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March 2010
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Community Blogs
Wende Warren is a South Milwaukee resident who has recently moved back to the area after being away for a dozen years. Her blog focuses on the fun of rediscovering South Milwaukee, Oak Creek and the surrounding area.
We are Proud of . . . So Milwaukee
A few weeks ago my blog asked you to post what you are most proud of in South Milwaukee. There were some great things listed. A few that came up several times were:
Grant Park and our beautiful green spaces, our great festivals, the various clubs that do great things for the city and parks, the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, the Little League, our schools, and Bucyrus Erie.
I love all these things about South Milwaukee. In high school I lived very close to Grant Park and spent a lot of time there. I walked to the lagoon to ice skate in the winter, watched the kids play at the little league park, marched through the city streets in the So Milwaukee High School Band, and my first job was at the BE Club (now Papa Luigi's II). Bucyrus Erie employed my father and step-father - and many of my friend's dads. A picture I painted still hangs in the library. I think what brought me back to live here as an adult is the small town feel and the friendly residents. It's close enough to my job and it's easy to get there via the 794 Parkway.
All these sentiments were echoed in the comments listed at www.southmilwaukee.org/guestlog.htm . Won't you check it out and post some of your own?
I was born in South Milwaukee in a little hospital on Milwaukee Avenue in 1947. I remember everything posted in your site, including the name of the soda fountain on Milwaukee Avenue which was "Pomplin's". B.E. also employed my father and held Christmas parties for all the children of employees every year. I can still here "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer" sung by Gene Autrey being played while bags of popcorn balls and other goodies were handed out to the children. Memories of growing up in S.M. are like a beautiful watercolor painting, both colorful and comforting. I served as "Spectacle Queen" in 1964 and occasionally visited my mom who lived there until she passed away in 2006. I haven't lived there for many, many years. If anyone can remember a little grocery store on Minnesota Avenue called "Blackies" or the "Rawson Boys" or the "Lending Library" on Rawson Avenue operated by a man called Mr. Tootie, I challenge you to an "older than dirt" memory trip!!
- Community Calendar
- South Milwaukee’s "Fresh Water Days" Planned for Thursday and Friday
- We are Proud of . . . So Milwaukee
- CJ's Station House Bar Restaurant - Cudahy WI
- "Top 100" Things to be Proud of in South Milwaukee
- South Milwaukee High School Yuletide Festival Concert at the South Milwaukee PAC - Dec 21
- The Good Old Days on the South Side
- Dine Out At Cousins - Chicago Ave South Milwaukee on Dec 10 - For SMPAC
- I'm Thankful For..
- FIVE GUYS BURGER AND FRIES
Tags: arts : businesses : community : home : outdoor activity : So. Milwaukee : restaurant
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