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mikecrivellos.bsky.social
This Saturday, we're hosting a #photowalk on #HistoricMitchellStreet, as part of #DoorsOpenMKE and @fotoapp.co #FotoWalkDay! ;) Come out and explore the near south-side with us!
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September 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
mikecrivellos.bsky.social
A week from tomorrow is our next #photowalk, and again we're gonna support a local, small business - this time, REINA'S CAFE! #MitchellStreet #Milwaukee #DoorsOpenMKE #DoorOpen www.facebook.com/events/10800...
September 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
junkiedinmke.bsky.social
#DoorsOpenMKE stop #2 is the Grand Avenue Club on the corner of Water & Michigan in downtown #Milwaukee. Great org supporting folks facing mental health issues and a gorgeous historic former bank building with a lot of history.
A view of the Grand Avenue Club in downtown Milwaukee. Door is open to the street with a view of the Mitchell Building across the street framed in the window. Paintings of people on the walls with colorful skateboards lined up beneath.
September 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
junkiedinmke.bsky.social
#DoorsOpenMKE stop #4 is the radio station that played the biggest role in shaping my musical tastes growing up, @wmse917fm.bsky.social . Extra special that I got to see Barry in the studio broadcasting the Saturday Afternoon Boogie Bang. Support your local, independent media. #Milwaukee
A view through a window into a radio studio where WMSE's Saturday Afternoon Boogie Bang is broadcasting. A red light above the window signals they are live on air. The studio is filled with microphones and equipment. A large radio "boombox" sits in the middle of walls full of vinyl records at the WMSE studios in downtown Milwaukee.
September 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
junkiedinmke.bsky.social
#DoorsOpenMKE stop #3 was Bronzeville Center for the Arts. Beautiful new space working on even bigger visions for the future of Bronzeville. #Milwaukee
Bronzeville letters along North Avenue in Milwaukee. Mural on side of Bronzeville Center for the Arts in Milwaukee.
September 28, 2024 at 9:07 PM
junkiedinmke.bsky.social
First #DoorsOpenMKE stop of the day is the @wuwmradio.bsky.social studios in the Chase Building in downtown #Milwaukee. I really enjoyed the timeline on the wall and it was a nice surprise to wander into a studio and find Bob Reitman just sitting there chatting with folks.
A view through glass of a radio recording studio with a sign on the wall that says "WUWM 89.7 Milwaukee's NPR". A few microphones on stands sit on one side of the room with a table against the wall.
September 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
junkiedinmke.bsky.social
Final #DoorsOpenMKE stop of the day was the Manfred Olson Planetarium at @uwmilwaukee.bsky.social . This projector turns 60 years old next year, but is still teaching about the wonders of the heavens the same as the day it went into operation. #Milwaukee
Black silhouette against a white background of the projector at the Manfred Olson Planetarium at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
September 28, 2025 at 1:39 AM
czelticgirl.bsky.social
Final tally for the weekend: 29 Doors Open Milwaukee sites.

And I made it home from my DOmke volunteer shift without adopting all of the shelter's kitties.

I'm exhausted, but what a great weekend. Can't wait to see who's open next year. #DoorsOpenMKE
September 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
junkiedinmke.bsky.social
#DoorsOpenMKE stop #2 was the former Gimbel's-Schuster's department store on King Drive that is now Thrive On King. Very cool adaptive reuse underway with offices, medical, early childhood ed, and apartments. The former display cases now housing art might be my favorite part. #Milwaukee
Street view of Thrive On King development on King Drive in Milwaukee Reginald Baylor quilt on display in the Thrive On King building on King Drive in Milwaukee. Art installation in the Thrive On King development on King Drive in Milwaukee. Original rotating doors at entrance to Gimbel's-Schuster's department store, now the Thrive On King development on King Drive in Milwaukee.
September 28, 2024 at 8:29 PM
pauljgibler.bsky.social
Beautiful church! It was open during #DoorsOpenMKE and we'll worth a visit.
December 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
junkiedinmke.bsky.social
First #DoorsOpenMKE stop did not disappoint. Went to Carmex expecting to see vats of lip balm and instead got to hear a guy play the Star Wars theme on the world's largest theater organ. #Milwaukee
September 28, 2024 at 5:42 PM
ceceliagracesees.bsky.social
Hats off to #Historic #Milwaukee for putting on another successful #DoorsOpenMKE this weekend. What a blast! Very cool event.
November 20, 2024 at 12:44 AM
mikecrivellos.bsky.social
This SATURDAY is #DoorsOpenMKE, and it is also EXHIBITION DAY for the new #ConservationPhotography enthusiasts of #mkeriverkeeper! They'll be showing off their images in the Harbor District, at the UW School of Freshwater Sciences from 2-5p! #Milwaukee
September 24, 2024 at 7:36 PM