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William Nelson
We lived only a block south of Smith Park, on 36th Street next door to the candy store and across the street from 36th Street School. I didn't recognize any of the pictures of the park, because we seldom went there. It seemed like we had after-school activities on most nights and were either at our cottage on Lake Poygan, or traveling, on weekends and during the summer. My dad was a teacher, so our hours matched his most of the time.
I was always impressed with the number of nice parks Milwaukee had developed all over the city. I was once offered a position at our company's home office in Columbus, OH. I turned it down and told them, if I had to move back North, we'd move back to the Milwaukee area because we have so many relatives in the area and I liked the city more than most. Not sure that last part is true anymore, but we still see a lot of the good things about Milwaukee from our daughter, who is an official greeter for the city. We're amazed by how many cruise ships include Milwaukee on their itinerary. There are also quite a few tour buses that use Milwaukee as a primary stop. One of my cousins drives Badger Coach Lines buses and I saw them both on "Facebook" about the same time, in the same area, so posted to both. Now, they look for each other when they're crossing paths. Saw pictures from her a couple of nights ago covering the "Night Markets" downtown. That was way too crowded for us. I'm sure there were more folks there on the streets than live in our entire parish (county, to the rest of the country). Just checked; Jackson Parish has about 15,000 residents in 580 sq. mi. At any given time, about half of those are at Walmart, trying to cool down on their dime. :)
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