“The best way out is always through.” –Robert Frost An important lesson I’ve learned through this photo a day project
Tag: Milwaukee
Line on the Horizon
“The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.” –Christopher McCandless
Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans Memorial
For Memorial Day, where we honor those that have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country, I visited the Southeastern Wisconsin Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Black Tree White Sky
“If you don’t like how things are, change it! You’re not a tree.” –Jim Rohn
Columbia St. Mary’s Womens Hospital
On the East Side of Milwaukee Wisconsin, on a bluff overlooking the waters of Lake Michigan, stands the Columbia St. Mary’s hospital complex.
Steel Tower
This steel clad octagonal tower is the historic North Point Lighthouse. It sits on the bluffs overlooking the waters of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee
Shards from the Past
Just north of the Locust Street bridge along the east side of the Milwaukee River, once stood the River Colony. These shards of coffee cups, bottles, plates are some of the very few items left of this very unique neighborhood.
The Crumbling Concrete Stairs
“Crumbling between the fingers, under the feet, / Crumbling behind the eyes, / Their world gives way and dies / And something twangs and breaks at the end of the street.” –Louis MacNeice The concrete stairs, leaning and decaying, lead up to a locked second floor wooden door. When dark, the single light above barely… Continue reading The Crumbling Concrete Stairs
East Side Police Call Boxes
Hearkening back to the turn of the 20th century, these vintage police and fire emergency call boxes still stand all over the East Side neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Once a vital communication link between the policemen on the street and dispatchers, they are now used mostly as junction boxes for streetlights and such. And they are slowly… Continue reading East Side Police Call Boxes