Downtown Streets: Milwaukee, WI

[JasminAlina94]

this video is great.

[Freewayjim]

@JasminAlina94 Thank you!

[JasminAlina94]

I wanna visit my family in Milwaukee soooo so bad. I've never been in the USA :-((

[Steve95401]

I was just in Milwaukee this past weekend as my daughter will be attending Marquette University this fall. I recognized a lot of sites and you really did a good job capturing the feel of the city.

[Freewayjim]

@Steve95401 Considering I spent less than 24 hours in Milwaukee I really appreciate that comment, thanks!

[ScenicRoadTrip]

This is great! I've always considered Milwaukee as a miniature version Chicago!

[rztexas]

Very Nice Video and I was raised there as a kid

[Freewayjim]

@rztexas Thanks!

[rztexas]

Never once watching a TV game show did I ever see a winner win a free trip to Milwaukee. That's how good it is...

[prfsnlwannabe]

I always forget how cool those tunnels are from Kilbourn Ave. to I-43(both the entrance, and exit ramp from I-43 to Kilbourn). It makes the infamous tunnel from the north end of Michigan Ave. to north Lake Shore Dr. seem like nothing in comparison, lol. I always suspected somehow that WI 145 was originally projected to be an expressway along its entire route, but was never sure.

Also in case you didn't know, the building you passed at 0:46 on the left houses Milwaukee's city hall.

[Rivermoneymaker]

i live in milwaukee its not that good

[KellyThundercloud]

@Rivermoneymaker Whaat??? Milwaukee is the best!!

[8RAPS]

Similarity To San Juan,PR

[KayKay37122]

Wow!!!!! What a shock! I watch you

All the time and always wondered if you would ever do Milwaukee and voila! Hope you got a chance to see the beautiful lake front ! You Go Freeway Jim!!!!

[Freewayjim]

@KayKay37122 Thanks, and I did enjoy my short stay in Milwaukee, I shot 4 videos there in all.

[ryanaus04]

Wow, absolutely incredible video, thanks so much for posting and making, appreciate it

[Freewayjim]

@ryanaus04 Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[Freewayjim]

@ryanaus04 Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

[localdriver]

An interesting visit. Thanks for the ride.

[Freewayjim]

@localdriver You are welcome!

[dhcave]

You are right. Milwaukee is a favorable city. Thx for the ride !

[trainluvr]

Really great work on the video. I don't know what to say about Milwaukee though. A lot of work to be there.

[Freewayjim]

@trainluvr Thank you! 

[fiero2]

Very nice video Jim !!! I would love to see more from WI !!! And hopefully from MN ! :))

[Freewayjim]

@fiero2 Thank you! I have one more from Mlwaukee coming up soon but have never been to Minny yet, maybe some day.

[chloegful]

I like the music with your video, very well put together. I haven't seen many videos that are well put together like yours. I do see other copying and learning from you which by the way is very cool.

[Freewayjim]

@chloegful Thank you, I appreciate the comment and I do put a lot of thought in to the music I use with the footage.

[danie123182]

Wow I think Milwaukee has the worst road surfaces I've ever seen in my life.

Very nice city. Would look even better with maintained roads.

[adrianroam95]

@danie123182 i think it's because road crews there aren't doing their job restriping the lanes

[Freewayjim]

@danie123182 Really they weren't that bad, some were concrete and in good shape.

[0marigolds]

nice and mellow, it's always fun to drive the city when not crowded, super chilled.

[Freewayjim]

@0marigolds Thanks, it was indeed enjoyable from behind the wheel.

[lilsweets4u22]

when your on the east coast again you should do a video of the downtown streets of Richmond, Va

[jonescity]

Jim Love your videos. Question what do you do for a living? Does your job require you to travel frequently?

[Freewayjim]

@jonescity Not at all, I just try to make the most out of vacations and joy-rides :)

[adultzfun]

LUV that song...who is that, please?

[Freewayjim]

@adultzfun "Slip Away" by Shakatak" (see closing credits)

[Freewayjim]

@drunkinpainter666 ?? you asked me a question and I gave you an honest answer, what do you want?

[Bryant5493]

Nice vid, Jim. Milwaukee seems like a nice place.

[Freewayjim]

@Bryant5493 Thanks, it was pretty interesting.

[gvkh16]

Does Milwaukee refer or origionate as a native land name?

[Freewayjim]

@drunkinpainter666 No, I did not check those things out.

[keithjohnson20988]

what time was you out

[Freewayjim]

@keithjohnson20988 around 10-10:30 AM, I posted that in the closing credits.

[ChavoMysterio]

I was obviously making a joking reference to Laverne and Shirley.

[Freewayjim]

@ChavoMysterio I know, I'm old enough to remember that show :)

[amhome]

Damn, there's no traffic at all and the streets are so empty.

[Freewayjim]

@amhome It's 10AM on a Saturday morning! Everyone was at the parks along Lincoln memorial Drive, as you'll see in the next video.

[markii000]

fabiossss

[Reiser86]

Milwaukee has a gorgeous downtown core. You see great preserved architecture from the last turn of the century. The downtown area has somewhat of a resemblance to a large German city. A lot of German immigrants moved to Indiana, Illinois, Minnesota and not to mention Wisconsin to tend to farming or to set up shop in the urban areas.

[FSXTheGreat]

Also, Wisconsin has very interesting traffic lights.

[FSXTheGreat]

Wow, how many hours did it took you to get from Atlanta to Milwaukee?

[Freewayjim]

@FSXTheGreat It was just a stop along a long trip.

[colinstu]

Nice little video you have. Very relaxing :)

Nice to drive through the old Park Freeway part too ;)

[Freewayjim]

@colinstu Thanks!

[RianAlive]

As awesome as I think Milwaukee looks, it never fails to amaze me how empty the streets seem to be. Granted, you said it was a Saturday morning and the streets weren't deserted, per se, but the street and sidewalk traffic volumes are huge dropoffs from Chicago just down the shore. Their defined metropolitan areas practically overlap and yet they show stark contrast in this sense.

[Freewayjim]

@RianAlive The next video I'll launch, Lincoln Memorial Drive shows A LOT more people out and about.

[zReDYeLLoWGReeNz]

@RianAlive Milwaukee could be booming if they did alot Downtown Milwaukee. North Chi Suburbs are REALLY close and if Milwaukee would make there downtown better (not that it's bad, just make it better than it is now) but alot of people from the North Suburbs wouldn't bother driving up to Milwaukee

[bigM10231]

awesome drive. i like the tunnel on ramp

[Freewayjim]

@bigM10231 Thanks, I thought that was pretty cool too.



[FreewayBrent]

Poor Milwaukee; it's like the little kid that receives no respect, compared to big brother Chicago. After extensively exploring Milwaukee in Google Streetview, I would have to say it's one of America's most underrated cities; certainly worth a few days of exploration. A lot of gentrification has taken place in the last decade. I can only imagine the potential bonanza of development that'll eventually take place along the former ROW of the old Park Freeway. Nice song, by the way.

[Freewayjim]

@FreewayBrent Thanks, and I agree 100%, Milwaukee is very underrated, Glad you liked the tune.

[VaFreeways]

Awesome video.... I always like it when you showcase some of the more rare 80s hits in your videos.

[Freewayjim]

@VaFreeways Thanks, yeah, I have a soft spot for Shakatak :)

[eluko79]

Excellent tour! Ive always been impressed on how vast the urban core is in Milwaukee . What its downtown doesn't have in height definitely makes up for it in its size. It also has I think one of the most beautiful city halls in the country; not to mention its courthouse.

[Freewayjim]

@eluko79 Thanks, and I agree with your take on Milwaukee.

[NHComputerGeek]

dang those cars on old world 3rd street certainly fly by ;)

[ChavoMysterio]

Is Shotz Brewery anywhere around? ><

[colinstu]

@ChavoMysterio Isn't that a fake brewery?

Although Miller is still there in full force, would've been neat if Jim drove right through it though (State St) very nice over there.

Leinenkugel's makes some great beer and is actually seen in some of Jim's previous vids (I43 and WI-145)

Milwaukee brewing company, Sprecher and lakefront brewery also come to mind. I'm sure there are even more.

Beer city!

[colinstu]

@ChavoMysterio Pabst brewery closed down awhile ago but all the buildings and silos are still there. They're next to the old "Lake Freeway" that Jim drove through in this vid. Being renovated and turned into expensive apts and condos I hear.