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| National Avenue Streetscaping Project |
"SC" signature decorative railing.
This streetscaping project will
enhance the aesthetics and
pedestrian safety of our Main
Street!
This streetscaping project will
enhance the aesthetics and
pedestrian safety of our Main
Street!
| Silver City Gateway Sign |
National Avenue Streetscaping is finally set to begin this Spring 2010! The new design includes light
posts, landscaping, bump outs at key intersections and planted medians at 35th and National, with a
posts, landscaping, bump outs at key intersections and planted medians at 35th and National, with a
residents, business owners and local employees
chose a gateway sign that would combine the glass
artwork of Silver City artist, Catherine Lottes, with a
rustic/industrial look. UW-Milwaukee Architecture
students took that direction and designed a
monument sign that has a rusted metal face and
frames the Silver City’s multi-cultural weave logo,
which is made out of recycled glass by Ms. Lottes.
The sign will be installed later this year on National
chose a gateway sign that would combine the glass
artwork of Silver City artist, Catherine Lottes, with a
rustic/industrial look. UW-Milwaukee Architecture
students took that direction and designed a
monument sign that has a rusted metal face and
frames the Silver City’s multi-cultural weave logo,
which is made out of recycled glass by Ms. Lottes.
The sign will be installed later this year on National
In an effort to brand the Silver City neighborhood and its commercial district, neighbors decided to
design a sign that highlighted the neighborhood’s rich history and diversity. At two community meetings
design a sign that highlighted the neighborhood’s rich history and diversity. At two community meetings
Avenue, just East of Miller Park Way. It will greet travelers headed east into the Silver City Main Street
and will be lit by solarpowered lights at night. Architects from Plunkett Raysich Architects, UWM’s
Community Design Solutions team, P&H employees, and volunteers from the Silver City Main Street were
instrumental in the design process. Click here for pictures of the final design!
and will be lit by solarpowered lights at night. Architects from Plunkett Raysich Architects, UWM’s
Community Design Solutions team, P&H employees, and volunteers from the Silver City Main Street were
instrumental in the design process. Click here for pictures of the final design!
Click here for more information
about the funding and community
planning for the Silver City Main
Street Streetscaping Project.
about the funding and community
planning for the Silver City Main
Street Streetscaping Project.
Click here for pictures of the design! Contact Beth for volunteer opportunities with streetscape project.
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