It's another chilly day here in the Mil. Don't feel much like getting out to explore. I'm doing alot of info mining online and sending emails to "old friends" as I need to get back into the tourism swing of things in the Milwaukee area and need to re-establish my contacts. Bailey is playing her favorite character of Osama bin Bailey hiding in her Afghani cave, only coming out when there is a possibility of a treat! I am off tonight to the MMAC Business After Hours shindig at Crate & Barrel for some good old networking. This is a great way to meet people in the city and make some valuable business connections.
I have been doing alot of research on Milwaukee architecture for my tours. Milwaukee really has some incredible architecture from the late 1800's, early 1900's and just recently the city has been in a building renaissance. I was really happy to read in today's Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the Federal Building is going through a major window renovation - this magnificent building is 108 years old, designed by the supervising architect of the US Dept of Treasury, Willoughby J. Edbrooke - he also designed the Old Post Office on Pennsylvania Ave in DC - they look very similar. It is a giant grey granite castle built in the Richardson Romanesque style - absolutely powerful. There are 650 windows that are getting some love - like scraping off 18 layers of paint! Check out the slideshow on jsonline.
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