THING: Neon Signs

  

                                                         
                              Almost every business in Milwaukee has at least one neon sign. Many have several. I've seen a neon sign in the window of a dental office! My theory is that because Milwaukee has always had many, many bars, and bars tend to favour this type of signage, other local businesses added/continue to add neon to better compete for attention in a visually noisy environment. Whatever the reason, the effect is cheering - it's Christmas all year 'round! Fun fact: neon lighting technology was imported from France and first used in the United States at a Packard dealership in California in 1923.                                                            

PERSON: Milwaukee Transit Bus Drivers

                                                Milwaukee bus drivers are a positive and very helpful group of people. A regular transit user, I experience their cheeriness on a daily basis and often witness their generosity to passengers. They welcome people who can't find their tickets (me!) and sometimes even people who "can't find" their tickets. Once I was running to catch a bus and waved at the driver to indicate I wanted to get on at the next stop and she pulled right over and picked me up! 

PLACE: Prospect Towers (MiMo in Milwau)

                                                                                 






             A little slice of Miami Modern on the shores of Lake Michigan. Looking up to the top floors of the Prospect Towers apartment building I can pretend I live in Florida, for a few seconds anyway, until the wicked winds coming off the lake blast me back to reality. Yes, I am a winter whiner.

THING: College Gothic 2: Electric Boogaloo

A more extreme example of the College Gothic architecture found on the east side of Milwaukee, previously discussed in this post. I think that's a sword over the doorway. Perhaps wizards live here!