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idk higher pop. sounds cool on paper, make us more "legitimate" but honestly I can think of more people I wanna get rid of than add lol

and I used to think the same thing but I dont even buy into that we're 'overshadowed' anymore. we arent the same, we're not trying to be the same. & Chicago don't fw us either, I like to visit chicago but they can keep that shit

@@darkskinwhite Yeah 1M might be a little high....but I would like to see this city get to about 750K with metro of about 2M....like slightly bigger version of Denver or Minneapolis

@@JRob1125 I dont disagree, but when I think about that I envision either them continuing to buy up the Northside, pushing the poor people around further turning the Southside into the Northside, to build more big ugly apartment buildings since theyve run out of space downtown/3rd ward/Eastside. that's if we're talking about the city, the greater metro area has a lot more room - or - 100k+ low income individuals come to the city which youd think would drastically increase the homelessness problem (which is real bad in places with winter), plus crime and whatever else but I think that first scenario is already what the city is trying to do. they make a lot of money that way. that's why theyve finally embraced the art scene the last 10 years, it's good for tourism

@@darkskinwhite I mostly agree, except I think poor people would be pushed further north instead of south (I'm thinking mostly south of County Line and north of around Mill Rd...maybe Florist, between 60th and 107th)

Which suburbanites?

Exactly...

Trueee, whole bunch of other beaches as well as in the burbs

Uhm no. Not really.

Same here. My great-grandfather arrived here in 1860 at the age of fourteen and became a house carpenter. His son became an architect, as did my father, so you could say we played a part in building the city. There were many attractions not mentioned in the video, including the Villa Terrace museum, the restored Pabst Theater, and the Performing Arts Center where one can see the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.

@@MyLady22 Huh troll?

@@erynlasgalen1949 That's cool to hear

Alot of amazing bars to explore. Great restaurants and of course the now famous over 60,000 thousand fans outside bucks arena for game 6 of finals! Im proud of my city and both my family mexican history and history of latinos in milwaukee

Welcome to Milwaukee.

@@donaldewert2332 Thanks! I've lived here 3 years now, and there is just so much to do. I love it!

It is a great city! Thanks for the comment!

@Nosson Rossman Milwaukee doesn't stop for the winter. They still do fun outdoor things and just embrace it. It makes it fun still. Being right on the lake, it's not quite as cold as the rest of Wisconsin (or even west Milwaukee). It's pretty beautiful in Wisconsin in the winter as well. I'm OK with it. Plus I travel a lot, so we take warm trips in the winter as well

Really? All the crime and no safe neighborhoods ? It’s a shithole

i was also born and raised on the southside of milwaukee, lived there my entire life until the freaking covid broke out in march, 2020

@Ryan im up in portage, wi, that's about 90 minutes northwest from milwaukee

its like a smaller Chicago, similar to Cleveland. im sure theres PLENTY to do

@@TimothyFitch Pittsburgh is cool, KC is poop.

That's good to know! Thanks for the insight!

There’s another skyscraper that just broke ground on the corner of Saint Paul and Water in the Third Ward, just across from the Public Market.

I honestly love your home city! Im from the upper peninsula of Michigan and I travel down for shows constantly at The Rave/Eagles Club on Wisconsin Ave! Its about a 6 hour drive south🤷🏻‍♂️ but worth it. First time I visited was 2016. Been there twice each year since about. Mainly for shows. But also been exploring the city more and more and im just loving it more each time

Sure, you probably live on the East side, and work downtown. Quite the broad spectrum.

@@tomd8658 lol. downtown sucks. the east side used to be a great place

Yeah it is a beautiful stadium! Thank you!!

It’s a great stadium! I wish it was still called Miller Park since Miller is so close, but now it’s American Family Field and the charm is gone. But the spirit lives on!

Just don’t go to a game when the roof is closed. It’s like watching a baseball game in a big dark cave.

But you are aware people died putting it up, and their really was no need for it to be built.

And, why is it called "American family stadium" a little repub if you ask me

Welcome to Milwaukee. How do you like it so far??

Now that’s a shame

Does this guy know how to party or what?

The inner structure is timber but it generally looks like a glass tower

Evan Peters

@@lukeskinwalker922 😂😂👌👍

Thank you! And yes I plan on eventually extending this series to cover more international cities. I appreciate the recommendation of Buenos Aires!

That is super interesting! Thanks for sharing!

Yeah looking back I probably should have included those. Thanks for the feedback!

He I believe also missed mentioning the Milwaukee County Zoo as well...

It's actually good that the downtown wasnt put near the mouth of the rivers, because in a lof of other cities that did that (looking at you Tampa) the downtown becomes cramped and doesnt have as much room to grow.

Like all major cities!!?

That's an awesome idea! Milwaukee would be a good choice

yeah, I've always wondered that too. so therefore, Racine is not considered part of Milwaukee or Chicago's metropolitan area which is kind of strange, considering how close it is to both metros. literally borders kenosha, which is part of Chicago's metro, and literally borders oak Creek which is part of Milwaukee's Metro 🤷

​@@b2dary890 That's literally why I go by the seven county population. Because what is Southeast Wisconsin besides Milwaukee and a bunch of towns that commute to Milwaukee (or Chicago) for work? I live in Chicago now, and I pretty much see Chicago-Milwaukee as Dallas-Fort Worth, only with a state border in between.

Yeah, I couldn't agree more! 😊

Jeffrey Dahmer💀💀

Thats a great point. I should have highlighted that fact more. Thanks for the feedback!

And we have the best water treatment system in the world. Other cities and countries modeled their water treatment plants after ours.

Ah the stinky lake

Uh, Lake Michigan most certainly isn’t treated as an afterthought. Have you ever been to the Milwaukee lakefront in summer? Several miles of parks and beaches packed with people, it is the most comfortable spot on a hot day.

Except for Chicago of course..😊

Thank you!! I love your content too 😀

The first of those mayors is my great great grandfather Emil Seidel 😀

Nah, the most interesting fact about Milwaukee is that it is home to renowned American Celebrity Rich Evans

Tallest/largest four sided clock in the world is now that one hotel in Mecca

Winters are pretty harsh but we make up for it in the summer time. Hope you enjoy it! Also the beer and cheese makes for very short winters lol.

Did you move from a different country? Just curious, I want to move there as well from a different country.

@@petrovafireice you’ll love it here in Milwaukee!

That's really cool!

Don't forget Italian Fest, Irish Fest etc 😊

My wife and I are considering a move to WI and are trying to decide between Milwaukee and Madison. Do you have any thoughts and also, do you think the crime stats in Milwaukee are really worth worrying about. We are looking for a walkable community so I would probably be looking in Milwaukee around Bay View or the Lower East Side. Are there any other walkable communities in the area that I should check out? Thanks.

@@jacobclark288 As for the question of whether milwaukee or madison, each area has plenty of well-paid untaken jobs so either there is good. As for crime, what milwaukee is experiencing is pretty much the same thing happening in large metros all across the nation. In terms of that madison has a lower crime rate than the milwaukee area and the recent spike in crime(particually carjackings and shootings)is definately an area of concern. Most of the shootings are not "random" but concentrated amoung people who know each other. As for walkability milwaukee has many good areas such as downtown(daytime is better but downtown has a lot of people walking all the time just best not to be out after midnight just to be on the safe side and the same goes for the lower east side. Upper east side used to be perfect but crime has spiked there too. Bayview is great and lakefront accessibility is good but choose the "southern half" of bayview, the northern half has had a creep from bad areas of the eastern half of the immediate south side. Best to do is move to established neighborhoods where people own their homes and either work or established retireress. After bayview comes st. francis, cudahy and south milwaukee which is regarded as "south shore" communities with great lakefronts, mostly "established" residents and wonderful walkability. The lakefront areas of all three suburbs are kept in immaculate condition with paved and many unpaved trails that people have been using for long, long before I got here. The st. francis lakefront has many apts. that are higher priced than average but not "too rich" The cudahy lakefront is all bluffs with no residency right on the lakefront but host a county run golf course that kept in immaculate condition and "very affordable" . Grant park is on south milwaukees lakefront is a massive park with many wonderful paved and unpaved trail thru "pristine" settings(daniel boone would be proud). Like cudahy there are few residences right on the lakefront but many "very established" neighborhoods just a "stone`s throw" from the lakefront and reasonable price. All three communities have low crime rates and are small in population so it makes it easier for the police to watch everything. All three communities supply all things you mention as a place to live and strangely enough one of the reasons I live here. The milwaukee area as a "whole" is growing and there is much opportunities and generally competent elected officials and hopefully the positive aspects will overcome the negative aspects but that is the same everywhere. Thanks for the reply🙂

@@marios.sanchez thank you so much for the information. So basically anywhere along the shore south of Bay view. I'm visiting soon, I'll be checking out all of these areas

@@jacobclark288 Choose Milwaukee, you'll love it!!

The property taxes are outrageous in Milwaukee. I moved out of Milwaukee, and my taxes dropped by 2/3, and I got a much bigger house out of it. The reason he had to include the metropolitan area is because that is where anyone who could, moved out of Milwaukee ASAP. If you plan on a " walking" community, you have to be in better shape than that. Most of those turn into a " running" community. As in run for your life, as you will be chased by gangs of underage minorities to get your phone, cash, keys taken. Along with your womanly dignity. If by some chance while you are in the ER room, you can give a description of your assailants it's all the same: medium height, medium build. They dropped charges on the 15 year old driver of a drive by that killed a 14 year old. Don't expect any justice. The Police are underfunded and over worked. There are so many cars running red lights they have a unit dedicated to that. If you live on a side street, idiots drive at freeway speeds down 20 mph roads. To combat that, the mayor plans on lowering the speed limit on side roads to 15mph...uh? There is a gang of juvenile car thieves ( which means never prosecuted) called " the Kia boys", they love to steal cars, about 20 a day are stolen. Druggies pan handling right under signs that say " no pan handling " proves they graduated from a Milwaukee public school. Some of which had ZERO PERCENT PROFICIENT at math, reading, and science. They paid millions of dollars to have a " Choo choo" trolley run in a circle. It takes a shorter time if you walk. AT#T, had to move all the fiber optic cables from under the roads to put that stupid trolley in. ATT tried to pass that cost to everyone in the State. A judge said no. So that cost was passed on to only Milwaukee residents. LOL.. They elect only idiotic leftists, but I repeat myself. There is a place in Milwaukee County where alot of police and firemen live. It's as far out, and yet " legally" in Milwaukee County where they HAVE to live for their job. Milwaukee went to court to make the city employees live in the county. Or else they would all leave... The sports district, where the Bucks play in the Fiserv, was shut down because of rioting and random shooting. 11pm curfew. No particular reason to riot, just because 2 rival gangs saw each other. Bradford Beach is shut down every year because of sewage overflows, and E-Coli. It's okay though, sine that mess floats down to Chicago. Maybe you could live in a highrise, high security condo. With a secure underground parking area. If you call that living. Madison is a much better area. They have lake Mendota, and another one, near the capitol . That city has peaceful walking and bike paths. The UW-Madison is there. Madison has everything you mentioned. But without the chances of getting shot. Or hit by a stole car running a red light. Or getting shot in the head while at a red light.

I know right!

Thank you!

Thank you!!

I live here and the winters are definitely brutally cold but once every few years we'll have a warmer winter then usual.

I'm from here and then moved to Montana for ten years, milwaukee winter is not that bad, it's winter, but it only really last 3 months.

Warmer near the lake in the winter, cooler near the lake in the summer. (Warmer and cooler being relative, but have seen 20+ degree differences in both highs and lows.)

Our winters are comparable to Reykjavic, Iceland, but less stable. The cold comes and goes, and it's the rapid temperature fluctuations that are brutal. We can go from 20 degrees F to -10 degrees F over a few hours. the 30 degree swings can happen any time of the year, which gets dangerous in both summer and winter.

Persistent winds off Lake Michigan in April and May keep nice days to a minimum.

Why did you move out

Wow, thank you!!

Reduction of crime?? That's a good one!! where'd you hear that joke🤣🤣🤣

@@b2dary890 in certain (downtown) areas, obviously the north side is still an issue.

@@b2dary890 homicide went up but other crimes went down, one of the only cities to experience that. Also statistically 90% of homicides the murderer and the victim know each other, so unless u hang around crime the risk of harm is lower than most other places

Totally agree. Thanks for the comment!

Milwaukee is a shithole, poorly managed and high crime.

Thank you David!! I always enjoy reading your comments 😀

Thanks Ben!!

Thank you! And thanks for pointing those things out!

@@tjmax8203 not true, Milwaukee has had tons of Republican mayors and alderman. Not as many in recent times, but seeing as how Wisconsin is the birthplace of the republican party, Milwaukee was also one of the first major cities to elect a Republican mayor

Thank you!!

Yeah I try to keep these video short but those would have been good things to include. Thanks for the feedback!

You bet!! I hope your son enjoys his mission there!

@ben zun is he going on a mission for the lds church?

I am from India, and love the way, small cities are managed and kept cleaned....was going through the history of one American brand AOSMITH, which is based is Milwaukee.....beautiful city with beautiful people.....I wish I will born there in my next life.

@@NJr_editz475 What a funny coincidence…my husband was born and raised in India and now lives in Milwaukee with me! I can’t wait to go to India this coming year too! ☺️

@@erynjackson8703 welcome to India madam....you will be shocked to see our culture, traditions and oldest civilization, which is still being followed by Indians.....God bless you 🙏 ❤

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Milwaukee is full of people like that. That's why everyone outside of Milwaukee never goes in.

Hello! Yes I actually went to Bangkok last year so it’s been on my list 😊 thanks for the comment!

@@CityGeek Cool! I went to the US last year too. I visited a couple of cities/towns in PA and NY. Next time, I'll try visiting the Midwest and will start from Milwaukee. Thank you for the video, I'm really obsessed with this kind of content because in Thailand we only have few major cities. I'm looking forward to watching all of your videos.

@@kongsudlo Thank you! I'm glad you found the channel and that you can make another trip to the US sometime soon!

Yea these highways segregated Milwaukee a lot

Yeah it's a really interesting city! Thanks for the comment, as always 😀

You’re welcome!

Thank you! Glad you found the channel 😊

I don’t think it holds that title anymore.

​@@rabbitdadthings It's the second largest 4 sided clock, but used to be the largest in the world at one time.😊

Thank you for pointing that out to people that aren't familiar with the greater Milwaukee region... I also am aware that Caledonia is very close to Oak Creek...

No

Thanks! I know, it has been encouraging to see the response to some of my recent videos. Hopefully city lovers will keep being shown my channel

In an hour and a half you can drive from one kill zone to another kill zone.

@@GAF19577 What are you talking about? Not sure if I want you to answer that to be honest. Haha.

@@rabbitdadthings he is probably referring to the hoods in each city