The Last Shift at Tower Foundry
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The Last Shift at Tower Foundry
Three generations clocked in under the same south-side timber roof. On closing week, we sat down with the last mold-makers to ask what work leaves behind.
Sand casting floor, South Milwaukee Works. August 2026.
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Three generations clocked in under the same south-side timber roof. On closing week, we sat down with the last mold-makers to ask what work leaves behind.
A Better Map of the Milwaukee River
Paddlers, urban ecologists, and bridge tenders describe the river by use, water depth, and seasonal currents rather than civil street grid coordinates.
Who Keeps the Corner Store Open?
Inside the family accounting, distributor routes, and sixteen-hour days behind four immigrant-run neighborhood counters in the South End.
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