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Bradford Beach

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1034: 55: 42: 1386: 1045: 62: 256:, the beach was created by filling in swampy areas near Lake Michigan. It has been Milwaukee's most popular beach. On the beach near the road, there is a historic bathhouse. The Bathhouse was built in 1949 and includes a walkway above Lincoln Memorial Drive. The 923: 1018: 954: 938: 928: 1415: 1013: 959: 600: 980: 882: 913: 847: 812: 887: 792: 752: 577: 852: 842: 837: 817: 933: 767: 682: 802: 797: 672: 1435: 892: 857: 762: 737: 438: 877: 827: 807: 782: 772: 757: 747: 732: 712: 687: 677: 667: 897: 872: 777: 717: 697: 692: 662: 652: 1410: 832: 787: 727: 702: 657: 964: 862: 742: 707: 918: 867: 822: 722: 630: 615: 570: 646: 1248: 1048: 563: 1038: 1116: 1430: 1284: 83: 610: 1325: 1320: 586: 409: 54: 1081: 464: 1001: 1425: 1356: 1279: 1195: 1152: 1445: 1289: 257: 1440: 1420: 1315: 1205: 1137: 1111: 301: 1200: 1167: 1006: 985: 1180: 1106: 244:
The beach is wheelchair accessible. In 2021 the rising water of Lake Michigan has shrunk the width of the beach.
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Bradford Beach falls within Lake Park which was designed in the late 19th century by
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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is a public beach in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The beach which was constructed in the
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Virginia A. Palmer; Lynne Goldstein; Jim Draeger (August 10, 1992).
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One local resident who patronized the beach was a man named
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Beach

Bradford Beach is located in Wisconsin
43°03′42″N 87°52′23″W / 43.061667°N 87.873056°W / 43.061667; -87.873056
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lake Park, Milwaukee
Age
bradfordbeachmke.com
1920s
Lake Park
Lake Michigan
landscape architect
Frederick Law Olmsted
Central Park
New York City
1920s
Wisconsin Historical Society
Dick Bacon
Parks of Milwaukee
East Side, Milwaukee
"Milwaukee County Parks"
"Bradford Beach"
"Lake Park"
"History of Lake Park"
Inventory/Nomination Form: Lake Park
National Register of Historic Places
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"Your guide to southeastern Wisconsin beaches: Hours, locations and which have lifeguards"

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