Lewis Playfield
Lewis Playfield is a park in Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin which is located on East Pryor Avenue. Lewis Playfield is situated nearby to the pitch 1, as well as near 2.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bay View massacre and Beulah Brinton House.
Bay View massacre
Memorial
The Bay View massacre was the result of a strike held on May 4, 1886, by 7,000 building-trades workers and 5,000 Polish laborers who had organized at St. Bay View massacre is situated 1,200 feet northeast of Lewis Playfield.
Beulah Brinton House
Building
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Beulah Brinton House is a historically and architecturally significant house at 2590 S. Superior Street in the Bay View neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Beulah Brinton House is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Lewis Playfield.
United States lightship LV-57
Disaster remains
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
LV-57 was an American lightship that was built in 1891 and served on the Great Lakes, west of the Straits of Mackinac, from her construction to her retirement in 1924. United States lightship LV-57 is situated 2,400 feet northeast of Lewis Playfield.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bay View and Jones Island.
Bay View
Suburb
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bay View is a neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, North America on the shores of Lake Michigan, south of the downtown area and north of the City of St. Francis. Bay View existed as an independent village for eight years, from 1879 to 1887.
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.
Lincoln Village
Quarter
Lincoln Village is a south side neighborhood within the City of Milwaukee. Lincoln Village is situated 1½ miles west of Lewis Playfield.
Lewis Playfield
- Type: Park
- Address: 1424 East Pryor Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53207
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.99655° or 42° 59′ 48″ northLongitude
-87.89143° or 87° 53′ 29″ westOpen location code
86JJX4W5+JCOpenStreetMap ID
way 362878798OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Highlights include 1 and 2.
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