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Tagged Swing Park

City plans to transform closed “Swing Park” into “The Landing at Tannery Row”

Matt Wild
September 10, 2024
The currently closed and oft-controversial "Swing Park"—located beneath the Holton Street Bridge and next to the pedestrian Marsupial Bridge—may be transformed into a new community park known as "The Landing at...

Let’s talk about swing parks, streetcar accidents, and the post office

Milwaukee Record Staff
August 30, 2018
Every Wednesday at noon, Ryan Schleicher, Evan Rytlewski, and Matt Wild take to the WMSE airwaves to discuss all things Milwaukee. This half-hour fun-fest is called The Disclaimer, so named because none of the ...

Safety, fences, ancient Mayan color theory discussed at Swing Park meeting

Matt Wild
August 23, 2018
Wednesday night, in a standing-room-only town hall meeting held on the second floor of Brady Street restaurant Casablanca, city officials and concerned neighbors came together to discuss Milwaukee's so-called "...

Town hall meeting to discuss safety at “Swing Park” set for August 22

Matt Wild
August 16, 2018
Ever since its creation in 2014, Milwaukee's so-called "Swing Park" has been a source of controversy. Art critics called foul when an "improv-architecture group" just went ahead and attached some swings to the ...
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