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Summer
Turning once again into Summer, there is a day. Behind Harley is the Wisconsin Gas
crane tearing down the old Milwaukee County Building. An art deco tower right in the heart
Stadium to make way for the new stadium to of downtown, this building is crowned with a
be built. A name many will recognize, 24 foot tall light shaped like gas flame that
Walthers, is also located in Milwaukee and is changes color based on the temperature; red
represented here in 1:160 scale. The “Polish for warmer weather, gold for colder and blue
Moon” as affectionately called by locals is for no change.
really a four faced clock tower on top of the Just up the tracks is Falk Corporation and
Allen Bradley factory in Milwaukee. Until the new Milwaukee Art Museum Calatrava.
2010 it was the largest four faced clock in the Designed by Spanish architect and sculptor
world. Santiago Calatrava, this was his first project
Also founded in Wisconsin is Kalmbach in the United States and overlooks Milwau-
Publishing, also represented here. Another kee’s lakefront. Lastly on the Summer side
major name and product to come out of the is The Mitchell Park Horticultural Conserva-
area is Harley Davidson motorcycles. Harley tory or “The Domes,” three glass domes that
Davidson was founded in 1903 and maintains house thousands of flora species from differ-
its world headquarters in Milwaukee to this ent regions of the world
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