Amtrak from Chicago to Milwaukee |
Arriving in Milwaukee by rail |
Milwaukee Intermodal Station |
Amtrak Milwaukee |
Welcome to Milwaukee - All Aboard Café |
Milwaukee Intermodal Station |
Modern bridge at Milwaukee Intermodal Station |
Zeidler Union Square, N 4th St & W Michigan |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Pre-Thanksgiving, Zeidler Union Square, Milwaukee |
Public Service Building, W Michigan St, Milwaukee |
Fallen foliage, Milwaukee |
Milwaukee River from the Michigan St Bridge |
Riverwalk, Milwaukee |
The old Grain Exchange, Mackie Building, 225 E Michigan St |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
100 E Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee |
Residence Inn on the Milwaukee River |
Sights of Downtown Milwaukee |
Milwaukee City Hall, N Water St |
Milwaukee City Hall, completed in 1895 |
The bell tower of Milwaukee City Hall, 353ft/108m |
Milwaukee City Hall |
On completion, this was the 2nd tallest structure in the USA after the Washington Monument |
Pabst Theater, Milwaukee |
Pabst Theater and the Milwaukee City Hall |
Milwaukee Repertory Theater in the old street car depot |
The Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Co, E Wells St |
Points of interest, Downtown Milwaukee |
Milwaukee Center |
N Plankinton Ave, downtown Milwaukee |
Germany Building, 1896 |
National Association of Letter Carriers, founded here in 1898 |
Square in front of the Germania Building, Wells & Plankinton, Milwaukee |
Out-of-business downtown bookstore |
Very nice selection of craft beers at a downtown Milwaukee convenience store |
Wisconsin Center, Milwaukee |
Milwaukee Hyatt |
Wisconsin District State Office Building |
Daniel M, Soref National Geographic Dome Theater and Planetarium |
"The Last Alarm", Milwaukee Fire Department memorial |
The imposing Milwaukee County Court House, 1931 |
Milwaukee Public Library, 1898 |
Milwaukee Public Library |
Milwaukee Public Library |
Milwaukee Public Library |
Milwaukee Public Library |
Milwaukee Public Library |
George Washington, W Wisconsin Ave |
Spanish-American War Monument, Milwaukee |
Civil War Monument, Milwaukee |
Civil War Monument, Milwaukee |
The Wisconsin Club |
Marquette University, Milwaukee |
Church of the Gesu, Marquette University |
Marquette University, founded 1881 |
Church of the Gesu, Marquette University |
Marquette University, named after French missionary/explorer Père Marquette (1636-1675) |
Marquette Hall |
Fall Foliage, Marquette University Campus |
Marquette University Campus |
John P. Raynor Library, Marquette University |
Jacques Marquette, S.J. (1637-1675), the Jesuit missionary/explorer after whom Marquette University is named |
Statue of Jacques Marquette on the campus of Marquette University |
Statue of Jacques Marquette on the campus of Marquette University |
Marquette University Campus |
St. Joan of Arc Chapel, Marquette University |
The St. Joan of Arc Chapel was built in the 15th C. in the French village of Chasse-Sur-Rhône near Lyon |
Interior of the St. Joan of Arc Chapel |
French tapestry, Joan of Arc chapel |
The chapel was dismantled and reconstructed in Milwaukee in 1966 |
15th C. French stained glass, Joan of Arc Chapel |
15th C. French stained glass, Joan of Arc Chapel |
15th C. French stained glass, Joan of Arc Chapel |
15th C. French stained glass, Joan of Arc Chapel |
15th C. French stained glass, Joan of Arc Chapel |
Stained Glass, Joan of Arc Chapel, Marquette University |
Olin Engineering Center, Marquette University |
Mother Teresa statue, Marquette University |
Mother Teresa statue, Marquette University |
Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997) |
McCormick Hall, Marquette University |
McCormick Hall, Marquette University |
W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee |
Pabst Mansion, Milwaukee, constructed 1890-1982 |
German Brewery, Captain Frederick Pabst (1836-1904), of the Pabst Brewing Company |
The "Captain" comes from his time as the captain of a Lake Michigan steamship |
Historical plaque at the Pabst Mansion |
The interior has been restored and presents an interesting picture of an affluent 19th C. German immigrant-entrepreneur |
The tour is very worthwhile |
The Pabst pavilion from the Chicago Columbian Exposition is now the ticket office and gift shop |
My only question, would Captain Pabst recognise today's Pabst Blue Ribbon beer? |
No photography is allowed in the main house |
Stained glass windows of the Pabst Pavilion |
Stained glass windows of the Pabst Pavilion |
Stained glass windows of the Pabst Pavilion |
Stained glass windows of the Pabst Pavilion |
Stained glass windows of the Pabst Pavilion |
Milwaukee County Court House |
The Man of Peace and the Warrior, words of Mahatma Gandhi and Gen. Douglas McArthur |
Mahatma Gandhi, Milwaukee |
Downtown Milwaukee from the Milwaukee County Courthouse |
The sunlight comes and goes on this cold November day |
Downtown Milwaukee from the Milwaukee County Courthouse |
Capuchin Ministries of St. Benedict the Moor |
Trinity Lutheran Church, Milwaukee |
Trinity Lutheran Church, N 9th St |
Another piece of Milwaukee's rich German heritage, Ev. Ruth. Dreieinigkeitskirche, founded 1847 |
The current Trinity Lutheran Church was built in 1878 |
Trinity Lutheran Church |
The old Pabst Brewery, closed since 1996 after 152 years producing beer in Milwaukee |
Former Bottling Department, Pabst Brewing Co, Milwaukee |
The old Pabst Brewery is being redeveloped into an entertainment district...there's plenty of room to expand |
The former Pabst Brewery |
Jackson's at the old Pabst Brewery |
Former Corporate Office Building of the Pabst Brewing Co, 1880 |
The "B" in the Pabst logo is from "Best", the brewery of Frederick Pabst's father-in-law |
Best Place tavern and beer hall, Milwaukee |
Prost! King Gambrinus, Best Place Tavern |
Statue of Captain Frederick Pabst |
Statue of Captain Frederick Pabst |
Captain Pabst, Best Place tavern and beer fall |
Best Place tavern and beer hall, Milwaukee |
Best Place tavern and beer hall, Milwaukee |
The former Pabst Brewery - all production has now been outsourced and is now brewed by Miller |
Pabst Brewing Co, since 1844 |
Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church, Milwaukee |
Golda Meir School, Milwaukee |
Old World 3rd Street, Milwaukee |
Lucille's Piano Bar & Grill, Milwaukee |
Old World 3rd Street, Milwaukee |
Taste Milwaukee's German heritage at Mader's |
Mader's Restaurant, a famous German establishment in Milwaukee since 1902 (when a beer cost 3 cents) |
The Knight's Bar, Mader's |
N Old World 3rd St, Milwaukee |
N Old World 3rd St, Milwaukee |
N Old World 3rd St, Milwaukee |
Wisconsin Cheese Mart, Old World 3rd St |
N Old World 3rd St, Milwaukee |
Usinger's, Milwaukee |
N Old World 3rd St, Milwaukee |
Usinger's, Milwaukee |
N Old World 3rd St, Milwaukee |
N Old World 3rd St, Milwaukee |
Usinger's famous Milwaukee sausage since 1880, though to me, like Pabst's beers, doesn't stand up to the German original |
Singer's Famous Sausage, Milwaukee |
Milwaukee Brat House |
Milwaukee Brat House |
N Old World 3rd St, Milwaukee |
Lakefront Brewery, Milwaukee |
N Old World 3rd St, Milwaukee |
Milwaukee River |
Milwaukee River |
Marcus Center for the Performing Arts |
1000 N Water St, Milwaukee |
Milwaukee City Hall |
Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) Walter Schroeder Library |
Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Milwaukee |
Cathedral of St John the Evangelist from Cathedral Square |
Cathedral of St John the Evangelist |
Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Milwaukee |
Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Milwaukee |
Milwaukee Art Museum - Quadracci Pavilion, 2001 |
Milwaukee Art Museum |
Milwaukee Art Museum |
Milwaukee Art Museum |
Milwaukee Art Museum |
Milwaukee Art Museum |
Milwaukee Art Museum |
Milwaukee Art Museum |
Milwaukee Art Museum |
Milwaukee Art Museum |
Milwaukee Art Museum |
Milwaukee Art Museum |
Milwaukee Public Market |
Milwaukee Public Market |
Milwaukee Public Market |
Taste of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Public Market |
Third Ward, Milwaukee |
The Wicked Hop, Milwaukee |
The Wicked Hop, Milwaukee |
Third Ward, Milwaukee |
Milwaukee Ale House |
Amtrak back to Chicago Union Station |
Amtrak |
Amtrak |