Gary George Wetzel
Gary George Wetzel is a memorial in Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin. Gary George Wetzel is situated nearby to the public building Milwaukee County War Memorial, as well as near the library Herzfeld Photography, Print, and Drawing Study Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Milwaukee Art Museum and Milwaukee County War Memorial.
Milwaukee Art Museum
Art gallery
The Milwaukee Art Museum is an art museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its collection of nearly 35,000 works of art and gallery spaces totaling 150,000 sq. ft. make it the largest art museum in the state of Wisconsin and one of the largest art museums in the United States. Milwaukee Art Museum is situated 340 feet southeast of Gary George Wetzel.
Milwaukee County War Memorial
Public building
Photo: Littlemisosoup, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Milwaukee County War Memorial is a memorial building located on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was designed by architect Eero Saarinen. Construction began in 1955 and the building was dedicated on Veterans Day in 1957.
Reiman Bridge
Bridge
The Reiman Pedestrian Bridge is a cable-stayed footbridge in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin that spans Lincoln Memorial Drive. It connects the Milwaukee Art Museum on the lakeshore to the east side of the downtown's central business district by way of O'Donnell Park, a multi-use park complex. Reiman Bridge is situated 400 feet south of Gary George Wetzel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Milwaukee and East Side.
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.
East Side
Suburb
The East Side is a district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin consisting of several neighborhoods encompassing an area just north of Downtown Milwaukee to the village of Shorewood, bordered by the Milwaukee River to the west and Lake Michigan to the east.
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 south of Gary George Wetzel.
Gary George Wetzel
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.04032° or 43° 2′ 25″ northLongitude
-87.89796° or 87° 53′ 53″ westInception
November 11th, 1957Open location code
86MJ24R2+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 700615562OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
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