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How to Make Money and Create Community with Monuments - Volume 1

Pere Marquette Park Embraces the History of the Region to Define an Identity for Milwaukee

From Father Marquette’s Camp to City Landmark

Pere Marquette Park is a 1.9 acre park that sits directly on the Milwaukee River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Named after the influential French Jesuit missionary and explorer, the park has cultivated an identity that is connected to the history of the entire city, highlighting what it can mean for a monument to bridge the past […]

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Museum Center Park Transforms a Forgotten Space into a Landmark

O’Donnell Park Becomes Museum Center Park

Formerly known as O’Donnell Park, Museum Center Park has transformed what had been a misused space into one that connects the community and also generates revenue for stakeholders in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It showcases was it can mean to fully realize the potential of a space for stakeholders and entire communities. O’Donnell Park Becomes Museum Center […]

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Juneau Park Cultivates Experiences for Milwaukee Residents and Visitors

Defining a Legacy for Milwaukee

Located on a bluff that overlooks Lake Michigan, Juneau Park has been able to attract residents and visitors to a space that has come to define downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Featuring a lakefront walking path, various areas for special events and numerous monuments, the park showcases what it can mean to cultivate different kinds of experiences […]

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This is the Place Heritage Park Celebrates a Vision That Defines Salt Lake City

Celebrating Various Pieces of Utah Culture and History

Located on the east side of Salt Lake City, Utah, This is the Place Heritage Park (Place Park) is a Utah State Park that celebrates important pieces of regional history by creating a variety of experiences for audiences. A collection of multiple monuments and historic locations, Place Park has fulfilled a vision that connects the […]

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Monumentous Potential: Washington Square in Salt Lake City

The lack of features that it could otherwise contain has prevented it from becoming a true landmark for the city.

Washington Square is a park that surrounds the Salt Lake City and County Building in Salt Lake City, Utah. Taking up an entire city block and featuring an incredible amount of green and open space, it has the potential to be a major hub of activity for residents and visitors. However, the lack of features […]

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Audiences Can Experience the Past and Present at Brigham Young Historic Park

Legacy from the Past Meets Activities in the Present

Brigham Young Historic Park honors the legacy of the man who served as the second President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) but also has an important place in the history of Utah. The virtues and traditions that he stood for defined his leadership and influenced his impact on history, […]

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Perry Square Celebrates a Legacy That Spans Multiple Eras of Pennsylvania History

Connected to the Origin of Erie

Named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the hero of the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812, Perry Square is defined by a legacy that permeates across every era of Erie, Pennsylvania. With numerous notable monuments as well as various places for the community to gather and connect, it highlights what it can […]

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