John Plankinton
John Plankinton is a work of art in Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin. John Plankinton is situated nearby to the sports venue YMCA, as well as near University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Inscription: “John Plankinton 1820 – 1891”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Avenue and Riverside Theater.
The Avenue
Shopping center
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Avenue is an urban shopping plaza currently under renovation that spans three city blocks in the downtown neighborhood of Westown in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Avenue is situated 400 feet west of John Plankinton.
Riverside Theater
Theater building
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Riverside Theater is a concert hall located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The venue seats 2,480 people and hosts live performances such as musicians, comedians, and shows. It is leased by the Pabst Theater Group. Riverside Theater is situated 380 feet northeast of John Plankinton.
Milwaukee City Hall
Town hall
Milwaukee City Hall is a skyscraper and town hall located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It was finished in 1895, and was Milwaukee's tallest building until completion of the First Wisconsin Center in 1973. Milwaukee City Hall is situated 1,400 feet northeast of John Plankinton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Milwaukee and Menomonee Valley.
Downtown Milwaukee
Suburb
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Milwaukee is the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Milwaukee metropolitan area, it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including Milwaukee City Hall, Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Menomonee Valley
Suburb
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Menomonee Valley or Menomonee River Valley is a U-shaped land formation along the southern bend of the Menomonee River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Because of its easy access to Lake Michigan and other waterways, the neighborhood has historically been home to the city's stockyards, rendering plants, shipping, and other heavy industry.
Jones Island
Quarter
Jones Island is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It began as a marsh island between the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design. Jones Island is situated 1½ miles southeast of John Plankinton.
John Plankinton
- Category: tourism
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.03832° or 43° 2′ 18″ northLongitude
-87.91212° or 87° 54′ 44″ westInception
March 28th, 1892Height
6 feet (1.8 metres)Open location code
86MJ23QQ+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 5476696743OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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