This park at the corner of Boylston and Warren is interesting to me because of how small it is, and how hidden it is. From the street, the park seems to be pretty insignificant. There is some more park land at the bottom of the hill along the river, but even then, the park measures up at only 3.7 acres.
Some research has made me more interested in checking out the park. A dam was built in the 1830's, which made part of the river a good spot for swimming. In 1889, the land became a park finally. Today, the dam is no longer used for its original purpose. Instead, it acts as the base for a pedestrian bridge.
http://expressmilwaukee.com/article-permalink-6850.html
Place #2 - Scaffidi's Hideout
Scaffidi's Hideout is on the corner of Humboldt and Land. I wasn't all that interested in this place until I went past it at night when the signs on the outside were lit up. Then, the building looked to me as if it was straight out of a movie or tv show. I got a kind of weird nostalgic feeling when looking at it.
Upon further research, Scaffidi's seems to be a typical neighborhood bar with some pool tables, darts, and a jukebox. One user on Yelp describes Scaffidi's as "an all around great Milwaukee bar."
Place #3 - Cass Street
I am most interested in this small section of Cass St. The block contains Cass Park, Cass Street Elementary, and a church (not sure of the name). I thought this was interesting because most of what I had been traveling past was just streets full of houses. Instead, I found important parts of a community nestled together in just one block. It seemed like all the makings for a small town, and got me wondering about the history of the area. I had been on Cass St before when visiting my older brother (he lived on the street for a little bit about 10 years ago), but remembered nothing about it.
After some quick research, I didn't find much out about the area unfortunately. In the future, I intend to do more research regarding how certain neighborhoods in Milwaukee have developed.
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