Several free standing doors have popped up around Milwaukee's greater Downtown. I drove by one on Water Street at about Pleasant Street today, and stopped to do a bit of research.
The doors have a logo and QR code. Do a search for Doors Open Milwaukee or scan the QR code and you'll find out that the they're linked to Historic Milwaukee, Inc. and its "Doors Open Milwaukee (DOM)" program.
Doors Open Milwaukee, Sept. 24-25, will give you access to nearly 100 buildings in Downtown Milwaukee. It's a cool program that gives you the ability to see private offices, boardrooms and other spaces that are seldom open to the general public. Similar events have been done in many other cities.
Historic Milwaukee's website explains it like this, "From belfries to boardrooms, judicial chambers to prop shops, green roofs to private museums, DOM will be like getting a back-stage pass to buildings' restricted areas that visitors never see. Churches, museums, theaters, clubs, office buildings, markets, shops, historic homes, cultural centers, architectural firms – any site of historic, cultural or architectural interest."
So, there you have it. Now you know what those doors are all about and you have a new event to add to your calendar.
A life-long and passionate community leader and Milwaukeean, Jeff Sherman is a co-founder of OnMilwaukee.
He grew up in Wauwatosa and graduated from Marquette University, as a Warrior. He holds an MBA from Cardinal Stritch University, and is the founding president of Young Professionals of Milwaukee (YPM)/Fuel Milwaukee.
Early in his career, Sherman was one of youngest members of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, and currently is involved in numerous civic and community groups - including board positions at The Wisconsin Center District, Wisconsin Club and Marcus Center for the Performing Arts. He's honored to have been named to The Business Journal's "30 under 30" and Milwaukee Magazine's "35 under 35" lists.
He owns a condo in Downtown and lives in greater Milwaukee with his wife Stephanie, his son, Jake, and daughter Pierce. He's a political, music, sports and news junkie and thinks, for what it's worth, that all new movies should be released in theaters, on demand, online and on DVD simultaneously.
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