MKE: Great City on a Great Lake

[theodore]

Here we go...

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[EastSider]

Thank you,

Those are great shots, and they capture so much of Milwaukee's culture and city environment.

[JivecitySTL]

EXCELLENT SHOTS. I love people pics.

[cwilson758]

Kudos!!!

[JB_Gold Coast]

Possibly the best shots of Milwaukee yet. I love Milwaukee.

[Steely Dan]

i saw these pics over in your SSP thread, theo, but i've got to say once again, milwaukee is fucking fantastic and so are these pics of it!

[neqquah]

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Yeah! Dont fuck with Wisconsin! Biiiiiiiiiaaaaaatch!!!!!

[Fiddlerontheruf]

so glad you posted these here becuase I saw them at SSP but because of some...unpleasantness, shall we say, I was banned. Which sucked, since I really wanted to comment on how amazing these pics were, t dizzle. But freakin' wow. So brilliant. You should word for national geographic, no joke.

[Steely Dan]

if this scene pictured below isn't cool as hell, then nothing on our whole fucking planet is:

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[MSPtoMKE]

Just as awesome here as they were on SSP (which would make sense, now, wouldn't it?)

[theodore]

Thanks fellas. Next round's on me.

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[Neph]

if this scene pictured below isn't cool as hell, then nothing on our whole fucking planet is:

Yeah I agree. I'm thinkin the guy that leveled the pool table out on the street must've worked all morning at it. I leveled one in a room with a nice flat floor once and it took me an whole hour!

[RafflesCity]

Its really nice to see pics showing life in a city :)

was that guy really meditating?!

[i_am_hydrogen]

Theodore - wow, i really liked those photographs. You're quite talented.

[Soulbrotha]

feels like i'm at ssp again..cool pics dude

[theodore]

Instead of making a new thread, I thought I'd integrate some new photos (well, not really new -- new to you guys) into this existing thread.

Looking back at these, I can't wait for warm weather... and Brewers baseball!

[i_am_hydrogen]

I still absolutely love this set of photographs. Awesome, man.

[JARdan]

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Yeah! Dont fuck with Wisconsin! Biiiiiiiiiaaaaaatch!!!!!

Not as original as "Don't Mess With Texas." lol, I should get a sticker for my car and have it as "Don't fuck with New Brunswick"- Ima Maritimer and I'll kick yo ass wit ma lobSTAR traps mofo!!?!?!!!

[milwaukeeunseen]

You've captured the essence of Milwaukee in these photos.

Well done.

[denvernative1982]

Milwaukee people must be very social because everybody seems to be talking in the photographs. I wish I lived in a nice city with nice people that was shown in the photos

[ReddAlert]

you should move to Milwaukee...we always like new people here! :)

[djcody]

These have got to be the best photos of Milwaukee I've ever seen!

Great job to the photographer!

[ssiguy2]

Great pics, thanks.
I heard that Milwakee was kinda cool little place.

[ReddAlert]

I really didnt even know that riding bikes was so popular in this city. Pretty cool IMO.

[chicagogeorge]

Nice job!

I've always considered Milwuakee a little brother to Chicago. I hope that doesn't offend anyone.

[ReddAlert]

doesnt offend me lol. Having one of the worlds greatest cities as a family member is damn fine with me. :)

[Coldwake]

Those pics were fantastic! It shows so many sides of the city. Also, it was fun seeing all the places I was so familiar with, but also trying to figure out where all the pictures I didn't know where taken!

[whosyourdaddy]

Wow! Great pics! Were those taken during Summerfest?
Great urban culture and looks like a dense, cultured, yet friendly town!

Your pics have certainly held sway for me to make a stopover the next time i am in that part of the country.

[divi0013]

those were some really cool pictures! Nice work :)

midwest rock on.... :righton:

[CG5]

Good to see this back.

[MSPtoMKE]

I don't know how many times i have looked at this thread, but it is a joy each and every time.

[Neph]

I don't know how many times i have looked at this thread, but it is a joy each and every time.
If there was a Milwaukee Thread Hall of Fame this thread should be entered in as the first entry. No doubt about that, even though City God has put together some absolutely awesome threads along with our long lost friend, MrMnn. This thread captures the spirit and the very essence of Milwaukee more than any other that I have seen so far, and it doesn't even picture the Mitchell.

Can we get over it now? LOL, I'm just asking myself, how in the hell was this thread dug up? Someone had to go through alot of history in this forum to dig this one up....kind of scary if you ask me...but still a pleasant suprise because I'm with you MSPtoMKE, it's been a joy!!!

[yoyoniner]

These pics should DEFINETLY be submitted to some Chamber of Commerce or whoever markets the image of Milwaukee to the rest of the country. Milwaukee suffers from an undeserved bad image. These pictures are not just chamber of commerce shots that don't represent the city--these shots are the Milwaukee we all know and love, true to the core!

The amazing thing about these shots is that they are not only real and not just chamber of commerce fluff, but they make Milwaukee look just as good if not better than chamber of commerce shots! Seriously theodore, you have to get in contact with someone or some organization, such as maybe the young professionals society or something, and at LEAST show them these shots. I know they would be interested.

[ReddAlert]

yeah, I totally agree. We should show more of the city than just the MArt Museum.

[i_am_hydrogen]

I never get tired of looking at these photos.

[Latoso]

Theodore... great pics, thanks for sharing. Milwaukee is great, one of my favorite suburbs! :jk:

[Fiddlerontheruf]

Theodore... great pics, thanks for sharing. Milwaukee is great, one of my favorite suburbs! :jk:

suck it, condo boy. :jk:

[Steely Dan]

as with most of you, i LOVED seeing this set again. this is not only the best set of milwaukee pics posted on the forums, this is simply the best set of milwauke photos ever put together.

theo, you really are beyond amazing.

milwaukee really is beyond amazing.

what a great photographer!

what a great fucking city!

[kavok]

Wow, I have got to get out to Milwaukee sometime.

[yakob]

best pics of milwaukee i have ever seen. period. i love the first one, "dont fuck with Wisconsin". beautiful

[richardsonhomebuyers]

Those are some get photos. You actually found a way to make Milwaukee look good.

And no this is not just a Chicago person bashing Milwaukee. I lived there for 3 years. I think I earned the right.

[Markitect]

Those are some get photos. You actually found a way to make Milwaukee look good.

And no this is not just a Chicago person bashing Milwaukee. I lived there for 3 years. I think I earned the right.

Three years? That's it?

Consider your right revoked.

[40748246]

Milwaukee people must be very social because everybody seems to be talking in the photographs. I wish I lived in a nice city with nice people that was shown in the photos

You do live in a nice city, you just don`t know it.

[40748246]

Those are some get photos. You actually found a way to make Milwaukee look good.

And no this is not just a Chicago person bashing Milwaukee. I lived there for 3 years. I think I earned the right.

And Milwaukee`s earned the right to bash you and Chicago for putting up with you for 3 long years.

[40748246]

I like the picture of a cafe called fuel cafe and there are people sitting outside relaxed. And the little sign on the window saying "lousy service".

[EastSider]

Those are some get photos. You actually found a way to make Milwaukee look good.

And no this is not just a Chicago person bashing Milwaukee. I lived there for 3 years. I think I earned the right.

I've only lived here for 2 years, does that mean on my third I'm going to hate it?

damn...

[ROCguy]

Love the pictures, lol, especialy the first one. The third one on the river is awsome as well.

[ReddAlert]

Love the pictures, lol, especialy the first one. The third one on the river is awsome as well.

this thread will never die....its just too good. :)

[milwaukeeunseen]

You're right, I just love these photos.

[Expat]

Wow! These are great pics. Wish I were there.

[Cincinnatus]

Dude....... You didn't take these!?

These are un-freakin-believable!!!

[expatADAM]

Super photo's !!!!!! They really show the HEART of the city......the people!

[ClarkWGriswald]

I would LOVE to be able to capture the elements found in the photos. They are indeed a very accurate depiction of life in Milwaukee. Just amazing!!

When will we get to see "Great City on a Great Lake: Part II"!!!

[Cincinnatus]

^ After seeing these, hopefully soon!

[Fiddlerontheruf]

great, once again.


After seeing fuel cafe in so many pictures before I FINALLY stopped there this weekend. What a crazy little place. Very unique. harcore hipster element. Love.

[Blingshevik]

Some nice pictures of 45% of the population in Milwaukee, and a few of its elite neighborhoods. There's quite a bit of Beauty missing from this series. I'm saddened and confused, and I guess I'll leave it at that.

[EastSider]

^I'm confused too, I don't understand your post.

[Paule]

Some nice pictures of 45% of the population in Milwaukee, and a few of its elite neighborhoods. There's quite a bit of Beauty missing from this series. I'm saddened and confused, and I guess I'll leave it at that.
45%? I'd say that's 40% more than what all other threads show of it's city.

This is your first post on these boards and you're not starting out very well. If you want to spout social or political view points than take it to the skybar or current events forums please, otherwise nobody here cares about how sad and confused you are. Either way I will agree with you, you are one sad and confused individual.

[duckdodgers]

Although the photos themselves are quite nice, you would have to be extremely sheltered to say and believe that these are realistically comparable to Milwaukee. I mean, at least more than half of the population of Milwaukee is made up of blacks, latinos, asian and other ethnic populations. These photos are pretty, yes, but they don't accurately depict our city. You'd be a fool to believe otherwise.

[ReddAlert]

Although the photos themselves are quite nice, you would have to be extremely sheltered to say and believe that these are realistically comparable to Milwaukee. I mean, at least more than half of the population of Milwaukee is made up of blacks, latinos, asian and other ethnic populations. These photos are pretty, yes, but they don't accurately depict our city. You'd be a fool to believe otherwise.

The East Side is a large part of Milwaukee....one of the densest areas in the Midwest. Its a very diverse area...blacks, whites, Asians, Middle Eastern..etc. Downtown and the Third Ward are also very big areas--many parts of them tend to be more black and Hispanic. Yes, it tends to more of a white hangout, but isnt it the same with cool spots in NYC, L.A., Boston, Chicago, San Fran, Seattle..etc.?

The Southside has Historic Mitchell Street/National Ave/Ceaser Chavez....which is mainly a Hispanic area. The African Americans have Martin Luther King drive. Both are beautiful areas with intresting architecture and stores. The Hispanic neighborhoods are packed with great resturants and other Latino owned businesses.

Here are some pics...taken by some of the guys on SSP.

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9751/mil1450qf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/7650/mil1445qd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Check out ColDayMans thread on SSP...probally one of the best of the inner city.

Milwaukee (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?threadid=86937)

[duckdodgers]

[QUOTE=ReddAlert]The East Side is a large part of Milwaukee....one of the densest areas in the Midwest. Its a very diverse area...blacks, whites, Asians, Middle Eastern..etc. Downtown and the Third Ward are also very big areas--many parts of them tend to be more black and Hispanic. Yes, it tends to more of a white hangout, but isnt it the same with cool spots in NYC, L.A., Boston, Chicago, San Fran, Seattle..etc.?

The Southside has Historic Mitchell Street/National Ave/Ceaser Chavez....which is mainly a Hispanic area. The African Americans have Martin Luther King drive. Both are beautiful areas with intresting architecture and stores. The Hispanic neighborhoods are packed with great resturants and other Latino owned businesses.

Here are some pics...taken by some of the guys on SSP.

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Yes there is much diversity on the East Side but it isn't a microcosm of Milwaikee as a whole. In fact Milwaukee is very segregated. I believe you pointed that out saying that the South Side is a Latino area and Martin Luther King drive is an African American area. But if you really walked around the city as much as I have, and I doubt you have, (I walk to UWM and Wauwatosa occassionaly from the South Side where I have lived for 25 years) than I'm sure you would see that Martin Luther King Drive isn't the only place where African American hang out and live. Also, aou forgot to mention that West Allis, and West Milwaukee and a few others are mostly caucasian areas. The point is is that the photos that were origainally shown weren't representative of the city of Milwaukee. That is what I was saying. I don't know if you are trying to refute my notion or agree. But, yes you are stating all truths about parts of the city and what groups tend to live in them.

The link that you provided, however, does show a greater variety of people and places of the city, although still not near enough.

[EastSider]

The photos that were shown were represenative of a very large and thriving part of the city. Everyone knows that Milwaukee is very segregated, it's a topic brought up on the forums quite often.

We all know (including Redd) that African Americans don't only hang out on MLK, you don't have to walk from the Southside to catch on to that one.

[gych]

I always liked milwaukee when I lived in chicago...that summerfest is w=hen the city is at its finest. Such a cool old urban town, why does it get such a bad rep?

[duckdodgers]

The photos that were shown were represenative of a very large and thriving part of the city. Everyone knows that Milwaukee is very segregated, it's a topic brought up on the forums quite often.

We all know (including Redd) that African Americans don't only hang out on MLK, you don't have to walk from the Southside to catch on to that one.

Were they representative of the majority of Milwaukee?

[duckdodgers]

The photos that were shown were represenative of a very large and thriving part of the city. Everyone knows that Milwaukee is very segregated, it's a topic brought up on the forums quite often.

We all know (including Redd) that African Americans don't only hang out on MLK, you don't have to walk from the Southside to catch on to that one.

Yes, exactly. They are representative of a "thriving part of the city." But not the largest. The Uwm area does have more diversity than most of the city but only because the students all live very close together. As far as any neighborhoods north, north-west of UWM and outside of Shorewood, White fish bay, and Wauwatosa, of those neighborhoods, how many do you hang out in and know where the locals hang-out? You only know theEast Side. I could name a couple places that you would probably really enjoy on the South Side. Don't act like the East
Side is representative of all of Milwaukee. Ask me to prove you wrong and I will, with straight facts from accredited sources. In fact heres a fact for you" guess how many minorities attend UWM? Ask me, please. Here's a little taste of that answer: only 2,000 people from Milwaukee that are black, hspanic asian etc are students at UWM. Go take a "walk" to lake drive which is not more than 8 blocks from UWM you can tell the difference. Look I have lived here my whole life. I have seen the segregated neighborhoods. You are trying to portray me as though I'm trying to be a pompous know-it-all when only my point is is that our city (as acool as it can be) needs much improvement.

[D-res]

if you've lived here your whole life you wouldnt be parading around ranting about how much this city needs to improve. i've lived in milwaukee for about a month and a half and i can already tell a huge difference since i've moved in on how much this city has changed and continues to do so. milwaukee needs improvement because it was such a "dirty" industrial city not that far back but recently its been doing all it can to drop that stereotype and show the world that its a hip town with a lot to offer anyone with any kind of interest.

when i joined these forums i had recently taken a trip to charlotte, NC and i came in here bashing milwaukee. mind you this was before i moved in and before i started slutting up these boards. i had an outside perspective and a lot of my views were based off of what i would hear from peers but after being such a regular here and moving to milwaukee and biking all around the city i've grown to love it more than i thought i ever would and im typically the guy standing up for it whenever i hear the slightest bit of discrespect.

as far as segregation goes, just because youve lived here all your life doesnt mean you know how much more segregated it is than anyone else here. hell i know how bad its segregated but again you're acting as if there hasnt been a change in decades when in reality its become a lot more diversified and cultured. as far as the east side being the "representative" of milwaukee, i can understand you disliking that notion being from the southside. whether its a good representation or not, it really is considered the 'representative' as far as i've learned from the outside public. i've talked to people about milwuakee from all over the country and for those people who have been here especially, they do bring up the segregation and how the east side seems to represent and lead the city, per se. of course this isnt true for everyones view and it may not even be a valid viewpoint but it does seem like thats the way people see things... dont take my words as criticism of any part of milwaukee and just because i live on the east side doesnt mean im biased. i love this city equally in all aspects. im just stating that from an outsiders viewpoint, atleast from those that i've talked to, thats what im hearing.

oh and for your statistics about UWM ethnical enrollment stufffff...

total enrollment: 25,440

White: 83%
Hispanic: 4%
Black / African-American: 7%
Asian / Pacific Islander: 5%
Native American: 1%

[chgoman]

You know what I spent 4 days in Milw...I am from Chi ....originally....its not a bad town...it gets a bad rap....I went to Mo's for dinner and then across the street to their Irsih bar

[samsonyuen]

Great picture. Having never been to Milwaukee, I've always felt not too distant to it, because of my Chicagoness.

[EastSider]

Yes, exactly. They are representative of a "thriving part of the city." But not the largest. The Uwm area does have more diversity than most of the city but only because the students all live very close together. As far as any neighborhoods north, north-west of UWM and outside of Shorewood, White fish bay, and Wauwatosa, of those neighborhoods, how many do you hang out in and know where the locals hang-out? You only know theEast Side. I could name a couple places that you would probably really enjoy on the South Side. Don't act like the East
Side is representative of all of Milwaukee. Ask me to prove you wrong and I will, with straight facts from accredited sources. In fact heres a fact for you" guess how many minorities attend UWM? Ask me, please. Here's a little taste of that answer: only 2,000 people from Milwaukee that are black, hspanic asian etc are students at UWM. Go take a "walk" to lake drive which is not more than 8 blocks from UWM you can tell the difference. Look I have lived here my whole life. I have seen the segregated neighborhoods. You are trying to portray me as though I'm trying to be a pompous know-it-all when only my point is is that our city (as acool as it can be) needs much improvement.

Hey, take a deep breath.

I'm not trying to portray you as anything. You're the one getting all hot-and-heavy over this discussion. I have seen the segregated neighborhoods too, I've seen it all my friend.

Do you know that UWM is at the very edge of the Eastside? As for the suburbs surrounding that area, let's not talk about them, they're 'burbs (and they don't deserve the attention :)). UWM is probably the LEAST diverse part of the Eastside. The area around campus if full of upper-class white kids living in overpriced houses their parents pay for. That's not diverse.

I live off Brady Street (on the Eastside), and I find it way more diverse than campus (where I lived for 2 years). It's so refreshing to walk down the street and see so many different faces and backgrounds, everyones got a story (and they're not afraid to tell you about it).

So are these pictures a postive representation of Milwaukee? My answer is YES.

WHY? These pictures are a positive reflection of the most diverse part of our city. An area that succesfully mixes ethnicities and backgrounds, creating a melting pot of culture. Why would that be a bad thing to take a picture of? Those photos do represent Milwaukee, they represent the most diverse part.

[ClarkWGriswald]

WHY? These pictures are a positive reflection of the most diverse part of our city. An area that succesfully mixes ethnicities and backgrounds, creating a melting pot of culture. Why would that be a bad thing to take a picture of? Those photos do represent Milwaukee, they represent the most diverse part.

Very well put EastSider. I think the keyword above is "Successfully".

[UrbanSophist]

Wow. Definitely the best Milwaukee pics I've seen on this forum!

[yoyoniner]

Whoever took these photos would be a FOOL not to sell them or donate them to the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce or VisitMilwaukee.Org.

These are.... BAR NONE... the BEST Milwaukee pictures I have ever seen in my entire life.

[exit_320]

Incredible pictures, glad this was bumped up again so more people can see them!!