An e-zine for happenings of local culture in Milwaukee and elsewhere
As urban writers becoming urban written-abouts, reaching the other side of the screen has to be kind of nice for Dave Reid and Jeramey Jannene, sometimes. Urban Milwaukee, an online publication covering urban development and politics, solidifies its place in the Milwaukee landscape when the doors of its bricks and mortar outlet open this coming... Continue Reading →
They used to fix cars in there. Today the bay doors decorate the sitting area of Sherman Perk , still functional, a prime example of urban adaptive reuse of real estate. Sitting on the base of the triangle formed by Roosevelt, Keefe Avenue, and 51st Street if there was a Gold Coast within any neighborhood,... Continue Reading →
Glancing out the window while commuting down 35th Street, in the 30th Street Industrial Corridor, you might imagine yourself a red blood cell floating through plaque crusted arteries. The decay of weathered brick one-story machine shops, once churning with activity, appear largely abandoned and vacant. Some shops are now schools or churches, some shops maintained... Continue Reading →
Oh yeah it's 2012! That means it's time to quickly look back at 2011 before speeding off into the night of the New Year. I've been blogging for about 3 years now, and the new year also brings us closer to Local Trolley's one year anniversary! Before I go on posting, I want to acknowledge... Continue Reading →
If you live or hang-out downtown and wanted to get from happening Eastown areas like Jefferson or Milwaukee Street to the Third Ward, you've probably considered what a pain finding parking in the Third Ward makes your drive and how you didn't really want to spend $10 bucks on a cab to just go four... Continue Reading →
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