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Article: Park East Freeway demolition
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- December 19, 2000
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Park East Freeway demolition
Tuesday, December 19, 2000
It's time to make room for development
The original Park East Freeway proposal was a solution in search
of a problem. Neighborhood development over the past 10 years makes
its last remnant even more irrelevant. It's time to clear the way for
development of this property.
I've lived near the Park East corridor since 1984. I've worked
downtown for many years, including eight years on N. Water St., just
one block from the Park East.
The area under the freeway is an ugly space, landscaped with acres
of underutilized surface parking, weeds and litter of all
descriptions. The underside of the structure is rusting and
crumbling, despite ...