Milwaukee Third Ward

Historic Third Ward Association celebrates its 50th anniversary

Milwaukee’s Third Ward has lived through many chapters. From a marshland to a manufacturing hub, to a massive fire, rebuilding and more, the Third Ward did not always look like the neighborhood we see today. To share more about that history, and how the Historic Third Ward Association has shaped it, WUWM’s Audrey Nowakowski spoke with Jim Plaisted, executive director of the HTWA.

A view from the top balcony at the Skylight Music Theatre in Milwaukee (left) and the Théâtre de la Coupe d'Or in Rochefort, France (right).

Arts & Culture

A Milwaukee theater has a near-identical twin on the coast of France

Katherine Kokal

Milwaukee's Skylight Music Theatre was designed as a duplicate of the Coupe d'Or Theatre in southwestern France. How did the design cross the ocean?

A seated female figure is painted on a brick wall. She is wearing an apron, her hands are crossed and laying atop her knees. The figure is painted from the shoulders down.

Arts & Culture

Who’s behind ‘The Unsung Hero,’ the 6-story mural in Milwaukee’s Third Ward?

Teran Powell

A massive mural in Milwaukee's Third Ward features a seated female figure wearing an apron. Her hands are crossed at the wrist and rest on her knees. But the painting stops at her shoulders. Who is behind "The Unsung Hero"?