What's it like in Milwaukee?

[Lookout Kid]

When I lived in Milwaukee, Brady Street still had two S&M shops. Now it's much fancier, but has lost its edge. Overall, the East Side has become much more liveable in the last ten or so years (wow, has it really been that long?!?).

[workingonit]

Originally Posted by cardwellave

Hey guys, I thought I would just ask some sort of broad questions here.
I live in the Detroit suburbs, and I've sort of always been curious about Milwaukee. I noticed some pretty cool area, specifically Brady Street, and while I have said I'd never want to move from Michigan, Milwaukee looks pretty interesting. Honestly Chicago has always seemed a little too big and a little too clean for me. I like cities to have a little bit of grit to them, not necessarily a mess, but just more middle class, and be a little smaller, which Milwaukee seems to be compared to Chicago, even though it seems like their metro areas are sort of one. Is there a lot of culture in Milwaukee? Different ethnic neighborhoods, any gay areas/friendly business areas? I think all of these speak for a well rounded neighborhood. I mentioned Brady Street, but are there others that are sort of interesting like that, and how is Brady Street?

Thanks!

And PS, as a side note, whats with all the similar names in Northern Illinois and the Milwaukee area? Milwaukee, Pewaukee, Waukegan, Waukesha, Wauwatosa. I'm assuming they are from Indian words, but do they have a similar meaning?

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Giggle, Chicago is so clean because of the wind, silly. No body can leave stuff out because it will either be stolen or swept off by the wind. Chicago came out with the leading homicide rating of the nation last week or so. So Chicago isn't so pretty and sweet and clean. Indian names? Heck, I thought those were African. Milwaukee has festivals. A lot. and live music. And museums and theater and sports (Bucks is basketball and while Greenbay has the Packers, Milwaukee has the Bucks) Milwaukee has pub crawls and ethnic neighborhoods. I don't think there are any anti gay areas, maybe New Berlin or other Mayberry areas. Summerfest is a musical festival that even people from Michigan jump on the ferry boat and come to dance.

[timberline742]

Originally Posted by Lookout Kid

When I lived in Milwaukee, Brady Street still had two S&M shops. Now it's much fancier, but has lost its edge. Overall, the East Side has become much more liveable in the last ten or so years (wow, has it really been that long?!?).

Those are gone

[Chocolateforchristmas]

They're all names of Native American Indian tribes.

[Chocolateforchristmas]

Tribes or areas named by them.