First of all, people who live on Lake Drive have a higher income than those who live in your old neighborhood. Therefore, they can maintain their properties better than those who live in your old neighborhood. I used to live on Pierce and Locust for 23 years and yes that neighborhood has changed to. Many people who live in those areas are renters, some do not care about property, some do. I'm sorry but your message sounded very insensitive and predjudiced to me. Most people who live in those neighborhoods do not like it any better than you do that they are run down, and I am sure they would love to live on Lake Drive. Bay View is not Milwaukee it is a suburb, like Brown Deer and Glendale. I live in Milwaukee and like it very much, yes things are changing here, and lady sometimes Milwaukee is a war zone, read the papers about the shootings, but guess what, some of us like Milwaukee so much that we are not about to move to the suburbs, we are staying and trying to make better and safer neighborhoods here for our children. Please feel free to stay in the suburbs and put down those who either cannot afford to move there or those who choose to stay in Milwaukee.

Dear AMHSUE, I was surprised how a letter from an unknown person could make me feel so bad. It gave me that nasty feeling in the pit of my stomach like when someone is telling you off.. I was a child when my parents made the decision to move. I moved back into Milwaukee when I was 20. When I am together with my family the conversation always gets around to Milwaukee and how much we all like it. It's a big friendly city and it really has that reputation in other states. I'm always proud when people say good things about it. I ,as a rule, don't use bumper sticker. But I have a MILWAUKEE sign on my car. Bay View became a part of Milwaukee in the 1800s. I believe it was because of the city water system. My brother and I were born at home. We feel a real connection for that neighborhood and our old house. It's just very sad to see it looking run down. As I mentioned, every house is not run down. Many look great. I did not intend to "put down" anyone. I don't live in Wisconsin but get up there any chance I get. I am very sorry that you misunderstood the intent of my note. Guess it was off subject anyway, but I think writing about neighborhoods is interesting...historically. I do read the papers. Most cities have too many shootings and that also is a sad thing. Pray for peace, Maxine

Hi Maxine: Your email about the neighborhood did not deserve the response you received. I think they misinterpreted your email. I am not from Milwaukee but like Milwaukee. I always felt it was a large small town. Some of my distant relatives settled in Milwaukee when they emigrated from Germany. There is no need for your apology and just shrug it off. Doug ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph J & Maxine M. Capezza" <jcapezza@cafes.net> To: <WIMILWAU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 01, 2001 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [WiMilwau] Change in neighborhood > > Dear AMHSUE, > I was surprised how a letter from an unknown person could make me feel so > bad. It gave me that nasty feeling in the pit of my stomach like when > someone is telling you off.. > > I was a child when my parents made the decision to move. I moved back > into Milwaukee when I was 20. When I am together with my family the > conversation always gets around to Milwaukee and how much we all like > it. It's a big friendly city and it really has that reputation in other > states. I'm always proud when people say good things about it. I ,as a > rule, don't use bumper sticker. But I have a MILWAUKEE sign on my car. > Bay View became a part of Milwaukee in the 1800s. I believe it was because > of the city water system. > > My brother and I were born at home. We feel a real connection for that > neighborhood and our old house. It's just very sad to see it looking run > down. As I mentioned, every house is not run down. Many look great. > > I did not intend to "put down" anyone. I don't live in Wisconsin but get > up there any chance I get. I am very sorry that you misunderstood the > intent of my note. Guess it was off subject anyway, but I think writing > about neighborhoods is interesting...historically. > > I do read the papers. Most cities have too many shootings and that also > is a sad thing. > > Pray for peace, > Maxine > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >