When it comes to notable parks in the Milwaukee area, Postman's Plot – located on Wells Street and 2nd Street – is rarely one that comes immediately to mind. However, inspired by an unexpected collaborator several miles south, the small pop-up park now has an updated look.
The park – dedicated to the founding of the National Association of Letter Carriers – received a facelift last month thanks to more than 100 volunteers, local designer Ryan Tretow, the Main Street Now Conference, NEWaukee and, oddly, leaders from the town of Middlesboro, Ky. To learn more about how Middlesboro and Milwaukee came together, visit here.
The end result is a hopefully revitalized park, now outfitted with all sorts of new blue furniture – including a large communal table, a stage area, plenty of new seating, an oversized mailbox where visitors can leave letters to the city through NEWaukee and more.
Be sure to visit the renovated park sometime soon – and maybe leave a letter to Milwaukee while you're there.
As much as it is a gigantic cliché to say that one has always had a passion for film, Matt Mueller has always had a passion for film. Whether it was bringing in the latest movie reviews for his first grade show-and-tell or writing film reviews for the St. Norbert College Times as a high school student, Matt is way too obsessed with movies for his own good.
When he's not writing about the latest blockbuster or talking much too glowingly about "Piranha 3D," Matt can probably be found watching literally any sport (minus cricket) or working at - get this - a local movie theater. Or watching a movie. Yeah, he's probably watching a movie.
