I took these photos on June 21, 2015; a beautiful Sunday morning. I was in the Milwaukee area for the WSB Saengerfest. It started at noon so I thought I would go early and take some pictures of the Milwaukee County courthouse and downtown Milwaukee. This was the first time in many years that I had been in downtown Milwaukee. It was kind of surprising; for example I remember visiting the Milwaukee Public Museum as a child, but I didn’t realize that the museum was right next to the courthouse.
It was definitely time well spent; I will have to go back and visit again.
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- View of the courthouse from MacArthur Square
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- View of the courthouse from MacArthur Square
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- The main entrance. The words over the doorways are: truth, justice and order.
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- It’s a large building – it was built in 1931 and has 11 stories.
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- The Gandhi memorial at the main entrance
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- On the north side of MacArthur Square, this building contains the Sheriff’s office
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- Looking east from MacArthur Square towards City Hall
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- MacArthur Square and the courthouse
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- The Milwaukee Public Museum is on the south side of MacArthur Square
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- The Public Library is across the street from the Milwaukee Public Museum
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- On the south side of MacArthur Square
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- The Spirit of Polonia sculpture on the south side of the courthouse
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- Clas Park on the south side of the courthouse
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- The Milwaukee River; Usingers Famous Sausage is straight ahead; the Bradley Center is off to the left. Note the kayaks near the bridge.
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- Walking along the Riverwalk
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- Looking west towards the courhtouse
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- A better view of the courthouse
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- The Pabst Theater and City Hall
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- A better view of the Pabst Theater
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- The City Hall looks like a German Rathaus, which is not really a coincidence
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- The City Hall tower was featured in the opening credits of “Laverne and Shirley”
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- Another view of the Pabst Theater and the Hilton hotel