Travel Reference
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the distinctive “Kaiser's Helmets” of the Germania building
Theunusuallyhighconcentration ofmagnesiumandcalciuminMilwaukeeclaycreated
the yellowish tint that gives much of the city's original architecture a distinctive flair.
Factories produced top-quality bricks of such eye-catching light hues that the city became
known as Cream City.
The Convention and Visitors Bureau offers detailed brochures covering all Milwaukee
neighborhoods; it also has lists of tour companies, including
Historic Milwaukee Inc.
(828 N. Broadway, 414/277-7795,
www.historicmilwaukee.org
)
, which offers an astonish-
ing number of guided (very expert, as well) strolling tours ($10).
