whether you’re a 414 resident for life or just happen to be in town on this most auspicious day, it’s the perfect excuse to do something uniquely Milwaukee! MKE Day 414 • Milwaukee, WI Designed & Sold by Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

Mitchell Park Domes • Milwaukee WI: Features Mitchell Park Domes. The old Milwaukee conservatory was replaced with a new facility designed by local architect Donald L. Grieb. His design included three domes to open to the public in this order: The “show” dome featuring seasonal plants and special exhibitions in 1965; The tropical dome in 1966; and The arid (or desert) dome in 1967. To this day, many consider the three domed structures to be the gem of Milwaukee’s public parks system. First Lady, Claudia Alta aka “Lady Bird” Johnson dedicated the seasonal dome in September of 1965. Mitchell Park Domes • Milwaukee WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

Milwaukee Art Museum Janitor • MKE Calatrava: Duane Hanson’s lifelike Janitor (1973) is one of the Milwaukee Art Museum’s most beloved works of art. Milwaukee Art Museum Janitor • MKE Calatrava Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

US Bank Building • Milwaukee, WI: U.S. Bank Center is a skyscraper located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It's noted for being the tallest building between Chicago and Minneapolis. The then First Wisconsin Center (now U.S. Bank Center) opened in 1973. Located at the north end of the Hoan Bridge, to this day it remains Wisconsin’s tallest building. US Bank Building • Milwaukee, WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

First Nations • Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, Menominee • Native Milwaukee WI: Before the infiltration of white settlers, there were First Nations. First Peoples found a balance of life and land persisting over thousands of years before the arrival of the first Europeans. Our waterways served as their lifeline. The three rivers and the “big lake” were viewed as sources of life. The Menominee and Ho–Chunk were the first to settle here. Centuries later, they were joined by The Fox, Sauk, Ojibwa, Odawa, Huron, Mascouten, and Kickapoo, most of whom were taken in by the displaced Potawatomi Tribe. First Nations • Potawatomi, Ho-Chunk, Menominee • Native Milwaukee WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC. • All rights reserved.

MKE HOP L-Line • Milwaukee Streetcar: Milwaukee’s new streetcar is ready to take you where you need to be! Better yet, everyone rides free! Take advantage of this convenient new transportation option as you travel throughout downtown Milwaukee. MKE HOP L-Line • Milwaukee Streetcar © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC. • All rights reserved

Kaszube's Park • Milwaukee, WI: Located on Jones Island, Kaszube's Park is the smallest park in the county, perhaps in the entire state! It may not even be as large as a city lot. The park is meant to commemorate the people referred to as Kashubs, immigrants who settled the "island" and formed a vibrant urban fishing community there after being forced from northern Poland by Prussia in the 1800s. The iconic Jones Island Smokestack, Hoan Bridge, city hall bell tower, and the Allen-Bradley Clock Tower can all be seen surrounding the park site. Kaszube's Park • Milwaukee, WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC. • All rights reserved.

Mitchell Park Domes • Milwaukee WI: Features Mitchell Park Domes. The old Milwaukee conservatory was replaced with a new facility designed by local architect Donald L. Grieb. His design included three domes to open to the public in this order: The “show” dome featuring seasonal plants and special exhibitions in 1965; The tropical dome in 1966; and The arid (or desert) dome in 1967. To this day, many consider the three domed structures to be the gem of Milwaukee’s public parks system. First Lady, Claudia Alta aka “Lady Bird” Johnson dedicated the seasonal dome in September of 1965. Mitchell Park Domes • Milwaukee WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

Grant Park • Milwaukee, WI: Grant Park is the stunning result of America's New Deal program. Here is where you'll discover the delights of nature along Lake Michigan – fabulous fall colors, the refreshing sound of a rushing brook and perhaps even a residential ghost. This location is also considered to be one of the most haunted spots in Wisconsin. Upon the bridge it reads, "Enter this wild wood and view the haunts of nature." Yah Yah Milwaukee! Grant Park • Milwaukee, WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

Milwaukee Chicks • AAGPBL Patch • Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The Milwaukee Chicks of Wisconsin was a women's professional baseball team which played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League during the 1944 season (AAGPBL). They were league champions during their one and only season in Milwaukee: 1944. Milwaukee Chicks • AAGPBL Patch • Milwaukee, Wisconsin © 2022-2024 Grumble Services, LLC. • All rights reserved

MILWAUKEE DAY 414 • MKE WI Cheesehead: On April 14 – Milwaukee’s 414 area code – Milwaukeeans celebrate the people, places, and spirit that make the city unique. Whether you’re a 414 resident for life or just happen to be in town on this most auspicious day, it’s the perfect excuse to do something uniquely Milwaukee! MILWAUKEE DAY 414 • MKE WI Cheesehead Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

Humboldt Park • Milwaukee WI: Explore the History of Milwaukee's Public Parks. The public parks have been shaping the identity of Milwaukee County for over 130 years. One of the first purchases of the Milwaukee Parks Commission in 1890 was South Park (now Humboldt Park), in the Bay View neighborhood in Milwaukee. Humboldt Park • Milwaukee WI Designed by MKERhineMaiden Grumble Services, LLC.

MKE Day 414 • Milwaukee, WI: On April 14 – Milwaukee’s 414 area code – Milwaukeeans celebrate the people, places, and spirit that make the city unique. Whether you’re a 414 resident for life or just happen to be in town on this most auspicious day, it’s the perfect excuse to do something uniquely Milwaukee! MKE Day 414 • Milwaukee, WI Designed & Sold by Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

Jones Island Smokestack • Milwaukee, WI: Jones Island is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Constantly working--the Cal Ripken Jr. of stacks--one of the most prominent stacks in Milwaukee. Jones Island Smokestack • Milwaukee, WI © 2022-2024 Grumble Services, LLC. • All rights reserved.

Milwaukee Art Museum Calatrava • MKE WI: View works of art from antiquity to present day in Wisconsin's largest art museum named the Calatrava after Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. The Calatrava is famous for its moving Burke Brise Soleil, or “wings.” Milwaukee Art Museum Calatrava • MKE WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

Basilica of St. Josaphat • Milwaukee, WI: The Basilica of St. Josaphat is a ministry of the Conventual Franciscans on the South Side of Milwaukee in Historic Lincoln Village. It remains a testament to the faith of the Polish immigrants who created it. Basilica of St. Josaphat • Milwaukee, WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC. • All rights reserved.

MKE Cream City Brick • Milwaukee, WI: Milwaukee's known as the Cream City because of the yellow, cream-colored bricks first made here in the 19th century. MKE Cream City Brick • Milwaukee, WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

MKE Downtown City Skyline • Milwaukee, WI: See Milwaukee's Skyline! Celebrate the people, places, and spirit that make the city of Milwaukee unique. This downtown skyline depicts some of MKE's most well-known architecture, both old and new! Buildings include: Milwaukee's City Hall, 100 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Wisconsin Gas Light Building, US Bank Building, the NEW Couture Building, Northwestern Mutual Headquarters, Discovery World, and the MAM Calatrava! MKE Downtown City Skyline • Milwaukee, WI © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.

Johnnie Junkie (I'm a) • John Gurda • Milwaukee, WI: John Gurda. Local Milwaukee Historian, local legend. Gurda became Milwaukee’s best-known historian somewhat accidentally. He has written 22 books about Milwaukee institutions, neighborhoods and history, including the iconic “Making of Milwaukee,” which also became an Emmy-award-winning PBS series. Among other projects, he provides the historical perspective on Wisconsin neighborhoods and towns for Milwaukee Public Television’s “Around the Corner with John McGivern,” writes a local history column for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and lectures extensively. Johnnie Junkie (I'm a) • John Gurda • Milwaukee, WI Designed & Sold by © 2024 Grumble Services, LLC • All rights reserved.