After the Art Museum, the "Walking Milwaukee by Royal Brevvaxling and Molly Snyder" Juneautown tour continued to the Northwestern Mutual. Northwestern Mutual has a tall modern skyscraper
and an old building.
Across the street from the Northwestern Mutual "old building" is Thaddeus Mosley's Geometric Plateau, another Sculpture Milwaukee.
The Wisconsin Gas Building is just beyond. It has a "flame" on top that is 21-foot tall. The color of the flame indicates the weather forecast. "When the flame is red, it's warm weather ahead. When the flame is gold, watch out for cold, When the flame is blue, there's no change in view. When there's a flickering flame, expect snow or rain."
From the front, you can see the Art Deco design.
Giannis Mural of Antetok Ounmpo at 600 E. Wisconsin Avenue.
Across the street is the Northern Trust building.
Milwaukee Federal Building & US Courthouse is a post office, federal office, and courthouse building.
The Milwaukee Club is Milwaukee's premier business and social club, established in 1881. Membership is by invitation only.
The Pfister Hotel was built in 1893 and is Milwaukee's most notable hotel.
Maya Lin's Courtyard Sea is located across the street at 411 East Wisconsin Center.
The Iron Block is an ornate retail building.
Milwaukee City Hall is a Flemish Renaissance Revival-style building with an 11-ton bell on top. The building was finished in 1895.
Pabst Theater was built in 1895 by beer brewer Frederick Pabst.
Walk towards the river to find the Rep Theater.
Next to the Milwaukee River is a life-size bronze statue of "The Fonz," a character from the 1970s sitcom "Happy Days."
Along the Milwaukee River, you'll find a series of bronze ducks near the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge to commemorate Gertie and her ducklings, who gave the city hope during WWII.
You can walk along the Riverwalk and encounter other interesting art.
Continue south on the river to reach the Mitchell Building, which was added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1973.
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