What a relief to know I didn't hallucinate that it was in the middle of the street...lol It's wonderful to know he's still there. I know so much has changed...I'm going to check those links right now...Thanks so much to all who responded to my different memories.......dianne > > >Hi, > >The statue is of General von Steuben. He is on an island in the middle of >Sherman Blvd. I don't know why there is a statue in Milwaukee to him (other >than being a famous general during the Revolutionary War or maybe because he >was Prussian, a lot of Prussians in Milwaukee) but he's been there for as long >as I can remember. The Boulevard Inn is gone but the General is still >there!! :) > >I found this web page for him >(_http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/gnsteuben.html_ (http://www.bergencountyhistory.org/Pages/gnsteuben.html) ) and >there is a picture towards the bottom that looks a lot like the way I remember >his statue. > >Hope this helps! >Paula > >In a message dated 1/25/2007 10:18:55 A.M. Central Standard Time, >wimilwau-request@rootsweb.com writes: > >Question...I remember at least two huge statues...one (at least) was a >man on a horse. It was either in the middle of an intersection or on a >corner. Does anyone know what they were and where they were? >******************************************************************** > >I seem to remember a statue like that somewhere close to the Boulevard Inn >restaurant. I think it was somewhere around Washington Park??? or Vliet >St.?? > >Jean > > > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 3 >Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 20:16:56 EST >From: Sallia@aol.com >Subject: Re: [WIMILWAU] Milwaukee memories >To: wimilwau@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <be6.de299ef.32eab088@aol.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Gail, > Do you have any pictures from the Bay View Oracle of your aunt? If not, I >have several of the year books from 1938 - 1947 that have her photo in them. > > Sally >My Aunt taught at Bay View High School 1939-1978. >Does anyone on the list remember her? > >ALICE R. RILEY > > >------------------------------ > >To contact the WIMILWAU list administrator, send an email to >WIMILWAU-admin@rootsweb.com. > >To post a message to the WIMILWAU mailing list, send an email to WIMILWAU@rootsweb.com. > >__________________________________________________________ >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WIMILWAU-request@rootsweb.com >with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the >email with no additional text. > > >End of WIMILWAU Digest, Vol 2, Issue 30 >*************************************** > > > > -- Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand and melting like a snowflake. Marie Beyon Ray