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  • @PeterSantenello
    @PeterSantenello  ปีที่แล้ว +167

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    • @KimFusedFPV
      @KimFusedFPV ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanks for coming to our beautiful city, we are 30 minutes south of Milwaukee but we will always stay at least 30 mins out. We love Milwaukee, clean, safe, friendly & a little bit of everything. ❤

    • @MadMikeStyle
      @MadMikeStyle ปีที่แล้ว

      Ciao Peter, I saw you in the video with Cicalone Please translate me in italiano what "underdog" means. 🤔🤔🤔

    • @StanDavid-ix6yk
      @StanDavid-ix6yk ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Shhhh Peter, stop telling people how good we have it in the upper midwest. We like it here....shhhh....😊

    • @RapidAssualtTactics
      @RapidAssualtTactics ปีที่แล้ว

      @PeterSantenello really hope you come up to Ashland wi. And do a vlog here lots of history behind it rumors have it as some stores on Main Street are actually built on top of a pre existing city , northland college is haunted , a motel across from Walgreens also haunted 3rd floor and at bar area people have seen and reported talking to a figure one minute then next gone . 3 rd floor room can’t remember room number quest report someone shaking door knob and pulling blankets off them as they sleep , lots of memorial artwork on buildings of real people who actually worked here and passed . It’s all on internet look up Ashland wi. Ghost stories and reports , I really think since you’re only about 5 hrs from here from Milwaukee you’d have a lot of great vlogs here in this town . Who knows maybe I’ll even see you and be able to walk up and thank you for all the dedication you do with where you go. Hope to get a reply . Also lots of small towns around within 20 mins drive with history and stories to .

    • @0livelanette859
      @0livelanette859 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MadMikeStyle it means least favored . 😊

  • @LollyJK1
    @LollyJK1 ปีที่แล้ว +549

    My grandparents came to Milwaukee from Germany in 1924. My dad was born in Milwaukee in 1928. They lived on the northside, and grandpa was a baker in a northside German bakery. Although they left the city and settled in northern WI in the 1930's, dad ended up moving back and graduating from Marquette in the 1950s. You can take the boy out of Milwaukee, but you can't take Milwaukee out of the boy. Last year, at the age of 93, my father gave me a Milwaukee tour of everywhere he lived, worked and studied. I saw the first apt. my parents rented on Wisconsin Avenue near Marquette (across the street from an old Turner Hall which is now a concert venue). Dad passed away this summer at age 94. He always spoke so lovingly about Milwaukee. Thanks for taking me back to Milwaukee, Peter.

  • @no_ideaman
    @no_ideaman ปีที่แล้ว +1538

    As a European, I feel like you're one of the few ways to see something real about the USA. Thanks.

    • @thatcat2511
      @thatcat2511 ปีที่แล้ว +79

      Oh man, this is so true and I live here lmao

    • @trentspears9118
      @trentspears9118 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      After watching his videos on the US/Mexico border I knew he was a true humanitarian journalist at heart. He has a way of making connections and getting the raw, emotional truth out of people that is hardly found anywhere else. As someone who grew up in south Texas I know a lot about the immigration situation and I know a lot of the people directly impacted by it. Peter was able to portray the situation not only far more accurately than mainstream media, but on a much more personal level at that. The world need more folks like him.

    • @15multiventure51
      @15multiventure51 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      As a Brit, I fully agree with benwanders. Never had chance to visit the States. My main interest used to be to only visit the diversity of the great outdoors (nature). But having been exposed to the interesting diversity of people by Peter, I'm also keen to meet and mix with the people too. There are too many 'stereotypes' about the US - Peter is showing us the reality. Great channel.

    • @danielzhang1916
      @danielzhang1916 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@15multiventure51 there are many good things about the US that you don't hear about, it's not all crime and negative stuff that the media talks about, take it with a huge grain of salt

    • @PigeonLaughter01
      @PigeonLaughter01 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      As an American it's the same, we get pure propaganda on TV.

  • @SoMuchJake
    @SoMuchJake ปีที่แล้ว +198

    Born and raised in the 414 and still living here now at the age of 43 and now raising my son here....this video is AWESOME! Im glad Milwaukee is shown in the light for once instead of the shadow of media.

    • @lashaunrobinson5274
      @lashaunrobinson5274 ปีที่แล้ว

      Milwaukee is garbage

    • @bnbtoys
      @bnbtoys ปีที่แล้ว +5

      They could’ve don’t better tbh! No southside? Ugh! No hotspots either?! Just weird

    • @mariamaria2751
      @mariamaria2751 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Sorry. Milwaukee blows , it's seen its heyday.. sorry but I know first hand too. Milwaukee blows..everything that used to be great here is gone

    • @kellrockets101
      @kellrockets101 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yea born and raised here too.....they could've done a wayyyyy better job showing the city and exploring it. it was a pretty bland representation

    • @RobJackmehoff
      @RobJackmehoff 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I was there for 38 years out of my 48. Left this fucking dumb 10 years ago. Went somewhere and had way way way more of an opportunity. Milwaukee is junk dude. Look at rent prices? Milwaukee just like anywhere is is clicky as fuck.

  • @CollinAbroadcast
    @CollinAbroadcast ปีที่แล้ว +407

    Never thought I'd see you in my hometown, that's crazy!

    • @237g
      @237g ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It said in the beginning that Kia's get stolen why Kia's?

    • @CollinAbroadcast
      @CollinAbroadcast ปีที่แล้ว

      @@237g because of some easily hackable mechanism

    • @MahkReeProductions
      @MahkReeProductions ปีที่แล้ว

      @@237gmany/most up until recently didn’t have immobilizers. These immobilizers make it so the cars can’t be easily stolen. Kia went cheap and that’s what happens. Most Kia’s now have them.
      They are also easy to get with a poor credit score, so many in poorer areas get them and thus they are more available to steal.

    • @ericbittner2667
      @ericbittner2667 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ​@237g they can be stolen extremely easily with a USB flash drive in less then 30 seconds

    • @237g
      @237g ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ericbittner2667 Wow, who the f figured that out?

  • @JoePrada93
    @JoePrada93 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    As someone from Pakistan, I appreciate your content as it provides an authentic perspective on the USA. Thanks

    • @donaldewert2332
      @donaldewert2332 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hello from MILWAUKEE!!

    • @JoePrada93
      @JoePrada93 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hello @@donaldewert2332. Thanks for replying.

  • @awakeningpeace1
    @awakeningpeace1 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    MKE will always have my heart. I love that city. I love the people. It’s home. I miss it and love returning every time.

  • @justinekingmaker493
    @justinekingmaker493 ปีที่แล้ว +383

    "Kia boys" are STILL a problem in Milwaukee.
    Two summers ago I literally watched a group of teen boys crash a kia soul into a student housing building right across the street from my building. About 12 teenage boys all scrambled out of the vehicle and took off running in all directions. And I live close to downtown in the Avenues West neighborhood. It's also known as the "University District" or the "Marquette District" because it's where most of the student housing for Marquette University students is located.
    I'm still in this neighborhood simply because it's centrally located and pretty easy to get to where I need to go.
    I'm a Chicago native but moved away about a decade ago for work. When a change happened in my life, I wanted to go back to Illinois but just couldn't afford to live there anymore. A friend offered me a place to stay until I "got back on my feet" here in Milwaukee and I've been here ever since.
    Granted, it's not Chicago by any stretch but it has enough city conveniences that it's habitable and the cost of living couldn't be beat at the time I moved here.
    Lately, rents have been skyrocketing. The building I'm currently in was sold about a year ago to an investment firm in Chicago. They've been "renovating" empty units and are now charging 110% more than my current rent. Eventually, they will force residents to have to choose to either move into one of the renovated units and pay the exorbitant increase in rent or move out.
    At that point, I've already decided, I'm going to buy an RV and become a digital nomad. I already work remotely, so taking my work on the road won't be all that difficult. I just hate the work/rent cycle and have nothing to show for it.
    Milwaukee saved my life, but like every place the cost of living is out of control.
    What I have found that I really do like about Milwaukee is its art scene. It's had a really thriving art community for a good 30 years now and it's very art friendly. Visual art, theatre, music, you name it. I have a friend who has a puppet troupe, I have other friends who run a theatre company, and others still who are local musicians. I think that's Milwaukee's saving grace. The vibe is pretty funky and I do enjoy discovering new areas of this city.
    Milwaukee isn't an instant "WOW" factor, its just there, but when you get into the city, get to know the people, it really is kinda cool.

    • @raymondseekins1872
      @raymondseekins1872 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      He went one block into the south side😂😂

    • @justinekingmaker493
      @justinekingmaker493 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@raymondseekins1872 🤣Yeah, not really a "Deep dive" there.

    • @llortaton
      @llortaton ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Ah, yes. Those darn "teenage boys". Just a group of mischievous rascals up to some tomfoolery. LMFAO.

    • @coherentpanda7115
      @coherentpanda7115 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's everywhere now. My apartment complex in Omaha just put out an alert that a Kia was stolen and to remind people to lock their vehicles.

    • @DonaldPrizwan
      @DonaldPrizwan ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@raymondseekins1872 north side is more "randomly violent" than the SS, anyways lol... and he was much deeper than a block down leigh. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @alexfonseca2063
    @alexfonseca2063 ปีที่แล้ว +756

    This channel is the complete opposite of mainstream media. This channel tries to unite us by showing how great America is. The mainstream media tries to divide us by exaggerating how bad America is. We love your channel, Peter.

    • @TheUrbanEpicure
      @TheUrbanEpicure ปีที่แล้ว +24

      What a load of nonsense. Naming issues and showing how they affect people negatively is what unites folks to improve them. Celebrating greatness (which is not at all what's happening on Peter's channel, but let's go with it) makes people complacent, makes them fight for taking the credit, and makes them single out those who they think could destroy that greatness.

    • @voxii_13
      @voxii_13 ปีที่แล้ว

      While your thought process is in the right direction, you're missing the point.
      Too much in either direction is bad. Peter hits the right spot. Mainstream media tends to focus solely on constant negativity, hoping to fearmonger citizens into staying inside and not communicating with one another. @@TheUrbanEpicure

    • @-ripinpieces-8409
      @-ripinpieces-8409 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, close your eyes and pray that it wont hurt you or your loved ones.

    • @Bobodododo
      @Bobodododo ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheUrbanEpicureMainstream Media strategically picks issue that shed blame on opposing political views increasing the divide between people. Ideally youd be right, in reality they are greedy and manipulate the populous to get what they want

    • @RobertSmith-lq4kj
      @RobertSmith-lq4kj ปีที่แล้ว +13

      ​@TheUrbanEpicure, you must not watch much of his channel. He talks about the good and the bad

  • @sashapoint1167
    @sashapoint1167 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Welcome to milwaukee ! I am so glad you took a trip here . We are an underrated city for sure. Thanks for shining a light on us!

  • @utahdan231
    @utahdan231 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Your Romanian companion is very knowledgeable guy.
    I love Milwaukee and visit 5-6 times a year. I live in Chicago but love to go to the museums , the exhibitions, the theaters, stay in the hotels, listen to Milwaukee Symphony. Summer is great for a riverwalk, lake cruises. The architecture of a Third Ward is stunning.
    Great job Peter.

    • @MusclesandButts-eh2rq
      @MusclesandButts-eh2rq 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I thought of Romania the instant I saw his shirt. Salut!

    • @dust195
      @dust195 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oh come on he said himself, he moved to Milwaukee when he was 3 years old. He's Wearing a shirt that represents the area code of the city. He's Waukee through and through.

  • @MrAutoFlowaPowa
    @MrAutoFlowaPowa ปีที่แล้ว +134

    The work you do as a journalist & reporter is amazingly impressive compared to what today’s journalism has become thank you Peter !

    • @Andrew-3445
      @Andrew-3445 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, what I like about Peter is that he doesn't just ram some narrative down your throat like most "journalists" do. He lets people tell the story.

    • @TheUrbanEpicure
      @TheUrbanEpicure ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What he does is neither journalism nor reporting. People need to understand that.
      90% of his videos is letting other, random people talk. Nothing they say is fact-checked. They are not renowned authorities on anything.
      Peter's videos are like an opinion piece on FOX News. Or on MSNBC. You don't know which one you're gonna get. But it surely isn't neutral, objective, investigative journalism.

  • @ericthriller
    @ericthriller 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Bucyrus International was the Milwaukee company that helped build the Panama Canal. It's a beautiful story.

  • @dsnaper
    @dsnaper ปีที่แล้ว +79

    Peter’s comment on the North Korean tour was spot on. As a Chicagoan I default to overwhelming positive views on my hometown. This is an overreaction to the negative vibe we get nationally. Love that his content is allowing us to have realistic conversations that talk about the good bad and ugly. More Midwest content pls, and as a MU grad thank you Peter for showing off this gem of a city!

    • @miltown10
      @miltown10 ปีที่แล้ว

      what does NK tour mean?

    • @jeroenadmiraal8714
      @jeroenadmiraal8714 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@miltown10 Showing only positive propaganda, I guess

    • @lobotomyfan
      @lobotomyfan ปีที่แล้ว

      MU RAH RAH

  • @gabriellatis
    @gabriellatis ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I am a huge Peter Santenello fan. am really glad to see a Fred , a person from Romania on his channel . Great information ! I am from Romania too :)

  • @jkroyzer
    @jkroyzer ปีที่แล้ว +51

    “Salt of the earth” is how I would describe Milwaukee absolutely. I was born and raised here, working class people trying to help themselves, their families, their communities. I love it.

  • @maria_caitlin
    @maria_caitlin ปีที่แล้ว +454

    I moved from Chicago suburbs to Milwaukee in 2015. As a new college grad, I was extremely impressed with the affordability in comparison to what my friends in Chicago were paying. My first apartment was $730 a month including heat and water on the east side. On street parking was about $50 a year, no tolls to pay driving around, sales tax 5% vs 10% in Chicago. However, I now live in the burbs raising small children because the petty crime in Milwaukee as noted in this video is unbearable. I was side swiped by a reckless driver once and that was enough for me with kids. Milwaukee, you have a special place in my heart and I will always drive downtown for festivals and the unique arts scene, but safety is paramount. No city can survive with the likes of kia boys blowing through red lights causing mayhem. Please focus on reckless driving and underserved youth. It's perhaps a nationwide problem, but especially bad in Milwaukee. People deserve to feel safe as a basic human right of passage living in any city. It may start in the home, but raising quality citizens sometimes means actually holding firm on laws and punishing those who violate others to the fullest extent.

    • @carolmartin4413
      @carolmartin4413 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Couldn't have said it better. Grew up there back in 1950's...peaceful and safe. For years in the burbs for the exact same reasons you mentioned...not much improvement I'm afraid.

    • @americanpatriot6484
      @americanpatriot6484 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      You are correct on it all. It's a very blue city and that is what will take it down. Then there are the really high taxes.

    • @azzaahhYT
      @azzaahhYT ปีที่แล้ว +42

      "underserved youth" don't paint them as victims, they know what they are doing

    • @youngloudandscotty
      @youngloudandscotty ปีที่แล้ว

      Knowing what they are doing does not make them not underserved.@@azzaahhYT

    • @chiefslinginbeef3641
      @chiefslinginbeef3641 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Keep voting for it. It'll get better.

  • @leeb6476
    @leeb6476 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    Loved this look into Milwaukee, I casually follow the Bucks from here in the UK. I'm in the city of Birmingham, west midlands. Wes Edens is a co-owner of the Bucks and my premier league football team Aston Villa. Milwaukee really reminds me of my home town, an underdog city, but so much to offer in spirit and culture if you can look past the obvious problems. UTV!

    • @LarsGallup
      @LarsGallup ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ahhh Birmingham - home of Steel Pulse, the Beat, Editors, Au Pairs and GBH. If you ever visit Mil-town you got a place to stay for free

    • @PeeNile
      @PeeNile ปีที่แล้ว

      All cities have their problems, but I love Milwaukee. You can have your small town charm and your big city flavor. My favorite part is you can drive 20 minutes and be in the middle of nowhere.

    • @lachutequimarche8074
      @lachutequimarche8074 ปีที่แล้ว

      Giannis baby!

  • @vickils9571
    @vickils9571 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Thanks for making a stop here, if you ever decide to come back John Gurda would be the most spectacular guide you could possibly meet. He is a local historian, and his knowledge of the city is beyond compare, as is his knowledge of the state. His knowledge extends to all of the people who immigrated here and when, where they settled, when industries came and left, and anything you would want to know about the Beer Barons, and he knows all about our socialist background (which is why our lakefront isn't like Chicago's) and why we have so many parks.

    • @chachi9525
      @chachi9525 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Amen!

    • @aub472
      @aub472 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I met John Gurda at the farmers market this last summer and I may as well have been meeting Elvis (what's a relevant famous person... Harry Styles? 😬🤣). He's such a cool guy and the vast knowledge he just walks through the world with is amazing!

    • @everydayvacaytaj
      @everydayvacaytaj หลายเดือนก่อน

      I want to hear more about the lakefront

  • @lastredcentfarm3375
    @lastredcentfarm3375 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee has beautiful architecture and the lobby is gorgeous.

  • @dogvip7688
    @dogvip7688 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Top notch video. If I ever visit the US - Milwaukee definitely on the itinerary. Thanks Peter.

  • @hawaiiantimes7702
    @hawaiiantimes7702 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    Milwaukee is a solid city. I moved to Wisconsin from Hawaii and I have nothing but good things to say about Milwaukee. We live about an hour north of Milwaukee and visit the city as much as possible. Great places and museums to take the kids. Cost of living is still good, lots of factory work that pays well even with a high school education and the people here are very friendly. I call them the midwestern Hawaiians lol. Of course you’ll have bad areas in any large city but compared to Chicago which is right down the street, this place is paradise. That being said, I think the state of Wisconsin is a solid place to set roots if you can handle this DAMN COLD WEATHER lol.

    • @Hood.Housekeeping
      @Hood.Housekeeping ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Dude Hawaii to Milwaukee is like going from heaven to hell.

    • @bigmoney1780
      @bigmoney1780 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What part of Milwaukee you be where the people nice Lmaoo stop lying for the net a Milwaukee native

    • @hawaiiantimes7702
      @hawaiiantimes7702 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@bigmoney1780 yeah I got kids, so I stay out of the ghettos brah. Usually a brewers game, state fair, children’s museum, summer fest… you know, law abiding citizen stuff.

    • @krupkamusic
      @krupkamusic ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Im a Milwaukee dude born and raised, im curious what made you come to the 414 ? @hawaiiantimes7702

    • @hawaiiantimes7702
      @hawaiiantimes7702 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@krupkamusic met and married a girl from Wisconsin.

  • @n8doggiedog714
    @n8doggiedog714 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    I hope you highlight more of Wisconsin, like you did in rural Illinois. As a transplant to Milwaukee county (west Allis) there’s a lot this area can improve on but there’s a lot that has changed in the last decade. We’re also way friendlier than people from Chicago ;)

    • @utahdan231
      @utahdan231 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      He should go to drift-less area of Wisconsin. It’s gorgeous and a colony of artists and artisans.

    • @northofeight349
      @northofeight349 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Head up north of eight. Totally different vibe than the southern part of the state. And less crowded!

    • @_Scyber
      @_Scyber ปีที่แล้ว

      West Allis is a shithole. Someone was murdered outside my bedroom window back in October & I no longer feel safe in the area

    • @coldvoid7579
      @coldvoid7579 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@northofeight349 Definitely needs to hit the northwoods. One of the most slept on parts of the country

    • @HotTakeAndy
      @HotTakeAndy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’d love him to come to my city in Stoughton during Syttende Mai!

  • @running_realestate
    @running_realestate ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Reading that card for the older woman was incredible! That part definitely hit home. Well done

  • @CountJinsulaOfficial
    @CountJinsulaOfficial ปีที่แล้ว +111

    I lived in Milwaukee for three years, and its an underrated city for sure. The downtown area is pretty nice, and aside from pockets of bad neighborhoods, the surrounding areas are nice too. It is basically a very small Chicago, complete with a lakefront.

    • @Mytoekhandria
      @Mytoekhandria ปีที่แล้ว +2

      For someone looking to move to Milwaukee, which areas would you recommend to move to/recommend to avoid?

    • @kellrockets101
      @kellrockets101 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Mytoekhandria steer clear of the northside inner city of Milwaukee for living purposes. But the suburbs in the northside are really nice. I would recommend trying to find a place in the suburbs for living. Look into Wauwatosa, Whitefish Bay, Bayside, Shorewood, Hales Corners if you want really nice, very suburban areas. Look into Bayview if you like the hipster trendy scene, but also a nice area with good restaurants and activities. And look into Greenfield, Cudahy, South Milwaukee if you want that southside middle class area. I guess it would depend on your income and what you're willing to pay fore rent/mortgage. he mentioned something about those apartments in the video being like 950-1500 a month. That's grossly underestimating the cost of those a month. rent for those downtown apts close to the lakefront and downtown scene would be well over $2500-3000 a month probably. The suburbs if buying a house can be unreal for prices and property taxes for even buying a ranch or cape cod type house.
      All of the suburbs I mentioned are all part of the county of Milwaukee, and what make up Milwaukee...everything is accessible in Milwaukee within 5-15 mins from the suburbs.

    • @shannonrickard8605
      @shannonrickard8605 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ​@@MytoekhandriaThe north side is the main area to avoid, but housing is also cheap there. The east side and downtown are the best areas (in my opinion). They are the safest and have the most "stuff" going on. The crime has certainly spread in recent years and it's not as safe as it used to be but I think that can be said for anywhere these days.

    • @Bollllllll
      @Bollllllll ปีที่แล้ว

      The northside it is very bad over there and aslo the south side of milwaukee which is in Lincoln town​@Mytoekhandria

    • @tony_5156
      @tony_5156 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@shannonrickard8605ironic lol
      Crime keeps housing cheap at the expensive of getting robbed, 🍇-ed, stabbed, and the like.

  • @Cheese-Head
    @Cheese-Head ปีที่แล้ว +27

    As a Milwaukean I love this! Thank you for showing our beautiful city and telling our story! I’m an immigrant myself and Milwaukee is my home!

  • @mike891204
    @mike891204 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Surprised they didn’t stop by the art museum, world class architecture there too. Graduated from MSOE in 2012 and I loved living in Milwaukee for those 4 years. Wolskis and Alterra by the Lake were such great hangouts amongst many others

    • @jbone1982wi
      @jbone1982wi ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fellow MSOE alum!

    • @frankfreeman2012
      @frankfreeman2012 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Did you ever earn the “I closed Wolski’s!” t-shirt?

  • @happynoodleboy4160
    @happynoodleboy4160 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Grew up in Milwaukee, still live in WI. Thanks for showing my city in an honest, earnest way.

    • @MrBrettAIR
      @MrBrettAIR 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      😂😂😂

  • @mm9492
    @mm9492 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Woooow. My wife and I can’t wait to visit Milwaukee. We’re planning on travelling to US from England and we’ve now added this amazing city to our bucket list. Thank you Peter. PS summer it will be. America is too cold for us.

    • @timeforchange3786
      @timeforchange3786 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good luck with that but if you vote woke go ahead.

    • @MahkReeProductions
      @MahkReeProductions ปีที่แล้ว

      @@timeforchange3786what are you talking about….?

    • @MahkReeProductions
      @MahkReeProductions ปีที่แล้ว +7

      You’ll love it here, welcome!

    • @cubsfan1205
      @cubsfan1205 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Visit Chicago then go to Milwaukee

    • @mm9492
      @mm9492 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@timeforchange3786 what are you on about? America is a great country with great people

  • @patriciabeller64
    @patriciabeller64 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    I was a travel nurse for 5 years when I took an assignment in Milwaukee. Raised in Fort Wayne, IN and moved to Raleigh, NC 40 years ago, I ADORED MKE from day one! So down-to-earth, friendly, and mild on my budget I would move back there in a heartbeat if my children were closer.

    • @dwright138
      @dwright138 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Have you been back to Fort Wayne recently? It's really changed

    • @missingremote4388
      @missingremote4388 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm in Milwaukee moving away twice 1968 to California 10 years and 1988 to Florida 25 yes, But always came back.

    • @melaniekrygoski9284
      @melaniekrygoski9284 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anybody take a tour through downtown Hammond, Indiana. As of the past 2 years, the town lost St. Margaret Hospital. Very poor planning.

  • @shkluck8581
    @shkluck8581 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "Lower-case Helvetica font" is crazy 😂😂😂😂

  • @JayLuhx
    @JayLuhx ปีที่แล้ว +127

    Im usually a silent viewer, but last night my mom, her bf, and my brother all got together and watched your videos. The recaps at the beginning are such a great video style. Youre amazing, peter!!

    • @PeterSantenello
      @PeterSantenello  ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Thanks Jay! The editing is my wife and I’m sure she’ll be happy to see this.

    • @littleaussiehomesteaders6013
      @littleaussiehomesteaders6013 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Peter your interview style is brilliant. You're lack of judgement towards each person you speak with is admirable 👏

    • @JayLuhx
      @JayLuhx ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@PeterSantenello kudos to both of you! What a great team. Amazing videography

    • @JayLuhx
      @JayLuhx ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@littleaussiehomesteaders6013 totally agreed!

  • @agentm83
    @agentm83 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    as a Canadian, I learn more about our friends and neighbours to the south than I ever would be able to otherwise, because of this channel. Thank you.

    • @Etaoinshrdlu69
      @Etaoinshrdlu69 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      It's learning about the common people instead of elites which is great.

    • @Cheddar_96
      @Cheddar_96 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Hell yeah, Canadians are our next door neighbors and our closest friends 💪🤝

    • @wesj1064
      @wesj1064 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Love to see him come up here and visit our world renown cities like Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Any time he needs a guide, I know a guy!

    • @clvrswine
      @clvrswine ปีที่แล้ว

      *neighbors

    • @12camarodude
      @12camarodude ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@wesj1064 Would love for him to showcase Vancouver as well! Love how well Peter showcases every city.

  • @marshared
    @marshared 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Now I wanna visit. Thanks Peter and 414!

  • @miltowntubes4142
    @miltowntubes4142 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    MUCH LOVE & RESPECT FROM DA 414 SOUTH SIDER 4 LIFE ! GREAT WORK PETER & YOU DID MILWAUKEE PROUD ! #414LOVE

  • @BlueprintScience
    @BlueprintScience ปีที่แล้ว +24

    Milwaukee is renowned for its classic architecture. Take a walk downtown through the historic Third Ward; its beautiful - something that's missing from other modern cities.

  • @tracy4981
    @tracy4981 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Beautiful job showing off our city, guys! I'm 58, lived in Milwaukee my whole life.😊 I learned so much from this tour! You made me proud.❤

  • @benwindbag
    @benwindbag ปีที่แล้ว +100

    The Schlitz Brewing Company (1849-1982) was one of Milwaukee's industrial brewing giants. Marketed as “the beer that made Milwaukee famous,” Schlitz was an important innovator in the national brewing industry and the largest brewery in the United States for a significant part of the twentieth century.

    • @readdeeply9278
      @readdeeply9278 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      It was the Holy Trinity. Schlitz, Pabst and Blatz. When I was 18 in 1978 and poor,, we'[d take the brewery tours for the free beer at the end lol

    • @HieronymousLex
      @HieronymousLex ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It’s been great to see the revival of brewing in milwaukee with the craft industry. There’s gotta be hundreds of breweries that have cropped up in the last decade or two. Still, I miss that yeast smell you used to get going into the city on the freeway

    • @sowtfwhyme
      @sowtfwhyme ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Peter needs to come back a and do a Milwaukee brewery tour. Then, for a "7th inning stretch"..tailgate and go to a Brewers game. Then hit up the, if he's survived to the point..actual party. Aka whatever bar scene he stumbles and or dances into😂

    • @KeithJK
      @KeithJK ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@HieronymousLex I always associated the smell with brewing too but it turns out it was Red Star Yeast

    • @chachi9525
      @chachi9525 ปีที่แล้ว

      Pabst and Blatz as well.

  • @xtrachrisb488
    @xtrachrisb488 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    The Hop is super clean because hardly anyone uses it

    • @jadamec
      @jadamec หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Good for taking a short lap around to visit a few coffee house's,,,,,,

    • @chrisradmer6948
      @chrisradmer6948 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The hop is useless and a waste of taxpayer dollars

    • @juliemarie4787
      @juliemarie4787 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yeah it literally just goes in a circle.

    • @BethelPJ
      @BethelPJ 9 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      It is only catered to a very small part of the city. Most people don't even work downtown due to MKE being a blue collar type of city.

  • @Siatsgaming
    @Siatsgaming ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Me as an immigrant from Germany going towards 5 years in the US, this is a great representation of what I consider my home currently.
    Great job!
    I would for you to explore rural Wisconsin of what most people call Up North.
    Might be hard to find people to guide you, but would be awesome!

  • @darleneschneck
    @darleneschneck ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I visited Milwaukee for the first time in 2016 and was really impressed by all it offers. Walkable, right by the water, strong arts culture, good restaurants.

    • @naderzaal
      @naderzaal ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Until you get robbed and they steal your car, and I was born in Milwaukee

    • @UToobin75
      @UToobin75 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@naderzaal I.E. something which can occur in any sizable city across the nation. Milwaukee is not unique in this regard.

    • @naderzaal
      @naderzaal ปีที่แล้ว

      @@UToobin75 Killwaukee and the Kia Boyz

  • @JohnnyFD
    @JohnnyFD ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Wow, I kind of want to check out Milwaukee now after seeing how nice the architecture and lake is.

    • @everydayvacaytaj
      @everydayvacaytaj หลายเดือนก่อน

      Come anytime July-October and it'll be perfect

    • @Cantfocvs
      @Cantfocvs หลายเดือนก่อน

      The lake is a little gross sometimes ngl, I try not to swim in it often. if you want a nice lake there's tons in the area only about 30-40 min away. Taking a boat on the river is always nice though, its a good lake to ride a boat on and fish on, not really to swim in. But yes we have some of (in my opinion) the best architecture in the midwest, a lot of it is very old and untouched. Idk if you know who Frank Lloyd Wright is but he's a famous architect and there's a whole block of houses designed by him somewhere in the city, I have yet to go find them. He's also got a couple mansions elsewhere in Wisconsin but they're a little far from Milwaukee. Overall it's a great city if you love Italian food, Mexican food and beer. Just stay away from the North Side at night, for the most part it's pretty chill but don't take any chances as a tourist

  • @1MrHoney
    @1MrHoney 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Salut from 🇷🇴 Romania, Peter I am watching your videos for some time now, keep on! We are waiting for you here.

    • @shemmakanga8390
      @shemmakanga8390 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What a great guy. He makes sightseeing so exciting & he is a good historian, social scientist, economist, and a good teacher of civic education/social studies. The content creator did an awesome job. Thanks. Cheers.

  • @marionlesage4794
    @marionlesage4794 ปีที่แล้ว +105

    I was born in Milwaukee. My great grandfather was a chauffeur for the rich in Shorewood, my Oma and her mother cleaned the fancy mansions there. Heavy German DNA and a carried over love for the old country passed down in my family. My father’s side worked at the factories there, and both my Opas worked munitions through WWII. I will always love Milwaukee and its beautiful suburbs. Its nice to see so much hometown pride in the folks living there.

    • @expatleanie
      @expatleanie ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Interesting so oma means gran right? We saffas call our grans ouma .. same pronunciation as your oma.. it literally means old mother in Afrikaans which we use

    • @khalidalali186
      @khalidalali186 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I call my 82 year old Dutch Godmother, Marianne, the same thing. She’s from Amsterdam.

    • @readdeeply9278
      @readdeeply9278 ปีที่แล้ว

      My Grandma was Oma too lol She was 100% German and would chat in the kitchen with her friend Frieda for hours over coffee, all in German. Frieda was a survivor of the Holocaust but at my young age I didn't know it. Ironically, our next door neighbors were also German, and everyone called her Oma too hahah

    • @Babs42
      @Babs42 ปีที่แล้ว

      MKE is pretty German heritage-wise.

  • @TheMW2informer
    @TheMW2informer ปีที่แล้ว +96

    It’s soooo crazy being from a city in Wisconsin (not even 1/10th the size of MKE but top ten in the state pop.) seeing people think of Milwaukee as “small” in any way! I think of Milwaukee as a HUGE city and going there is always memorable, even just driving thru. As a kid going on field trips to Milwaukee Zoo or the Museums downtown I was always hyped up to be going to the ‘big city’ and looked forward to it for weeks. now getting to go to bucks games and visit friends in college it’s a bit different, dealing with traffic that has no patience, and paying $50 to park.

    • @KenoshaCaptures
      @KenoshaCaptures ปีที่แล้ว

      Racine?

    • @travelnc2g
      @travelnc2g ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@KenoshaCapturesgo north

    • @hanjis5894
      @hanjis5894 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Totally it's all about perspective. I have a friend from rural Wisconsin (town of around 1000 people) and she was adamant that even Madison was a big city. And I myself growing up in a suburb always thought Milwaukee was a huge city too. Until I got older and took trips to Chicago, NYC, L.A hahaha

  • @minimanadam
    @minimanadam ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I been to numerous cities and Milwaukee is by far the most welcoming, nicest people BY FAR .
    Main reason I choose to live just outside the city in a beautiful suburb called OakCreek..
    The midwest charm is true , just give us a chance

  • @Smokindutch63
    @Smokindutch63 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    How cool it would be if Peter sometime gave a get-together party with all these wonderful people he has met in these video's. I would love to see that.

  • @m33nboy
    @m33nboy ปีที่แล้ว +28

    This is so cool to see. Never been to Milwaukee but now I want to go!
    I hope you do a video about Northern New England someday. People always just think of Boston when it comes to New England, but Maine, New Hampshire & Vermont have so much to offer. One of America's best kept secrets.

    • @joeblow26
      @joeblow26 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lu Lu's lobster 🦞 Boats! Can't miss them An hour east of Bangor

    • @corrinaroseschneider2285
      @corrinaroseschneider2285 ปีที่แล้ว

      My advice, come to Milwaukee during the summer aka festival season. Ideally for Summerfest if you like music festivals. *Born and raised MKE.

  • @thinebiggest
    @thinebiggest ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Outstanding video as usual Peter. I've got to say: Fred is funny. Walking, talking, and dressing like a young buck. The world needs more people like you Fred.

  • @MABA333
    @MABA333 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    I'm from the Netherlands and it always strikes me how open, friendly and easy talking Americans are. I wouldn't wanna live in the USA, but I like most of the people. I wished I could talk to strangers that easy.

    • @JustJonny15
      @JustJonny15 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      We like you to visit but we like when you leave too

    • @hayeslincoln3111
      @hayeslincoln3111 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Wisconsinites I've been told are some of the friendliest people you'll ever meet. We re almost to nice I think.
      Come and visit and make it your home. It's a good place the more people you meet from wi or for that matter the USA the more you'll like us. Rural USA is even better. Lots of great God loving family loving And country loving people.
      We got big hearts big ideas and we don't care if people don t like that. Americans are the best. Come on over and stay awhile you ll see.
      Have a most excellent Christmas.

    • @lorizeppelina2286
      @lorizeppelina2286 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Most of the Midwest is like that - bigger cities, not so much.

    • @tony_5156
      @tony_5156 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Portuguese and coastal Western Europeans are like that too.
      Not uniquely an American thing

    • @manatees9823
      @manatees9823 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@JustJonny15 😄

  • @rgboss1337
    @rgboss1337 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Despite being german with no intention to live outside of Germany it´s very nice to see how cities in the US are structured and how the history of those cities varies. It kanda makes me sad that i´m probably not be able to visit every place in the US but it´s deffinetely a dream to visit some remote areas in the united states and talk to locals.

    • @davidsonna9502
      @davidsonna9502 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah there's a HUGE difference between American cities developed before and after the automobile.

    • @StrangeHistory-tr2xs
      @StrangeHistory-tr2xs ปีที่แล้ว +8

      My grandparents came to the US from Germany, so I have the opposite of you- I would like to see Germany someday

    • @ceomrman
      @ceomrman ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Milwaukee used to have four daily German-language newspapers. The phone book (back we had those) had page after page after page of Schmidts and Millers. The German Americans there had the only socialist mayor of any large North American city - for fifty years. So if you ever come to Milwaukee, it might be interesting!

    • @Clake52
      @Clake52 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My father was born in Milwaukee in 1920 and spoke German before he spoke English.

    • @ronaldfaucette7838
      @ronaldfaucette7838 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Make sure you come to Milwaukee if you do make it to the US one day, its so much better than the bigger cities.

  • @robertajohnson9750
    @robertajohnson9750 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I was so excited to see my Milwaukee highlight on this video!!! I was born and raised that. I moved to Oklahoma in 2019 to attend college in my 50's. The true be told I LOVE MILWAUKEE!!! The people, the food, and the Lakefront is so beautiful! ❤
    #414ForLife

  • @harjitgrewal7384
    @harjitgrewal7384 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Always had a great time in Milwaukee. Enjoy visiting from Canada and appreciating the wonderful architecture, neighborhoods and attractions the city has to offer.

  • @dameanvil
    @dameanvil ปีที่แล้ว +145

    00:00 🌆 Milwaukee, once a Rust Belt city, faced decline in the '80s but has been undergoing positive changes in the last 20 years.
    02:48 🏀 Milwaukee's sports success, like the world championship basketball team, has contributed to the city's transformation and pride.
    04:13 🌆 Milwaukee's turnaround started around 20 years ago, with a growing food scene and small manufacturing contributing to its revitalization.
    06:14 🏙 Milwaukee faces challenges in breaking stereotypes and negative media narratives that impact its perception.
    09:12 🛶 Milwaukee's historic features, like the water-powered elevators on the Milwaukee River, showcase the city's industrial past.
    13:09 🛣 Milwaukee's history of segregation is evident, with neighborhoods divided by highways, valleys, and historical racial patterns.
    14:48 🔫 Milwaukee faces challenges with youth crime, with issues of quick tempers, reckless driving, and a lack of proper conflict resolution leading to violence.
    16:54 📰 Media tends to focus on the negative aspects of Milwaukee, perpetuating stereotypes and overshadowing positive stories and achievements.
    18:47 🏛 Milwaukee has historical challenges related to redlining, affecting neighborhoods and communities, with efforts to address and educate about these issues.
    19:29 🎥 The creator introduces a new membership page for additional content and deeper dives into various topics, offering a way for viewers tosupport the channel.
    20:56 ⚽ Milwaukee is getting a professional outdoor soccer team, addressing a decades-long absence. The city, known for its ethnic heritage, is seen as prime for pro soccer, and an 8,000 capacity stadium is planned.
    21:51 🌍 Peter is a significant figure in soccer, having started more soccer clubs in the MLS than anyone else globally. His contributions include teams in Chicago, Milwaukee, and more, making him a key figure in the football world.
    23:10 🏰 Milwaukee is home to the oldest European-built building in the Western Hemisphere, St. Joan of Arc Chapel, constructed between 1412 and 1431 in France. The city boasts a rich architectural history.
    25:11 🏭 Milwaukee, historically known for beer brewing, was a major manufacturing hub. In the mid-20th century, it rivaled Detroit in wealth, playing a crucial role in building machines for projects like the Panama Canal.
    26:22 🔄 Milwaukeeans are working to redefine the city's image, moving away from stereotypes of beer and manufacturing. Younger generations are creating a new vibe, embracing service industries and entrepreneurship.
    27:41 🏡 Homes in Milwaukee's expanding neighborhoods are priced around $450-500k. The city is experiencing a shift, with efforts to shed the old stereotypes and embrace a new, diverse identity.
    28:38 🚗 Exploring the speaker's childhood neighborhood, it's revealed to be a mix of working-class whites and blacks. Today, the demographics have shifted, but the community remains relatively tight-knit.
    29:49 🛣 Navigating the streets of Milwaukee, the speaker reflects on his paper route in the '80s, highlighting how neighborhoods have evolved, and many vacant lots result fromhomes that burned down.
    34:12 🚔 The absence of police presence is noted, with the local response to law enforcement varying based on whether they are seen as helpful for the community or a hindrance.
    36:24 🏡 Residents in the neighborhood are actively involved in reclaiming abandoned lots, rebuilding fences, and shaping the community. The emphasis is on transforming the area into what the residents desire.
    39:59 💃 A visit to a dance studio in Milwaukee emphasizes the community's vibrancy and creativity, challenging stereotypes and highlighting the city's welcoming atmosphere.
    41:39 💃 Growing up with a dance-oriented family, the speaker's mother, at 66, is still active in dance and yoga, inspiring him to be great.
    42:07 🌐 The speaker proudly represents the 414 area code and emphasizes the value of the community and spaces where people can be themselves.
    42:34 🚗 Capital Drive and the interstate serve as significant dividing lines, impacting neighborhoods and contributing to historical segregation in Milwaukee.
    43:16 🏡 Milwaukee's affluent and poorer areas can be just a block away, demonstrating the city's economic disparities.
    43:29 🌊 The speaker showcases the affluent area near Lake Michigan in Shorewood, with homes from the 1930s-40s,inhabited by professionals and industry leaders.
    44:51 🏖 Bradford Beach is highlighted as a popular spot, showcasing the efforts to revitalize Milwaukee and break free from its past stereotypes.
    46:04 🌟 Encouraging Milwaukee residents to take pride in their city's achievements and not be overshadowed by stereotypes, promoting a positive image of Milwaukee.

    • @rehmsmeyer
      @rehmsmeyer ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He does it for free.

    • @breathless8075
      @breathless8075 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Listen to the Police Scanner for the police department in your City. NOW that's a Real Eye Opener. 😢

    • @logan9699
      @logan9699 ปีที่แล้ว

      He copy/pastes the transcript into chatGPT and asks it to do it for him. I'd guess it took him maybe 3-5 minutes to get it formatted correctly and get the right response. I'm not saying this isn't valuable, but it really highlights the benefits of language models :)@@rehmsmeyer

    • @holditorsken2030
      @holditorsken2030 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      you have way too much free time, dude..

    • @jessekendall4658
      @jessekendall4658 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's a 1 click AI tool.@@holditorsken2030

  • @forrestbenson4517
    @forrestbenson4517 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Grew up in Milwaukee... you missed out on a few gems! Bay View and a drive to Waukesha would have sealed the deal. I'll never move back, but it will always been home! Great view on the city I call home!

  • @milkynugget
    @milkynugget ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Peter come to Baltimore!! There’s so much under appreciated love in this city that needs to be shared to the world!

  • @Swanoaks
    @Swanoaks ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you Peter that was amazing. You do an amazing job in opening up these places to the rest of the world. Great job: Kiwi from Virginia

  • @Maannddyyy
    @Maannddyyy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    as a German who has family near Milwaukee I have been there multiple times and each time my family has told me how dangerous it has gotten. It definitely has its beautiful parts but there are many places I would avoid. Much love for Wisconsin in general though

  • @Nonyabiz370
    @Nonyabiz370 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    “There’s a difference between being an artist, and being a brand.”
    Damn straight! Amen!

  • @eveneve
    @eveneve ปีที่แล้ว +58

    My father was born in Racine, WI and I’ve always wondered what his town and upbringing was like. He was born in 1931 and gone now but he had very fond memories of his city which is very close to Milwaukee. Thank you Peter!

    • @utahdan231
      @utahdan231 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Racine is a very cool town with beautiful houses and gool architecture. I always go from Chicago to get fresh Danish Kringle for Christmas. It’s outstanding. It has some F.L.Wright buildings , lake area is beautiful. And fishing for steelhead is awesome.

    • @eveneve
      @eveneve ปีที่แล้ว

      @@utahdan231 one day I hope to check it out! Thank you 🙏🏻

    • @vanaox3690
      @vanaox3690 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@utahdan231I love Wright’s architecture and legacy in Chicago-Racine area. So sad it didn’t grow much outside of there into the rest of the world, being french myself :/
      One of the rare examples of beautiful and original architecture made « after » art deco

    • @ItsTrizzy262
      @ItsTrizzy262 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@eveneve Racine isn't anything special. Compared to Kenosha, it's pretty run down with a lot of crime. The downtown though is cool I guess...

    • @ront9395
      @ront9395 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Racine was a great city on the decline in the ‘80s. I moved away in the ‘90s. It’s basically got the same problems as Milwaukee now, but with better Danish bakeries.

  • @sharonkennedy2607
    @sharonkennedy2607 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm a Milwaukeean. Loved this video! Thanks for taking the time to do this video.

  • @christinablakey
    @christinablakey ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Milwaukee is one of my favorite cities! Thanks for showcasing it. Great job, Peter

  • @AKJJSIM
    @AKJJSIM ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Lived on the eastside as a kid 76-82, just off Brady St and then Oakland and Hartford. Summerfest, Bradford beach, Brady St festival, Oriental Theatre, Bucs and Brewer games with my dad are some of my best memories. Hey Fred, I had the paper route delivering to the UWM dormatories!! First real job was washing dishes at Norman's restaurant off Oakland ave. Met a lot of the Milwaukee Bucs and Brewers while working there. RIP Kenny N. Country boy at heart but I'll always remember the 414.

  • @travelswithblindcane
    @travelswithblindcane ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Peter, thank you so much for this. I grew up in Northwest Illinois in a small city that for all intents and purposes looks exactly like a mini Milwaukee, right on the Mississippi. It was a rough childhood and I have a lot of trauma - haven't been back to the Midwest for about 20 years now. I can't bring myself to watch the Chicago series and was hesitant on this one since I'm working through the PTSD and the setting is hard for me, but this reminded me of the good things about the area. Fred is a little over the top and I get the feeling he orchestrated a lot of the people you "ran into" but he seems genuinely friendly - even if he's trying to sell merch. I do think this was a bit of an NK tour but it was nice to see, thank you!

  • @itsrocketsauce7578
    @itsrocketsauce7578 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Loved seeing my home city on the show.
    1 thing I think that forgets to get mentioned is that people generally take pride from what side of town you are from. Me, I’m a life long southsider. When you meet someone from here, you generally ask where someone’s from.

  • @christophergreen4367
    @christophergreen4367 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Recently I visited my niece in Milwaukee. I had a great time and was pleasantly surprised. I'm from Buffalo but Milwaukee felt light years ahead of us.

  • @tylerbaars1173
    @tylerbaars1173 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I'm 24 and have lived here my whole life. Although I'm not a big fan of our drug and alcohol issues I have to say I love this city because you really do get to see so many different walks of life and it is truly humbling and I value that very much about this city. And there's great food here! I have to shout out our awesome metal scene here too!

    • @mariamaria2751
      @mariamaria2751 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Get out as soon as you can

    • @Cory-wv7np
      @Cory-wv7np ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@mariamaria2751 Why?! For a decent sized city it's a good place to live and has lots of opportunities. Yes there is crime but that is going to happen wherever you live

    • @tylerbaars1173
      @tylerbaars1173 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @mariamaria2751 You're right I posted this during a manic high. But you're right. I hate this place now 😂. Between the traffic on 76th that really should be a freeway, the crime which I've personally been victim of many times despite actually being a law abiding hardworking citzen and the entitled, narcissistic assholes living here, and in flux of people coming in from Chicago and across boarders it's chaotic for me. Unfortunately the good parts of this city don't out weigh the bad. I've had nothing but relationship and money problems here. But if people wanna come here I'm not gonna stop them because I am either moving or offing myself at this rate 😂

  • @jmowiscoproud
    @jmowiscoproud ปีที่แล้ว +16

    As a life long Wisconsinite and spending lots of my time in Milwaukee I really appreciate this episode a bit more!! Peter I think u should do a segment on all of Wisconsin and all the great amazing industry we have here! Such as the home of the 4 wheel drive, Sea Grave fire apparatus, Snap on tools, Milwaukee tools, Harley Davidson, Briggs n Straton, Carver yatchs, Marinette Marine, Miller Electric, Miller beer, Pierce Fire trucks, and so so so much more! Thank u so much Good day and God Bless!

    • @von...
      @von... ปีที่แล้ว

      what is that area about an hour outside of mke that is super hilly (almost mountain-like) with all the super old churches on the hills? I used to live in milwaukee from 2015 to about 2020 & forgot about the area i'm describing until right now.
      I brought my family out there one time when they were visiting & it felt more 'old-world' than anything I had ever seen outside of the east coast early settlements.

    • @jmowiscoproud
      @jmowiscoproud ปีที่แล้ว

      That's a bit vague!

    • @von...
      @von... ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jmowiscoproud that's fair lol

    • @waynerohde1036
      @waynerohde1036 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@von...maybe Holy Hill

    • @von...
      @von... ปีที่แล้ว

      @@waynerohde1036 that's it!! thanks dude!

  • @Distinctiveguitar
    @Distinctiveguitar ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thanks for visiting and shining a spotlight on MKE. 10 years ago our business moved from Chicago to Milwaukee as we went from an online seller to a full brick and mortar establishment. It made so much more financial sense, but it's been great for us in more ways than one. Loving the Bay View neighborhood, the community, and all the people we meet.

  • @nicholasystad2351
    @nicholasystad2351 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It's awesome to see our city getting some love!!! I'm also an avid historian, and know a ton about Milwaukee's history. Would have loved to have been able to give some insight as well. I'm a Bay View boy through and through. There's a rich sense of community here. Like they said, mostly everyone wants to be nice to you. The majority of people here are so welcoming and warm-hearted. It's what we're known for.

  • @denaparrish4948
    @denaparrish4948 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great Interview Fred. You are very knowledgeable and showcased your city beautifully. Loved it. Thank you Peter.

  • @Pyrrho_
    @Pyrrho_ ปีที่แล้ว +266

    Interesting choice of local "host" to work with. Dude has been hustling his merch for decades; a lot of the locals know him as the "too much rock for one hand" guy. He's friends with the people who own the restaurant they ate at, just "happened" to run into his artist friend, the soccer guy (wearing one of Fred's jerseys) knew who Santenello was before he walked up and tried to brush it off with "everyone here is named Peter", they wind up at a dance studio where people are wearing his merchandise and have people in the background who have modeled clothing on his websites, etc.
    He not only has an interest in the city but a significant financial incentive to monetize that interest. I was born and raised in the city over 50 years ago -- and still live -- here but am under no pretenses that it's as good as this video shows. In the future I'd prefer less biased representation.

    • @Aglahad
      @Aglahad ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Yeah I got the profiteer vibe too. I am in CHI but from Seattle and we had the typical merch pusher obsessed with "insert zip code here" to make money. I like visiting Milwaukee but its 100% not as idillic as this guy makes it and IMO far better areas to live in WI.

    • @PJ-sv4iw
      @PJ-sv4iw ปีที่แล้ว +34

      No matter the reasons why he wanted to ‘host’ this TH-camr, it happened, and is a view into a city that wouldn’t otherwise have gotten in this lens

    • @Aglahad
      @Aglahad ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@PJ-sv4iwit’s a bad lens. Rather have no lens.

    • @PJ-sv4iw
      @PJ-sv4iw ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I agree. Though because after watching the video completely, I can see what you mean by the shill-viewpoint the Milwaukee guy was throwing at Peter.@@Aglahad

    • @Pyrrho_
      @Pyrrho_ ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@PJ-sv4iw This channel's best work is interviewing honest people having real conversations about what's going on around them. This wasn't that.

  • @GeorgePaquette
    @GeorgePaquette ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I grew up in Milwaukee on the southside, it used to be so cool! It was good to see the streets we used to drive down when we were kids in our hot rods, mustangs, GTO’s, etc. We used to hang at Grant Park, and under the harbor freeway bridge. Thanks for the throwback.😊😊😊

    • @hayeslincoln3111
      @hayeslincoln3111 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I probably raced you on hwy 100. 75-77
      Pius grade 1977.

    • @lorizeppelina2286
      @lorizeppelina2286 ปีที่แล้ว

      The car scene is great - multiple meet ups and shows every weekend and on weeknights during May-Sept., some of the best ppl you'll meet too.

  • @morgainedepolloc4161
    @morgainedepolloc4161 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you Peter and the good people of Milwaukee!! Love it.
    Reminds me soo much of my hometown HAMPTON VA---shout out to our family in Milwaukee!!
    Mostly working class (shipyard town), historic, diverse. JUST FOLKS--old school USA!!!❤

  • @hannowsky77
    @hannowsky77 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    My great grandfather left Germany in 1925 with tge deusenburgs to race the Indianapolis 500. He raced in 1931-32 indy 500 and was the first to go over the wall and survive in the 2 seater cars back then. Come to Indy. Let me show you why we are the racing captiol of the world.

  • @janaschertzer8446
    @janaschertzer8446 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this style of video...talking to real people & the locals aspect of their own city. I love to hear the history from Pete. I can't wait for my first trip to the 414 in a few months.

  • @SeanKwasny
    @SeanKwasny ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Always delighted to see someone talk impartially about Milwaukee! I moved here in 2014 (originally from Ohio), and I have fallen madly in love with this town. I worked in the service industry at places ranging from massive sports bars to a 100 year old family-owned German restaurant to bowling alleys before returning to school to finish a graduate degree, and I've gotten to experience so much this city has to offer (good and bad). It gets a really bad rap in the media, not for no reason sometimes, but there's so much more to this place than the crime. I'm job hunting now to start a career and I am desperately hoping I can find something in the area. I moved here originally without any ties so if I didn't like it I could just move on to the next adventure, but here I am over 9 years later and there's nowhere else I'd rather be. One added note, I'm not a soccer fan but there is a semi-pro NPSL soccer team in town. They play in Wauwatosa a couple miles west of downtown (just a few blocks west of where this video was shot), but there isn't a huge following unfortunately. Shoutout FC Milwaukee Torrent!

    • @derklempner
      @derklempner ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don't forget Uihlein Soccer Park, either. I live near there, and the soccer games draw maybe a thousand people per day!

    • @dominicschiro9939
      @dominicschiro9939 ปีที่แล้ว

      Must have worked at Mader’s

    • @readdeeply9278
      @readdeeply9278 ปีที่แล้ว

      You're talking about Mader's aren't you lol I worked in the print shop underground, underneath teh restaurant lol Bet you didn't even know it was there.

  • @alvarocorral1576
    @alvarocorral1576 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Milwaukee looks like a really cool place! You have to appreciate a place where the community is friendly..

  • @wisconsinplacesarecool
    @wisconsinplacesarecool ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Milwaukee really has everything, yet it's not too much like a lot of big cities. I've traveled to most major cities in the US and Europe, but I'm always glad to get back home to Milwaukee. And don't forget the festivals!!!

  • @_Scyber
    @_Scyber ปีที่แล้ว +6

    11:41 That building with the boarded up windows was purposely shot at during a drive-by in the middle of the day in July with a lady sitting in her car outside of it who was struck by a stray bullet.

  • @virtuestreams2616
    @virtuestreams2616 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    You are on the reverse of the route my boys and I traveled last December as we traversed from Springfield, Missouri, directly to downtown Milwaukee and then we went to Chicago with a couple of brief visits along the way. I have been to Milwaukee many times, and a trip worth taking from Milwaukee is to Lake Geneva-especially during pumpkin harvest season. I’ve said for years, the most friendly airport in the world is in Milwaukee, and as public spaces go, their basketball arena, Fiserv Forum, definitely rivals the airport in terms of friendly, helpful atmospheres. Love this city!

    • @mm9492
      @mm9492 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thank you for the suggestion. My wife and I are planning on travelling to America next summer from England. We’ve now added Milwaukee to our bucket list and will definitely visit your recommendation. Thank you

    • @flygirl2b
      @flygirl2b ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mm9492 Yes, you have to spend some time in Lake Geneva and neighboring Lake Delevan if you're anywhere near Milwaukee. If you have more time, check out Madison - or actually better yet, Door County, north of Milwaukee!

    • @Hremo_158
      @Hremo_158 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hands Down One of the Best Airports in the country! I have been in Every Airport in the Country 10 fold. 😅 Lake Geneva?? OMG! One of The Best little hang out towns, especially during the summer.

    • @virtuestreams2616
      @virtuestreams2616 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Hremo_158 Agreed.

    • @Whitman1819
      @Whitman1819 ปีที่แล้ว

      so much that was not mentioned in this video...

  • @NightRiderHawk12
    @NightRiderHawk12 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video! Enjoyed it. It was very objective, entertaining, and educational. I've lived in MKE for 21 years and can confirm much of the narration.

  • @MrVectrexUK
    @MrVectrexUK ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Absolutely loved this video - once again you found the right people to talk to and show you around. What a wonderful combination of new and old this city is...

  • @PickupsAreNotTrucks
    @PickupsAreNotTrucks ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I’m a trucker and I hauled beer and other goods in and outa Milwaukee for 4 years. Definitely an interesting place. Every once in a while I got laid over for the night and I’d go to a local bar or eat some food somewhere. I personally never got the vibe that I was welcomed, as a white fella. Some places were cool, some places wouldn’t hardly look at me. Our terminal we hauled beer out of definitely wasn’t in the best neighborhood though. Overall, a beautiful place though. Miss going through there sometimes. Went there a lot as a kid too with my dad when he was trucking. Went to the zoo there once when I was about 10 and it’s something I’ll never forget. Their zoo is outa this world.

    • @hayeslincoln3111
      @hayeslincoln3111 ปีที่แล้ว

      You haul out of miller. If you got the time go to Schobermas. It's on St Paul Ave. Just east of the 26 th st exit. They got good food the cleintell is a mix of professional types and locals. You can usually park you truck pretty close to the place. But it's not a great area. So keep your eyes peeled.

    • @PickupsAreNotTrucks
      @PickupsAreNotTrucks ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hayeslincoln3111 Hauled outa Miller many times. Appreciate it, brother. I don’t get out there anymore. Never know though, always a chance I end up back out that way!

  • @aRayCPic
    @aRayCPic 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Im from MKE but i live in ATL now and this made me proud! Fred did his thing!

  • @ahollowbone
    @ahollowbone ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I love Milwaukee. It reminds me of my own hometown - Buffalo, NY. Thank you for a lovely tour and I hope you come to visit us in the Queen City some day 🙏

  • @Sztum96
    @Sztum96 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love your videos Peter.
    Greetings from Poland.👍🏻🇵🇱

  • @deehubs1353
    @deehubs1353 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Could you please come to Rockford Illinois, we moved here this year and I hate that too many people are cutting it down. There are so many great places to go here and interesting history as well. Thanks Peter, you do an excellent job of interviewing real people! Milwaukee is a great city, we lived not far away!I miss Wisconsin!

  • @dylanstas3270
    @dylanstas3270 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Milwaukee is one of the best cities I've ever lived in. Nothing but respect. Great people And a great city

    • @badguy1481
      @badguy1481 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I"ve lived in 18 cities & towns around the country and 4 foreign. Milwaukee is my favorite.

  • @badgerdad777
    @badgerdad777 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    I went to college at UW-Milwaukee from 87-91. Moved to Chicago in 93 for a few years. Back then the slogan was "A great place on a great lake" and it really was. There is like a festival every weekend in the summer and you got Summerfest and the State Fair. The mix of cultures give s great food options and the Performing Arts Center was fantastic. I've live all around the Midwest and now I'm back Southwest of Milwaukee. It's a great city/surrounding community.

    • @JonFortune
      @JonFortune ปีที่แล้ว +8

      When I read your comment, I thought to myself, "That's a crazy coincidence. I was at UWM during the same time period." Then I looked at your profile name. I remember you from Sandburg Hall, my first year, ha.

    • @badgerdad777
      @badgerdad777 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@JonFortune how cool is that? That was several lifetimes ago. Good times though.

    • @TrevorHamberger
      @TrevorHamberger ปีที่แล้ว +2

      free live music shows across the city like 6 nights a week all summer long.

    • @hayeslincoln3111
      @hayeslincoln3111 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don t tell them about the Black Sabbath concert in 82. I know three guys that were at that concert. They tore some shit up. Never got caught
      Juvenile delinquents. Punks greasers and freaks. Good memories.

  • @madelinegralewicz8780
    @madelinegralewicz8780 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, I love this series so much! I have been watching Peter for awhile now and in my head, I’ve always said “come to Milwaukee.” I’m born in raises 30 minutes west of Milwaukee and I love Wisconsin so much. Thank you for visiting and shedding so light on our city!

  • @LBooth311
    @LBooth311 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I'm from Chicago and love our architecture. I can't believe Fred didn't take you to the Milwaukee Art Museum with Santiago Calatrava's Quadracci Pavilion that opens and closes like bird wings in flight and is even more beautiful inside. There are Frank Lloyd Wright homes on The Burnham Block, his Fredrick Bogk House steps from Bradford Beach that you visited, and Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church on the NW side. What a great video, Peter. Really loved your Chicago series and rural Illinois video as well.

    • @shelbykeefe971
      @shelbykeefe971 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      right??? this 414 guy is not making us look very good. :(

    • @sowtfwhyme
      @sowtfwhyme ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Milwaukee has a lot to offer. Only so much time in 1 day. Not showing the art museum when they were on the lake, was an obvious miss. They needed to hit up the art museum, discovery world, summerfest area, with that lake front view of downtown. That's 1 of if not our greatest crown jewel view and vibe. That being said, still a great video. They covered a large portion of the city and it's different vibes

    • @Steph_Said
      @Steph_Said ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Right! 414 dude wanted to talk about the downside.

    • @coherentpanda7115
      @coherentpanda7115 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Steph_Said Peter's videos are not propaganda, he's looking for honest answers and know the problems in the places he visits, not just the positives. We still got to see some interesting city history. It was just one quick stop, after all, he couldn't get everything on tape.

    • @SL.1.0.1
      @SL.1.0.1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I counted like 10 minutes of solid talk about crime, hoods, thugs. Should have been about Summerfest, festivals and art museum

  • @drewo6388
    @drewo6388 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Great video, Peter! Proud Milwaukeean here. Fred is a great tour guide and a wealth of knowledge of the city. Would love to see a Milwaukee collaboration with Peter and Milwaukee's own TH-cam documentarian Tommy G!

    • @Whitman1819
      @Whitman1819 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Great" is bit much don't you think? Never even made it anywhere interesting on the North or South side...and if he knew Peter was coming should have had some things lined up in neighborhoods with places to see and people to talk to...not a North Korean tour like Peter mentioned at the beginning...but tbh...until he said that I have a feeling that was all Fred was planning on giving him. I thought this could have been set up 100x better...sorry I don't think Milwaukee got represented well here at all...

  • @itzak2375
    @itzak2375 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    As a 17 year old living in Milwaukee all my life, it’s really an awesome city. The food culture is like no other - every corner you’ll find a great restaurant.

    • @Caden32105
      @Caden32105 ปีที่แล้ว

      Is it creepy at night cause of Dahmer?

    • @itzak2375
      @itzak2375 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Caden32105 no… because he’s in prison?

    • @ChristopherFodor
      @ChristopherFodor ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@itzak2375He's been dead for 30 years

    • @itzak2375
      @itzak2375 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChristopherFodor oh yeah

  • @zahn8219
    @zahn8219 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    As a Milwaukee resident for almost 45 years. This dude is sugar coating stuff, he lives in the gentrification east side of hipsters which is no different than the redlining he complained about. They price out all the poors . I grew up in the real Milwaukee, Westland projects been shot at atleast 4 times held a friend with his brain hanging out. I had a pretty small friends group maybe 10 -12 people so far I've Lost 4 friends to murder Have 3 friends in jail for life for murder. The only ones doing good are the ones that got out of the city. Redlining is needed otherwise the whole state would be a dangerous shithole with no refuge

    • @ryanhartley1471
      @ryanhartley1471 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I also felt that way, it's almost like he tried to hide what the city really can be like. This video didn't feel as genuine as some of his other videos because the guide was more promoting the city for the good things than the real things.

    • @darkskinwhite
      @darkskinwhite ปีที่แล้ว +4

      im with you until the last part. redlining itself actually contributes to things like crime, illness, decaying infrastructure, etc.
      in many different ways which i wont write a book about here but it creates hyper localism. surely you know people who were regular people, went to jail & came out full-on criminals. same thing happems with poor people in ghettos. but like physics, when things spread out they dissipate. most of the state is woods & farmland. that wouldnt all of the sudden change if there were no ruminants of redlining. trapping people where they dont belong, or trapping them period creates contentions. its not good for the people on the other side either. they think "good, we'll keep those poor people away from us" but it ends up making your area *overly* expensive while also keeping the working class out which keeps the jobs out which means your section of the city is like a house of cards that will inevitably fall at the end of the cycle.
      any city you ever go to you will find the import/export area (often on water or railroad) & the downtown will be built up around that area. directly behind that will be the ghetto. the "inner-city". over a long enough period of time the downtown area will continue to expand, the area around it becomes more valuable, & the ghetto gets pushed around.
      so in short they push the poor out of the way, then that land becomes valuable, they buy it for cheap because its the ghetto, push the poor out, the poor people drive the old community out of the new place & the working class (who built the city in the first place) get driven further & further out as the city expands. then the house of cards falls & what was once the "nice area" becomes ghetto. cycle repeats.

    • @hayeslincoln3111
      @hayeslincoln3111 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What we have here is a break down of the family. It is only now showing up because 4 generations of no dad's no church no neighborhood bonds. This grown mistrust between black and white people brought back by O Bama and his ilk. And industry being taxed to the point of just leaving or giving up and moving south.
      How many of those friends of yours had a solid family. This is the trucks of the matter. But no one will or even can address it. And when you got grandmother mother daughter and now a 15 year old daughter making babies without a man in the house. Your lost before your even a kid . It has to come from within ones own mind to change this behavior. Otherwise it just keeps getting worse.

    • @HaulingPros1
      @HaulingPros1 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Agree with you totally, I grew up in Milwaukee, raised my kids in Milwaukee, then I moved away, to a small town, But yeah this guy could have showed more, I feel this was a sanitized version

    • @seekinghiskingdom1st009
      @seekinghiskingdom1st009 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

      My experience growing up in Milwaukee was very rough. The alcohol and consumption of other substances. The wanna be gang life, the violence and prison sentences. Haven’t seen many make it out of addiction. Thankful to God I did. Still work in the city and all to familiar with the obstacles to overcome in that place, especially for the young people….

  • @helloall3951
    @helloall3951 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Very fascinating, the American midsize cities, big in the past, death for years, and slowly growing again.... Good luck Milwaukee!

  • @TheLMC323
    @TheLMC323 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Milwaukee looks AMAZING!! Another amazing travel log, giving me a renewed appreciation of this beautiful country I live in. Screw the government, the people and culture are amazing!

  • @rcigale
    @rcigale ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Milwaukee was the machine shop to the world back in the day.

  • @meekaielakelley
    @meekaielakelley ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I was really hoping you would end this video with Leon’s Frozen Custard or like some cheese curds & I also was hoping to see the Frank Lloyd wright houses! Lol. 🤍🫶🏼 love the channel and I love that you went to Milwaukee!

    • @jillkoop5682
      @jillkoop5682 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I agree! Not enough worthy sites or information!

    • @IGH414-zs5sg
      @IGH414-zs5sg 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Kitts on 70 n capital is theeee bestttt

  • @Marley-wy3bb
    @Marley-wy3bb 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m from Dublin Ireland, Milwaukee looks beautiful, cheers Peter keep her lit 🔥