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1894 Building Boasts New Orleans-Style Bar
New Brass Alley on Third St. has spent heavily on atmosphere. Evolution ping pong bar is on 2nd floor.
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Man, that is all the detail there could possibly be! Well done! One that I noticed right away, Neighborhood: Kilbourn Town. Yes it is! Thank you for using the proper name. Let’s have no more East Town/Westown genericness.
Juneautown and Kilbourntown, like it was in the beginning.
RE: The area near the site for the new Milwaukee Bucks‘ arena is drawing increasing scrutiny from investors and visitors as it transitions into an “Entertainment District.”
Michael, you make a good point about Third Street & Milwaukee doing just fine with developing home-grown “entertainment destinations.” However, there’s no need for us to let the Bucks or others define our neighborhoods or local commerce for us. By all urban-planning standards, Third Street transitioned into an “entertainment district” (or “destination” or “zone”) decades ago and venerable places like Mader’s have been there over 100 years. (Nearby Water Street has enjoyed that designation only for some 30 years). It’s become a common conceit of some developers to think they are creating “entertainment districts” by wanly imitating what has occurred naturally (and without public subsidies) for eons.
CBS Sunday Morning did a feature on some Chicago dive bars this morning and referenced a book called “Chicago’s Historic Bars.” You’re doing your part in Bar Exam to write Brew City’s own version, week by week. How about working up to a doing printed volume, something both tourists and residents could tuck in a jacket as they make their way on self-guided tours of “Milwaukee’s Best” before they slip away, as many are doing.
While some will strive to create “faux authenticity,” as CBS described it, through E.D.s with often-boring chains, we can all help our inimitable pubs to thrive by continuing to patronize them. Thanks, Michael, for making me want to visit some I’ve not yet entered.
I have a friend who moved to New Orleans for more excitement, whereas we Milwaukeeans, according to your article, can just stay here and go to The Brass Alley! Thanks for the well-researched article, Michael Horne!