A
Day in the Life of Milwaukee
This 30-minute
documentary showcases unique places and people in Milwaukee, mixing
classic city scenes with vignettes from everyday life. The program
includes a variety of memorable images such as Bob Uecker calling
a Milwaukee Brewer game and Art Altenburg singing about his southside
tavern.
Behind
the Headlines: Inside the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A one-hour
documentary detailing the inner workings of Wisconsin's largest
newspaper, this program looks at newsroom decisions about covering
stories, the role of technology in newspaper production, the company's
income, and many other aspects of the Journal Sentinel's operations.
Brady
Street
A visit to
Milwaukee's memorable and unusual Brady Street is the subject
of this one-hour documentary. The program examines Brady Street
today-one of the city's favorite and best-known neighborhoods-and
also takes a look back at its origins. The nine-block-long neighborhood
on Milwaukee's east side has an Italian and Polish heritage overlaid
with a tapestry of blues bars, upscale restaurants, and other
influences, including memories of its famous '70s festivals.
Lisbon
Avenue: A Neighborhood on the Edge
This one-hour
documentary focuses on whether the district will survive or fail
as a neighborhood. The area's boundaries are N. 27th Street on
the east, N. Sherman Boulevard on the west, W. Vliet Street on
the south, and North Avenue on the north. Approximately 16,000
people--half of them children--live in the Lisbon Avenue neighborhood.
Milwaukee's
Forest Home Cemetery
One of Milwaukee's
oldest, largest cemeteries and its residents is the subject of
a one-hour program exploring the history of the 200-acre cemetery
in which more than 100,000 former Milwaukee residents make their
final resting place. Among them are the founders of some of Milwaukee's
best known businesses such as Blatz, Pabst, Schlitz, A.O. Smith,
Pfister and Falk.
Milwaukee's
Historic Third Ward
An area reclaimed
from neglect and the ravages of urban renewal is explored in this
one-hour program. Now one of the city's trendier areas, the Third
Ward draws an eclectic collection of people live, work, and play
among its century-old buildings, fancy shops, antique stores and
theaters.
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