Milwaukee County History 1980-2001

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1980-2001

Milwaukee County Courthouse - MacArthur Square circa 2001

Year

Fact

1981 German Fest began.
1981 Irish Fest began.
1982 Grand Avenue Mall dedicated.
1982 Polish Fest began.
1983 African World Festival began.
1983 Reuss Federal Plaza opened.
1985 Great Circus Parade returned.
1987 Marcus Amphitheater opened.
1987 Indian Summer began.
1988 Bradley Center completed.
1989 100 East Building erected.
1990 Northwestern Mutual Data Center completed.
1994 Asian Moon began.
1995 Betty Brinn Children's Museum opened.
1996 Discovery World moved next to the Public Museum.
1998 Arabian Fest began.
1998 Midwest Express Center opened.
2000 County Board of Supervisors re-institutes Student Government Day.
2001 Miller Park opened.
2001

Brise Soleil (the Milwaukee Art Museum addition) designed by Santiago Calatrava complete.

2002 Lee Holloway elected Chairman of Milwaukee County Board
2004 Milwaukee County Board votes to downsize from 25 to 19 members

Sources:
·    Wisconsin Writers' Project
·    History of Milwaukee County Milwaukee Writers' Project – Milwaukee Public Library
·    Milwaukee:  The History of a City, Bayrd Still
·    Milwaukee:  The Story of a City, H. Russel Austin
·    Milwaukee County, City, Suburbs – Today and Yesterday: A Statistical History of the Community, Research Clearinghouse of Milwaukee
·    The Making of Milwaukee by John Gurda
·    Milwaukee:  At the Gathering of the Waters, Harry Anderson and Frederick Olson

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