Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The 1982 event, also known as Cold Sunday, featured temperatures as low as -40°F (-40°C) in some of the suburbs as little as 10 miles (16km) to the north of Milwaukee, although the city itself did not approach such cold temperatures. (WC)--Wild Card berth to NFC playoffs
(DT)-- NFC West/NFC South Division Title. The coldest temperature ever experienced by the city was -26°F (-32°C) on both January 17, 1982 and February 4, 1996. The Saints current lease at the Louisiana Superdome has an exit clause that would allow the team to leave New Orleans. Milwaukee's all-time record high temperature is 105°F (41°C) set on July 17, 1995. In May, 2005 the Associated Press reported that Saints representatives were meeting with city representatives from Albuquerque, New Mexico and San Antonio, Texas about the possibility of moving the team to one of those cities. Also, the relative humidity in the summer is far higher than that of comparable cities at the same latitude, meaning that it feels hotter than it really is. Nevertheless, the four-game win streak to end the season left many Saints fans optimistic about the team's future prospects.

Milwaukee's proximity to Lake Michigan causes a convection current to form mid-afternoon, resulting in the so-called lake effect, causing the temperatures to be warmer in the winter, and cooler in the summer ("cooler by the lake" is practically boilerplate language for local meteorologists during the summer). Louis Rams beat the New York Jets in a thrilling overtime game the Saints were eliminated. Out of the total population, 31.6% of those under the age of 18 and 11.0% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line. In week 17, the Saints defeated division rivals Carolina; however, the Saints needed other results to break their way and when the St. 21.3% of the population and 17.4% of families are below the poverty line. At that point Haslett's job appeared to be in jeopardy; however, he managed to pull the team together and put on a three-game win streak, leaving the Saints in playoff contention in the final week of the season. The per capita income for the city is $16,181. The 2004 season started poorly for the Saints, as they went 2-4 through their first six games and 4-8 through their first twelve games.

Males have a median income of $32,244 versus $26,013 for females. In 2003 the Saints again missed the playoffs after finishing 8-8. The median income for a household in the city is $32,216, and the median income for a family is $37,879. The Saints failed to make the playoffs in 2001 and 2002, although in the latter year they had the distinction of beating the eventual Super Bowl XXXVII winners Tampa Bay in both of their regular season meetings. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 87.2 males. Current coach Jim Haslett has held the post since 2000, in which year he took the team to the playoffs but lost to the Minnesota Vikings a week after besting the St. Louis Rams for the team's first ever playoff win. For every 100 females there are 91.6 males. Another playoff berth would follow in 1990, and the club's first division title came in 1991.

The median age is 31 years. That combination provided the Saints with their first-ever winning record and playoff appearance, going 12-3 in the 1987 season, which had one fewer game than normal due to a players' strike. In the city the population is spread out with 28.6% under the age of 18, 12.2% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 18.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who are 65 years of age or older. Current Saints owner Tom Benson acquired the franchise in 1985, and hired Jim Finks as general manager and Jim Mora as head coach. The average household size is 2.50 and the average family size is 3.25. In 1980, the Saints lost their first 14 games, prompting fans to design paper bags to wear over their heads to the team's home games; the bags rendered the club's name as the "'Aints" rather than the "Saints," and this practice then spread rapidly, first to fans of other poorly-performing teams within the NFL, and ultimately to those of other American team sports as well, and has become a firmly-established custom throughout the United States. 33.5% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. Their first season record was 3-11, and they could not manage to even finish as high as second in their division until 1979.

There are 232,188 households out of which 30.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 32.2% are married couples living together, 21.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 41.8% are non-families. Despite a 94 yard opening kickoff return for a touchdown by John Gilliam, the Saints lost their first game 27-13 to the Los Angeles Rams. 12.00% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. became the majority stockholder, and the team was named the Saints on 9 January 1967, since the franchise had been granted to the Saints on All Saints' Day. The racial makeup of the city is 49.98% White, 37.34% African American, 0.87% Native American, 2.94% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 6.10% from other races, and 2.71% from two or more races. Mecom, Jr. There are 249,225 housing units at an average density of 1,001.7/km² (2,594.4 per square mile). John W.

The population density is 2,399.5/km² (6,214.3 per square mile). New Orleans was granted an NFL franchise on 1 November 1966. As of the census² of 2000, there are 596,974 people, 232,188 households, and 135,133 families residing in the city. The New Orleans Saints are a National Football League team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Other large population groups include Polish (12.7%), Irish (10%), English (5.1%), Italian (4.4%), French (3.9%), and Hispanic origin totaled 6.3%. Sam Mills. In the 2000 census, over a third (38 percent) of Milwaukeeans reported that they were of German descent. Pat Swilling.

The total area is 0.88% water. Rickey Jackson. 248.8 km² (96.1 square miles) of it is land and 2.2 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is water. Morten Andersen. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 251.0 km² (96.9 square miles). Archie Manning. It is crossed by Interstate 43 and Interstate 94, which come together downtown at the Marquette Interchange. Tom Dempsey.

Milwaukee lies along the shores of Lake Michigan near the meeting points of three rivers: the Menomonee, the Kinnickinnic and the Milwaukee. Doug Atkins 81. Milwaukee's downtown area is about 90 miles north of the Chicago Loop. Jim Taylor 31. Smaller festivals througout the year celebrate the city's German, Native American, African-American, Italian, Irish, Asian, French and Polish heritage. Darren Howard. Listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest music festival in the world, Summerfest attracts around 900,000 visitors a year to its twelve stages. Charles Grant.

Milwaukee has advertised itself as the "City of Festivals," especially emphasizing an annual fair along the lakefront called Summerfest. Deuce McAllister. It is also home to a number of professional sports teams including:. Joe Horn. Milwaukee is home to the Florentine Opera, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Skylight Opera Theatre, and a number of other arts organizations. Aaron Brooks. The Milwaukee Public Museum and Milwaukee County Zoo are also notable public attractions. Jim Finks.

The museum includes a "brise soleil," a moving sunscreen that quite literally unfolds like the wing of a bird. Louis Rams; 34-16 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Milwaukee's most visually prominent cultural attraction is the Milwaukee Art Museum, and especially its new $100 million wing designed by Santiago Calatrava in his first American commission. 2000 season: 31-28 win over the St. Milwaukee also has a large number of financial service firms, particularly those specializing in mutual funds, and a disproportionate number of publishing and printing companies. 1992 season: 36-20 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Among these are Briggs & Stratton, Harley-Davidson, Johnson Controls, Manpower Inc., Marshall & Ilsley, Northwestern Mutual, Rockwell Automation, Roundy's and Wisconsin Energy. 1991 season: 27-20 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Milwaukee is headquarters to six Fortune 1000 manufacturers and six Fortune 1000 service companies. 1990 season: 16-6 loss to the Chicago Bears. Milwaukee's reputation as a blue collar town is more accurate, however, with 22 percent of the workforce involved in manufacturing -- second only to San Jose, CA and far higher than the national average of 16.5%. Service and managerial jobs are the fastest growing segments of the Milwaukee economy, and healthcare makes up 27% of all service jobs in the city. 1987 season: 44-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Although most people associate Milwaukee's reputation with its breweries, today companies like Miller Brewing employ less than one percent of the city's workers. 2004 8-8. The liberal tradition of these peoples led to decades of socialist government in Milwaukee during the twentieth century. 2003 8-8.

A replica of his tiny log cabin is in the same park.) German immigrants helped increase the city's population during the 1840s and the following decades. Milwaukee still today has a large German-American population. 2002 9-7. Juneau's statue gazes upon the buildings of downtown Milwaukee, with its back to Lake Michigan. 2001 7-9. (His statue is part of the montage at the right - the frontiersman with the rifle, in the center of the montage. 2000 10-6 (DT). Juneau was Milwaukee's first mayor. 1999 3-13.

In 1846, Juneau's town combined with neighboring rival towns (Kilbourn Town and Walker's Point) to incorporate the city of Milwaukee. 1998 6-10. In 1818, Frenchman Solomon Juneau settled in the area. Juneau bought out his father-in-law's trading business, and in 1833 he founded a town on the east side of the Milwaukee River. 1997 6-10. French missionaries and traders passed through the area in the late 1600s and 1700s. 1996 3-13. Milwaukee received its name from the Indian word Millioke which is thought to have meant "The Good Land", or "gathering place by the water". 1995 7-9.

The Milwaukee area was originally inhabited by the Fox, Mascouten, Potawatomi, and Winnebago Indian tribes. 1994 7-9. The city is located in the southeastern portion of the state on the western shore of Lake Michigan. 1993 8-8. The city of Milwaukee is the 19th largest city in the United States. 1992 12-4 (WC). The city's population is 596,974 with an estimated total of 1,709,926 in the Milwaukee metropolitan area (2004). 1991 11-5 (DT).

Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin, United States and the county of Milwaukee. 1990 8-8 (WC). Leroy Chiao — astronaut, Commander and Science Officer for International Space Station Expedition 10 in orbit as of October 16, 2004 for a 6-month mission. 1989 9-7. [2] (http://www.jsonline.com/news/Metro/nov03/184367.asp). 1988 10-6. Lloyd and Jane Pettit —Well known philanthropists of Bradley family fortune, who gifted the Bradley Center and Pettit National Ice Center. 1987 12-3 (WC).

Golda Meir—prime minister of Israel. 1986 7-9. Jack Kilby—Nobel laureate, co-inventor of the integrated circuit. 1985 5-11. Herbert Simon—Nobel laureate for advances in artificial intelligence (AI): the influence of Milwaukee even showed up in his professional work; as the inventor of bounded rationality, Simon showed that people work only as much as needed, and then adjust their priorities to other, perhaps more enjoyable things, an attitude which is very common in a city dedicated to gemuetlich pursuits and beer. 1984 7-9. West Town. 1983 8-8.

West End. 1982 4-5. Still poor and black, but more stable. 1981 4-12. Washington Park: Area bordering the dangerous and poverty-striken Metcalfe Park. 1980 1-15. Washington Heights. 1979 8-8.

Almost all black. 1978 7-9. Mixture of extreme poverty to stately homes from block to block. 1977 3-11. Walnut Hill: Another inner-city neighborhood on the north side, near center street and Teutonia. 1976 4-10. Famous mexican restaurants such La Perla, Conjahitos, and La Fuenta line S 5th street, a vibrant hub for college kids and mexican locals alike. 1975 2-12.

This is the beginning, geographically, of Milwaukee's vast southside hispanic community. 1974 5-9. Further south, along national and mineral streets, the neighborhood becomes an ecclectic mix of art galleries, mexican restaurants and nightclubs. 1973 5-9. The underbelly of Milwaukee's gay scene, seedy gay bars and strip joints line South 1st street and Florida street south of the river. 1972 2-11-1. Just south of this area, is a somewhat abandoned area that is the heart of Milwaukee's gay community outside of the east side. 1971 4-8-2.

This area of the city has incredible potential to be the next third ward. 1970 2-11-1. The northern part of the neighborhood, near 2nd and the river, is a desolate wasteland of old warehouses with charming old-style ads painted on the buildings. 1969 5-9. It lies just south of the third ward, and is less expensive than its northern counterpart. 1968 4-9-1. Walker's Point: A vibrant mix of yuppie, gay, artist and Mexican immigrants. 1967 3-11.

5-6 story brick buildings are the average height in this neighborhood on all streets, giving it a very cosmpolitain and "big city" feel. As Milwaukee's warehouse district, it often is said to resemble SoHo in New York in some areas. Third Ward: A haven for yuppies, the third ward has become increasingly high rent. Story Hill.

Now, it is a stable, middle class area with beautiful, lavishly built homes. Sherman Park: A middle class black area that used to be the heart of Milwaukee's Jewish population on the north side. As the name implies, it lies just west of the river from the east side, it's more expensive and exclusive "cool" counterpart. In a city known for it's segregation, Riverwest defies that logic by having a demographic make up of 1/3 white, 1/3 black and 1/3 other, mostly hispanic, asian and Iranian.

Riverwest Hyperlinked Neighborhood Map (http://riverwest.iqee.com): The punk-rock/artist neighborhood in Milwaukee, it is also easily the most racially diverse. Piggsville. It is the heart of the Milwaukee ghetto, and a very dangerous area. Now, an eight block area remains desolate, with no buildings or trees, and weeds growing in the streets. The area surrouding this area is extremely dangerous, and is often nicknamed "Little Beruit." Many people have been "mob-beaten" in this area, and some killed, sometimes by children.

Much of the interior section of the neighborhood has been completely wiped out, buildings that were demoished for a freeway that was to be built in the area but never was. it is small, only covering about a 40 block area, bounded by North Aveneue on the north and Walnut on the south, 18th street on the east and 25th on the west. Metcalfe Park: Usually the considered the most dangerous area of Milwaukee. Martin Drive.

Layton Park. Town of Lake. Jacobus Park. The mexican population is increasing in this neighborhood from the neighborhoods to the east.

Mostly two-story wood frame houses, constructed in the early 20th century, line the streets. Jackson park is lower-middle class, mostly white and known for it's larger population of aging blue collar workers. Jackson Park is located the neighborhood is located around the park itself. Jackson Park: Neighborhood on the south side about 6 miles south of downtown. Hillside/Lapham Park.

Havenswoods. Granville: Far Northwest neighborhood, well away from urban life but becoming very poor and dangerous. East Village. Eastown.

The mix of people is almost as impressive: hipsters, old-money, blacks, white-trash, average-joes, Italians and Jews all inhabit this area. The streets and buildings in this neighborhood range from towering, expensive high rises along the lake to brownstones and walkups a few blocks inland to cheap duplexes near the river. This would include brady street, the UWM campus, the lakefront, the marina. East Side: One of the most diverse and interesting neighborhood in Milwaukee, the east side is a broad area that basically refers to anything east of the river, north of downtown and south of shorewood.

Concordia. Capitol West. Brewers Hill Neighborhood Group (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/brewershill/): Quiet, tree-lined upper middle class area near Miller Park, next to a poor, high-crime black area. Filled with coffee houses, clubs, trendy restaurants, vintage clothing and thrift stores and of course, a Walgreens, this 1/2 mile street provides enough entertainment to keep even a Chicago scenester happy.

Brady Street: The original hipster neighborhood in Milwaukee. Located about 3 miles south of downtown on the lake. Bay View [1] (http://www.gobayview.com)Known for it's cheap rent, stunning views of the skyline and lake and heavy concentration of hipsters and music. Shepherd Express.

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Wisconsin Lutheran College. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Mount Mary College.

Milwaukee School of Engineering. Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. Milwaukee Area Technical College. Medical College of Wisconsin.

Marquette University. Cardinal Stritch University. Alverno College. Timmerman Airport.

Lawrence J. General Mitchell International Airport. Average July high/low temperatures: 79°F/62°F (26°C/17°C). Average January high/low temperatures: 26°F/11°F (-3°C/-12°C).

Milwaukee Wave United (Outdoor Soccer) (Note: the Wave United will not play in 2005, might play in 2006). Cellular Arena. Milwaukee Wave (Indoor Soccer) playing at the U.S. Milwaukee Admirals (Ice hockey) playing at the Bradley Center.

Milwaukee Bucks (Basketball—NBA) playing at the Bradley Center. Milwaukee Brewers (Baseball—MLB) playing at the new Miller Park.