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THE SHOW WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE
WITHOUT THE GENEROSITY OF
VIEWERS LIKE YOU.
SO ON BEHALF OF THE CAST AND THE
CREW OF "AROUND THE CORNER" WITH
JOHN McGIVERN, THANK YOU.
>> THIS EPISODE OF "AROUND THE
CORNER" WITH JOHN MCGIVERN IS
MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH FUNDING
PROVIDED IN PART BY THE GREATER
MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION'S ERNEST C.
AND FLORENCE M. SHOCKE FUND.
>> "AROUND THE CORNER WITH JOHN
MCGIVERN" IS MADE POSSIBLE
3 THE SUPPORT OF HISTORIC
DOWNTOWN GREENDALE, THE NORMAN
ROCKWELL-LIKE VILLAGE ON
MILWAUKEE'S SOUTH SIDE.
EST GREENDALE VILLAGE CENTER
SHARES THE TOWN'S UNIQUE HISTORY
ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND BARGAINS
GALORE ON THE LOWER LEVEL,
INCLUDING KITCHEN GADGETS AND SO
MUCH MORE.
YOU JUST GOT TO SEE GREENDALE.
>> WE ARE ON PACKARD AVENUE IN
THE HEART OF CUDAHY.
>> IT IS THE STATUE OF PATRICK
CUDAHY IN SHERIDAN PARK, IN
CUDAHY, WISCONSIN.
ON THE ONE SIDE OF THE STATUE IT
SAYS CUDAHY LOVED FLOWERS,
SHRUBS AND TREES AND OBVIOUSLY,
SEASONED MEAT PRODUCTS.
I WONDER IF GURDA KNOWS THAT.
>> HI JOHN.
>> HOW ARE YOU.
>> PRETTY GOOD.
>> DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT SAYS ON
THAT STATUE?
ON THAT SIDE IT SAYS PATRICK
CUDAHY LOVED FLOWERS, SHRUBS AND
TREES.
>> AND SAUSAGE.
>> SEASONED MEAT PRODUCTS.
LET TALK ABOUT CUDAHY.
>> THE REASON I ASKED YOU TO
MEET ME DOWN HERE.
PATRICK CUDAHY PUT THIS TOWN ON
THE MAP.
WE ARE HERE BECAUSE HE PUT IT
HERE AND THE STORY IS PRETTY
COMPELLING ON HIS SIDE.
HE CAME OVER FROM IRELAND, HE
WAS BORN THERE IN 1849 AND CAME
OVER AS A BABY, SO HE HAS NO
MEMORY THERE.
GREW UP DESPERATELY POOR ON
MILWAUKEE'S WEST SIDE.
AT THE AGE OF 13, WENT TO WORK
AS KIND OF A BUTCHER'S HELP
EVERY, CARRYING BUCKETS OF
SCRAPS, YOU KNOW, FROM THE
CUTTING TABLES DOWN TO THE
RETAIL STORES BELOW, SO HARD
WORK.
HE HAD A REAL GIFT FOR
MANAGEMENT, SO IN TIME, BY HIS
40'S, HE RAN HIS OWN PACKING
PLANT IN THE HEART OF THE
MENOMONEE VALLEY, WHICH IS WHERE
ALL THE PACKING PLANTS WERE IN
THOSE IDEAS.
PLANKINTON WAS KIND OF HIS
MENTOR AND SPONSOR, SO HE TOOK
OVER FOR JOHN PLANKINTON, AND AS
THE CITY GREW, AS THE PLANTS
GREW, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM
TO EXPAND AND THERE WERE
COMPLAINTS FROM THE NEARBY
NEIGHBORS ABOUT THE PACKING
PLANT IN THE HEART OF THE
VALLEY.
>> AND HE LEFT.
>> HE LEFT.
>> AND CAME TO CUDAHY?
>> HOW COINCIDENTAL.
>> THAT WAS PERFECT.
HOW DID THAT WORK?
>> WHAT HE DID WAS IN 1893,
JOHN, HE LOOKED AT A MAP OF
MILWAUKEE AND WAS LOOKING FOR A
PLACE THAT WAS BEYOND THE CITY
LIMITS BUT NOT TOO FAR FOR
WORKERS AND SERVED BY RAIL SO HE
FOUND A LITTLE CELL CALLED
BUCKHORN, WHICH IS WHAT CUDAHY
BEGAN AS AND SAID I'LL PUT MY
PLANT HERE, SO HE BUILT WHAT WAS
AT THE TIME THE LARGEST PACKING
PLANT IN THE REGION AND CUDAHY
INCORPORATED BACK IN 1895 AND
PATRICK PAID THE INCORPORATION
FEE.
>> THAT HELPED.
>> THIS WAS HIS TOWN.
>> WAS IT ALL MEAT PRODUCTS?
>> NO.
IT WAS KNOWN AT PORKOPOLOUS, SO
THAT WAS THE MAIN EVENTS, BUT
PATRICK WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS,
BECAUSE EVERY TIME SOMEONE BUILT
A HOUSE, IT MEANT THAT THAT WAS
ONE MORE LOAD ON HIM TO BUILD A
JOB SO HE TRIED TO ATTRACT OTHER
INDUSTRIALISTS DOWN HERE AND HE
CAME BECAUSE THE ATTRACTIONS
WERE OBJECT -- OBVIOUS, SO
WORKERS, RAIL AND OPEN LAND.
YOU HAVE PEOPLE MAKING BOTTLE
WASHING MACHINES, TIRES, AND
LADISH MAKING FORGING EQUIPMENT.
WEST ALLIS AND CUDAHY WERE BROOK
THE TWO BIGGEST -- PROBABLY THE
TWO BIGGEST INDUSTRIAL TOWNS IN
MILWAUKEE.
PACKARD, YOU HAVE NEIGHBORS
INSIDE CUDAHY, CHURCHES FOR
EVERY ETHNIC GROUP AND AN
AMAZING ABUNDANCE OF SALOONS.
THESE GUYS WORKED HARD, SO THEY
DEVELOPED POWERFUL THIRSTS.
>> AND STOPPED ON THE WAY HOME.
POPULATION?
>> 18,000 TODAY AND THE BORDERS,
ROUGHLY ABOUT 4.7 SQUARE MILES
AND IT RUNS FROM ST. FRANCIS
DOWN TO SOUTH MILWAUKEE, FROM
THE LAKE OBVIOUSLY OVER TO
MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
>> THERE YOU GO.
IT'S A NICE COMMUNITY.
>> SOME COMMUNITIES, THEY BRING
HOME THE BACON.
CUDAHY MAKES THE BACON.
>> GOOD JOB, JOHN.
THANKS A LOT.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
>> I WISH THEY COULD HAVE WALK
UP WITH US, OUR AUDIENCE,
BECAUSE WE WALKED UP AND THE
PRODUCER SAID, YOU SMELL THE
BACON?
>> WE COULD.
>> IT SMELLS GOOD.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT GOES ON
HERE.
>> WE HAVE A LOT OF BACON HERE.
WELL OVER TWO MILLION POUNDS A
WEEK.
>> IS THAT RIGHT?
>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.
AND SALAAMI AND SAUSAGE, ALL OF
THAT PRODUCT, WE PRODUCE OVER
FIVE MILLION PRODUCTS.
>> PEOPLE LOVE YOUR PRODUCT?
>> THEY LOVE IT.
IT'S AFFORDABLE, HEALTHY, GREAT
QUALITY AND THAT'S OUR REALLY
OUR RECIPE FOR SUCCESS.
>> THE BIGGEST SELLER OUT OF
THIS BUILDING IS BACON BY FAR.
WE'RE KNOWN AS THE SWEET
APPLEWOOD BACON AND THROUGHOUT
THE COUNTRY, WE SELL MORE IN OUR
FOOD SERVICE AREA THAN WE DO IN
RETAIL.
MANY OF THE LARGEST RESTAURANTS
IN THE UNITED STATES IS PATRICK
CUDAHY.
>> IS THIS THE ORIGINAL
BUILDING?
>> YES.
ORIGINAL OFFICE BUILDING.
125 YEARS TODAY, AND SALES ARE
GROWING, COMPANY IS STRONG.
THOUSAND EMPLOYEES HERE IN
MILWAUKEE.
>> GOOD JOB.
>> AND WE'RE GROWING FOR THE
FUTURE.
>> WE'RE AT PORKIE COMPANY IN
CUDAHY.
I'VE BEEN WELCOMED BY A PIG.
NOT THE FIRST TIME.
>> IS THIS THE BEGINNING?
>> THIS IS THE BEGINNING.
THIS IS THE PORK THAT'S BEEN
DRIED OUT AND RENDERED, THROW
THEM UP IN HERE AND IT GOES
THROUGH OUR DEEP FRYER.
HERE THE PORK GRINDS ARE IN THE
FRYER RIGHT HERE.
>> THAT'S WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE
AFTER THEY EXIT.
ACTUALLY, WHAT WE ARE, WE'RE A
SNACK PLANT.
>> SNACK PLANT.
A NACHO CHEESE PORK RIND.
>> WE MAKE PORK RINDS.
>> THEY'RE GOOD.
THIS IS DELICIOUS.
>> PICKLED FEET, PICKLED HOCKS.
>> THERE'S 900 POUNDS.
>> 900 POUNDS OF PICKLED HOCKS.
AND HOCKS ARE GOOD, AREN'T THEY?
>> THEY'RE DELICIOUS.
>> GAZARDS, PICKLED SAUSAGE.
>> IT'S DIFFERENT.
>> ANYTHING WE CAN DO THAT'S
SHELF, DOESN'T NEED
REFRIGERATION.
>> DO YOU DO THAT IN YOUR SLEEP?
>> THERE'S NO TRICK.
>> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING
IT?
>> 15 YEARS.
>> 15 YEARS.
>> DO YOU EAT THESE?
>> YEP.
>> GOOD.
>> WHAT GOES OUT THE DOOR?
>> OUR PORK RINDS ARE THE NUMBER
ONE ITEM.
>> IT'S BETTER THAN A CHIP.
HEALTHIER TOO.
>> IT'S PROTEIN.
ACTUALLY WHAT IT IS, IT COMES
FROM THE BELLY OF THE PIG AND
THE BACK OF THE PIG.
>> HOW MANY PEOPLE WORK HERE?
>>
[INAUDIBLE]
>> A LOT OF THEM FOR A LONG
TIME.
>> YES.
>> YOU TREAT THEM WELL, OR TRY
TO?
>> THEY TREAT US WELL.
IT GOES BOTH WAYS.
>> WE'RE ON LAYTON AVENUE.
WE'RE IN FRONT OF THE FUTURE
HOME OF ANGELIC BAKE HOUSE,
WE'RE HERE WITH THE C.E.O. JENNY
AND THE COO, JIM MORENO.
IT'S BEING BUILT AS WE SPEAK.
>> AS WE SPEAK.
>> WHEN WE AIR, IT WILL PROBABLY
BE UP.
HOW DID A BUSINESS THAT STARTED
IN 1969 AND WAS IN A 7,000
SQUARE FOOT BUILDING LAST UNTIL
FOUR YEARS AGO AND NOW YOU NEED
MORE ROOM?
>> I THINK THAT WE CHOSE A
BUSINESS THAT IS SO TIMELY IN
TERMS OF THE WAY THE COUNTRY IS
STARTING TO THINK ABOUT FOOD AND
WHERE PEOPLE ARE GOING AND
HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND PEOPLE
ARE DEMANDING MORE, THEY WANT TO
KNOW WHAT THEY'RE EATING, WHERE
THEIR FOOD IS COMING FROM AND WE
MAKE AN AWESOME, ALL-NATURAL
HEALTHY GREAT-TASTING PRODUCT.
>> ALMOST EVERY BREAD IN THE
GROCERY HAIL IS MADE WITH FLOUR
AS ITS PRIMARY INGREDIENT.
OUR BREADS ARE MADE WITH WHOLE
GRAINS IN THE MOST UNPROCESSED
STATE.
WE TAKE BULK GRAINS AND AT A
TIME AND TEMPERATURE THEY
SPROUT.
TAKING ON THE ATTRIBUTES OF A
VEGETABLE THAN A GRAIN AND
BECAUSE OF THAT THE NUTRITIONAL
ATTRIBUTES ARE SO GOOD BUT WHAT
WE THINK THE REAL SECRET IS
FLOUR DOESN'T HAVE MUCH FLAVOR
TO IT SO THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE
SOMETHING WITH FLOUR TASTE GOOD
IS TO ADD BAD STUFF TO IT.
SUGAR, SALT AND FAT.
SO THE HEALTHY BREAD CATEGORY,
WE'RE KIND OF DISSPELLING THAT
MYTH THAT ALL HEALTHY BREADS
HAVE TO TASTE LIKE CARDBOARD.
>> I'M IN FRONT.
UNCANNY SOUP COMPANY, GREAT SOUP
ON PACKARD.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS PLACE,
LOOK AT THE HOURS.
>> 10:30 A.M.-ISH TO 2-ISH.
WHAT TIME DID YOU GET THERE?
2:15-ISH.
STILL GOT SOUP.
>> I THINK THIS IS TYPICAL OF
WHAT IT WAS BACK THEN.
IT'S WHERE YOU COME FOR
EVERYTHING.
>> IN FACT, OUR MOTTO IS, IF YOU
CAN'T FIND IT ANYWHERE ELSE,
COME TO DRETZKA'S.
>> HOW MUCH STUFF DO YOU HAVE
HERE?
>> WE HAVE A FIGURE.
IT'S A LOT.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK TOO.
>> WHAT SELLS MOST?
>> THAT'S THE SNUGIE.
>> THIS IS THE BIG SELLER.
SNUGIES FOR $5.95.
THAT'S A DEAL.
WHO COMES IN.
>> NEIGHBORHOOD PEOPLE, OLD
TIMERS WHO HAD ALWAYS COME TO
THE STORE, AND THEN WE HAVE MANY
OTHERS, THE YOUNG, THEY'RE
SURPRISING TO SEE THEM WALK IN
THE DOOR, AND THEIR EYES WILL
BRIGHTEN UP AND THEY'LL SAY WHAT
KIND OF STORE IS THIS?
WELL, JUST WHAT YOU SEE.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS.
>> LET'S TALK FOR A MINUTE ABOUT
THIS SYSTEM THAT YOU HAVE HERE.
THERE WERE NO CASH REGISTERS.
IT WAS ALL DONE BY THIS SYSTEM.
SOMEBODY JUST PAID A BUCK, BUT
THEY NEED CHANGE, IT'S 98 CENTS.
>> ALL RIGHT.
>> SO WE'LL PUT THIS IN HERE.
HOW DO I LOAD IT?
>> IT GOES UP HERE.
THEN THIS PART LOCKS ON TO THE
ROPE, AND IT SENDS IT BACK.
>> AND YOU DON'T USE IT NOW, DO
YOU?
>> TO.
LET IT TAKE OFF.
>> NO.
>> JUST GOT IT GOING FOR
NOVELTY.
>> GOOD.
>> JUST SO YOU KNOW, I HAD LUNCH
SOMEWHERE TODAY AND AS I WALKED
OUT OF THAT PLACE, A WOMAN
STOPPED ME AND SAID WHAT ARE YOU
DOING IN THIS AREA AND I SAID
WE'RE SHOOTING IN CUDAHY AND
WHERE ARE YOU GOING NEXT AND I
SAID THE PULASKI INN AND SHE
SAID OH THE BEST POLISH SAUSAGE.
THIS IS AN INSTITUTION.
IN CUDAHY.
>> YES.
>> AND HOW DID YOU BECOME OWNERS
OF AN INSTITUTION?
>> I STARTED HERE IN 1981, AS
THE CHEF HERE, AND THEN MY WIFE
AND I TOOK OVER IN 1998 FROM A
FORMER OWNERS, GLOWACKIS.
>> WHAT IS A TYPICAL MENU FOR A
WEDDING, WHAT ARE PEOPLE LOOKING
FOR?
>> CHICKEN, POLISH SAUSAGE, THE
BEEF, OUR TENDERLOIN TIPS, SOME
OF OUR GROUPS ARE WITH US 30
YEARS.
AND WE ASK, DON'T YOU WANT A
DIFFERENT MENU?
NO, WE LIKE THAT.
>> THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
>> THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
>> PRETTY MUCH.
>> AND IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET IN
THIS BUILDING IS TO BE INVITED
TO SOME SORT OF EVENT?
>> CORRECT.
>> WHEN PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE
WATCHING, THEY'LL BE LIKE, YOU
WANT TO GO THERE.
>> BUT THEY ORDER FOOD FROM US.
YOU CAN ORDER IF YOU HAVE A
SMALL BACKYARD PARTY.
ANYTHING ON OUR MENU CAN BE
PREPARED AS A TAKEOUT.
>> HAVE YOU CHECKED OUT THE
GARDENS OF CUDAHY?
LOOK WHAT'S GROWING ON THIS
CORNER.
UNBELIEVABLE.
I DON'T HAVE A GREEN THUMB, BUT
EVEN I COULD GROW THIS.
>> SO THIS IS YOUR FIRST, AND
THIS DIDN'T COME LIKE THIS?
YOU MADE THIS.
>> I HAD TO WELD THAT ON THE
BOTTOM.
THAT WAS 1984 PROBABLY.
>> 1984.
DOES IT ALL COME FROM YOUR
IMAGINATION?
>> YES.
YES, IT DOES.
>> AND YOU BUILD IT.
>> YEP.
>> ON SITE.
>> YES.
>> IN YOUR GARAGE.
>> RIGHT.
>> LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF WELDING
GOING ON.
>> AND PAINTING.
THIS ONE HERE IS A 1910 PUMP.
>> WOW.
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PIECES IS THE
SERPENT SNAKE.
WHERE DID YOU GET THE BOWLING
BECAUSE?
>> PEOPLE JUST DROPPED THEM OFF.
I TELL PEOPLE I'M LUKING FOR
BOWLING BALLS AND ALL OF A
SUDDEN THERE'S THREE IN THE
BACKYARD.
>> WE ALL KNOW SOMEONE WHO LOOKS
KIND OF LIKE THAT.
>> YEP.
>> HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE
YOURSELF, ARE YOU A PUBLIC
ARTIST?
>> I GUESS THAT'S WHAT I AM.
I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
I JUST DO WHAT I DO.
YOU DO THIS AND THAT AND PEOPLE
COME AROUND, THEY ALL ASK
QUESTIONS, LIKE YOU ARE NOW, AND
THAT LITTLE GIRL COMES BY HERE
EVERY DAY WITH HER DAD AND CALLS
THE SHARK BITING.
IT'S FUN.
THAT'S MY FAVORITE PIECE UP
HERE.
I LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU KIND OF
MADE A STATEMENT, I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TOO.
>> YEAH.
>> THIS AIN'T CEDARBURG, THIS IS
CUDAHY.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, YOU
KNOW?
>> THERE YOU HAVE IT.
>> WHERE DO YOU SHOP?
>> PICK 'N SAVE.
>> AND WHERE DO YOU SHOP FOR
MEAT.
>> ACROSS THE STREET.
IT'S WONDERFUL, POLISH SAUSAGE.
THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS WE
MOVED INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAD A CHURCH DOWN THE STREET,
SCHOOL ACROSS THE STREET, THE
BUTCHER STORE, MY HUSBAND WALKED
TO WORK.
IT WAS A PERFECT LOCATION.
>> THAT'S REALLY THE WAY IT
SHOULD BE.
>> YES.
>> YOUR HUSBAND WORKS WHERE?
>> HE WORKS AT LADISH.
HE STARTED HIS 40th YEAR
THERE.
MY SON NOW WORKS THERE, HE'S IN
EIGHT YEARS, MY FATHER-IN-LAW,
MY HUSBAND'S FATHER WORKED THERE
WELL OVER 40 YEARS AND BOTH HIS
BROTHERS.
SO LADISH HAS BEEN VERY GOOD TO
OUR FAMILY.
>> AND VERY GOOD TO THIS
COMMUNITY.
>> YES, IT HAS.
IT HAS EMPLOYED A LOT, AND WHEN
THE HAMMERS ARE RUNNING, YOU
KNOW THAT THEY'RE WORKING.
>> THEY'RE MAKING AMMONIA
THEY'RE MAKING MONEY.
>> AND IT FILLS THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> YES.
>> SOME PEOPLE LIKE IT, SOME
DON'T, BUT I MEAN, THAT'S --
IT'S EMPLOYING A LOT OF PEOPLE.
>> YEAH.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT LIVING IN
CUDAHY.
>> IT'S A WONDERFUL PLACE TO
LIVE.
I'M THREE BLOCKS OFF OF LAKE
DRIVE, WE HAVE GOLF, WE HAVE
BEAUTIFUL PARKS.
IT'S JUST A NICE PLACE.
WE LIKE IT.
>> WE'RE ON THE HIGHEST POINT OF
THE GREAT LAKES.
IT'S IN CUDAHY, IT'S CALLED
SHERIDAN PARK.
WE'RE HERE WITH PATRICIA JURSIK,
WHO REPRESENTS THE SOUTH SHORE,
COUNTY SUPERVISORS.
>> CORRECT.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT POINT.
WE'RE AT THE HIGHEST POINTS.
THERE ARE JETTIES DOWN THERE
BUILT DURING THE WPA PROJECT,
UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S STARTING TO
BREAK UP QUITE A BIT, BUT THEY
ACTUALLY HAVE PRESERVED THE
SHORE AND THIS IS A NATIONALLY
KNOWN BIRD WATCHING SPOT,
BECAUSE WE ARE LUCKY ENOUGH
STANDING HERE TO LOOK DOWN ON A
CANOPY AND THE MIGRATION PATTERN
IS ALONG THE GREAT LAKES, SO YOU
HAVE THE FANTASTIC BIRD WATCHERS
PARADISE OF A MIGRATION ZONE,
AND THE ABILITY TO LOOK DOWN ON
A CANOPY.
>> IS THIS A PARK WELL USED BY
THIS COMMUNITY?
>> IT IS.
YOU KNOW, I WOULD SAY THE MOST
POPULAR FEATURE OF THIS PARK IS
THE TRAILS.
THAT FANTASTIC TRAIL, WHERE YOU
CAN WALK AND BICYCLE, I LOVE THE
BICYCLING ON THAT TRAIL.
THE TRAIL SYSTEM IS FANTASTIC
AND YOU GET THESE VISTAS.
>> AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
>> EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
IT'S OPEN AND IT'S FREE.
>> WE ARE IN IMMIGRANT PARK IN
DOWNTOWN CUDAHY.
I LOVE THE STATUE.
IT SAYS THE JOURNEY BEGINS A NEW
LIFE.
IT'S AN HONOR FOR ALL OF THOSE
WHO CAME BEFORE US.
WE ARE AT THE ORIGINAL CUDAHY
TRAIN DEPOT, WHICH IS NOW SO
PERFECT BECAUSE IT'S THE CUDAHY
HISTORICAL SOCIETY AND GUESS
WHERE I'M SITTING?
PATRICK CUDAHY'S ORIGINAL DESK.
NO, I SWEAR.
DONATED BY THE FAMILY.
SO LET'S TAKE A KIND OF LOOK AND
SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON IN 1907 IN
THE MEAT MARKET.
THANKS, CUDAHY.
>> WE FELT WE NEEDED TO TALK TO
YOU.
FIRST OF ALL, BECAUSE YOU'RE A
FORMER MAYOR OF CUDAHY, YOU'RE A
BUSINESS OWNER THAT USED TO BE
THE PULASKI INN, THAT WAS YOUR
BUSINESS FOR A FEW YEARS.
>> FOR A FEW YEARS.
>> 42.
>> 42.
>> THAT'S A FEW.
BUT YOU WERE A BABY.
>> YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT CUDAHY.
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
TODAY.
>> WELL YOU KNOW, IT'S AN OLD
INDUSTRIAL CITY.
AND I OFTEN LOOK AT IT FROM THE
STANDPOINT THAT MANY OF THOSE
WHO ARE NOW THE UP AND COMERS
HAD THE BENEFIT OF PARENTS WHO
FOUND WORK HERE IN OUR
BUSINESSES OF CUDAHY, AND
ENRICHED THEMSELVES TO THE
ABILITY OF EDUCATING THEIR
CHILDREN AND MOVING THEM ON TO
BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS.
>> YEAH.
>> IT'S A GREAT COMMUNITY.
I ALWAYS USED TO GET FROM PEOPLE
ONCE I LEFT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE,
WELL, WHEN ARE YOU LEAVING?
I SAID, TO GO WHERE?
I SAID, MY NEXT MOVE IS TO LAKE
DRIVE AND COLLEGE AVENUE.
WHICH IS THE HOLY CEMETERY.
THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING.
>> THAT'S YOUR NEXT STOP.
I BOOKED IN THERE ALREADY.
>> YOU GOT YOUR PLOT?
>> YEAH.
WE GOT OUR APARTMENT ALL SET TO
GO.
>> CUDAHY IS A GREAT PLACE.
REALLY, I THINK A WONDERFUL
PLACE TO BEGIN.
>> WE'RE IN FRONT OF ST. PAUL
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
ACROSS THE STREET FROM ST. PAUL
LUTHERAN SCHOOL WITH PASTOR DOUG
CART IR.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF
HOW THIS STARTED.
>> WE'RE STANDING ON LAND THAT
PATRICK CUDAHY DONATED TO THIS
CONGREGATION WHEN A GROUP OF
PEOPLE STARTED MOVING INTO THE
AREA.
HE HAD AN INTEREST IN SEEING
CHURCHES STARTED IN THE
COMMUNITY SO THEY COULD HELP
THEIR NEIGHBORS AND BE PART OF A
WONDERFUL CITY THAT HE WAS
TRYING TO FORM.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS
COMMUNITY THAT YOU'RE PASTORING.
>> THIS FEELS LIKE SUCH A SMALL
TOWN, BECAUSE IT IS SO SMALL AN
AREA, BUT THERE ARE SO MANY
PEOPLE HERE.
>> HOW LONG HAS THE SCHOOL BEEN
OPERATING.
>> SINCE 1896.
AS SOON AS WE GOT A FULL-TIME
PASTOR, THEY ASKED HIM TO TEACH
ALL THE CLASSES IN THE DAY
SCHOOL, SO ON TOP OF ALL THE
PREACHING AND TEACHING AND
MARRYING AND BURYING AND
BAPTIZING THAT HE HAD TO DO, HE
WAS GIVEN THE FULL CLASSROOM
ASSIGNMENT.
WE DON'T DO IT THAT WAY ANYMORE.
WE HAVE A STAFF OF TEACHERS, A
WONDERFUL GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT
REALLY DOES A LOT FOR KIDS IN
OUR CONGREGATION IN OUR
COMMUNITY.
>> WE'RE ON THE FIELD, THIS IS
THE HOME OF THE CUDAHY PACKERS.
THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM.
>> IT IS.
WE'RE NOT AT LAMBEAU FIELD.
DON'T GET TOO EXCITED.
HERE IN CUDAHY HAT THIS HISTORIC
FIELD AND YEARS AGO, JOHN,
FRIDAY NIGHTS, THE FIRST FRIDAY
NIGHT LIGHTS WAS RIGHT HERE.
>> THIS IS THE PLACE.
>> YOU BET.
PEOPLE WOULD COME OUT FOR GAMES
ON FRIDAY NIGHTS, THEY WOULD
SHUT DOWN THEIR PLACE OF
BUSINESS AND BE HERE AT THIS
STADIUM.
ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY PLAYED
SOUTH MILWAUKEE.
IT'S A BORDER BATTLE AND IT'S
CHANGED A LITTLE BIT.
THEY'RE STRUGGLING A LITTLE BIT
WITH NUMBERS IN THE SCHOOL,
THEY'RE STRUGGLING WITH GETTING
KIDS TO COME OUT AND PLAY.
THE COACHING STAFF ESPECIALLY
HERE IN FOOTBALL, THEY'LL GET
BACK AFTER IT AND THEY'LL GET
BACK TO WHERE IT WAS.
>> IT'S A CHANGING COMMUNITY.
THIS USED TO BE VERY GERMAN,
POLISH, NOW IT'S VERY ETHNICALLY
DIVERSE.
>> VERY MUCH SO AND THEY'RE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THEIR WAY
AND FIND THEIR WAY AND THE
COACHING STAFF HERE AT CUDAHY,
THEY'LL GET THEM.
>> SO YOU CALL THAT REBUILDING,
DON'T YOU?
>> YOU WOULD CALL THAT
REBUILDING.
>> THAT'S WHAT I CALL THAT.
>> WELL DONE.
THIS SPORTS THING, YOU'RE
STARTING TO GET.
>> I HAVE ONE OTHER THING.
HELMET ON MCGIVERN.
>> I WAS SO HAPPY YOU ASKED.
THAT'S RIGHT.
>> SPORTS FOR A MINUTE WITH MY
BROTHER MIKE.
>> SPORTS FOR A MINUTE WITH MY
BROTHER MIKE SHOULD COVER THIS.
>> WHAT?
WHAT?
>> TWO POINTS.
>> MY GRANDPA AND MY FATHER WENT
IN PARTNERSHIP BACK IN 1958, AND
THEY STARTED THE K RANCH AS A
FAMILY BUSINESS, IT GREW AND
GREW AND LATER ON ME AND MY DAD
GOT TOGETHER AND WORKED TOGETHER
AND MY DAD RETIRED IN 1993.
>> WHO IS YOUR CLIENT, IS IT
NEIGHBORHOODY?
>> IT'S NEIGHBORHOODIE, BUT WE
TAKE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE
PLACE, BECAUSE WE HAVE THE
VOLLEYBALL COURTS, 65 VOLLEYBALL
COURTS.
IT'S A FUN VOLLEYBALL LEAGUE.
WE HAVE HORSE SHOES.
WE HAVE THINGS GOING ON.
VERY FAMILY ORIENTED.
I HAVE SANDBOXES FOR THE KIDS,
BRING YOUR FAMILY DOWN, KIDS CAN
PLAY.
WE ARE AN UPPER CLASS SPORTS
CLUB.
IT'S A PLACE TO COME AND HAVE A
REALLY NICE MEAL, A NICE STEAK,
A NICE PRIME RIB, BUT YET, COME
IF A T-SHIRT AND JEANS AND PLAY
SOME VOLLEYBALL AND HAVE FUN.
>> THAT'S THE WAY IT SHOULD BE.
>> GO OUTSIDE AND BE BAREFOOT.
>> IT'S A PLACE TO DRINK, IT'S A
PLACE TO COME AND HAVE BEERS, WE
HAVE GOOD FOODS, PLAY SPORTS,
BRING THE FAMILY DOWN AND HAVE A
GOOD TIME.
>> SOMEBODY TOLD ME YOU WERE A
VERY GOOD HORSESHOE THROWER.
TALK ABOUT IT.
DID YOU HEAR YOUR WIFE LAUGH?
IS THAT WHAT JUST HAPPENED?
>> UH-HUH.
>> OH, THAT'S A RINGER.
>> SHUT UP.
>> WHAT DID THIS USED TO BE AND
HOW DID YOU END UP HERE?
>> WELL IT WAS BUILT BY MILLER,
IT WAS BUILT AS A.
RING HOUSE.
THE RAILROAD STATION WAS BUILT
ACROSS THE STREET TWO YEARS
PRIOR AND THEN DURING THE
1920'S, IT WAS A BROTHEL.
IMAGINE THAT.
>> REALLY?
>> CAN YOU IMAGINE?
>> WHEN DID YOU COME INTO THIS
SPACE?
>> 1982.
>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SPACE.
>> YES.
>> IN AN IDEAL LOCATION, CUDAHY,
WISCONSIN.
>> IT'S FUN.
WE HAVE A LOT OF GOOD CUSTOMERS
AND THEY COME FROM ALL OVER.
>> TALK ABOUT WHAT'S MOST
POPULAR HERE.
>> FISH CHIMICHANGUAS.
THEY'RE SWEET AND THERE'S CHEESE
INSIDE AND SOUR CREAM AND
GUACAMOLE.
>> THERE YOU GO, FOLKS.
>> MICHELLE, THAT IS THE SMALL?
WHAT'S THE BIG ONE, THE SIZE OF
YOUR HEAD?
>> LIKE A SMALL THROW PILLOW.
>> THEY ALL HAVE MASSAGE ROOMS
AND SHOWERS.
ALL THE ROOMS FEATURES HIGH
AMENITIES, BEAUTIFUL
FURNISHINGS, THEY DEPICT THE
REGION.
>> THE REGION?
>> THE WINERY.
>> WHEN WE SET THIS UP, WE
WANTED TO CAPTURE A LITTLE BIT
OF EUROPE AND ESPECIALLY BECAUSE
OF MILWAUKEE BEING THE MELTING
POT THAT WE ARE, WE LOVE THE
IDEA OF SOMETHING THAT'S A GREAT
SURPRISE.
A LOT OF LUXURY, WHERE PEOPLE
DON'T EXPECT TO FIND IT, SO WE
ALWAYS LIKE TO THINK OF
OURSELVES AS ONE OF THE GEMS ON
THE SOUTH SHORE AND EACH ROOM IS
NAMED AFTER A WINE-MAKING REGION
OF THE WORLD, MANY OF WHICH WE
VISITED.
>> WE ARE STANDING IN WHAT USED
TO BE A PARKING LOT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> WHEN YOU TOOK IT OVER, YOU
TURNED THIS INTO YOUR PATIO.
>> OH, YEAH.
WE WANTED A REALLY BIG OUTDOOR
SEATING AREA, BECAUSE AS YOU
KNOW, JOHN, WHEN WE GET SUMMER
HERE, EVERYBODY WANTS TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF IT.
>> I THINK THE REAL SPECIAL
THING IS EVERYTHING WE DO IN THE
RESTAURANT IS MADE FROM SCRATCH
INCLUDING ALL THE HERBS YOU SEE,
SO YOU'LL SEE THE COOKS OR THE
CHEF COME OUT, CLIP THE HERBS
FOR YOUR FOOD.
>> PEOPLE LOVE THAT.
>> LET'S TRY SASSY JAMS.
>> TELL ME WHAT TRAP SHOOTING
IS.
>> YOU SHOOT AT A CLAY TARGET.
YOU NEED A PAIR OF EAR CLIPS.
>> OH MY GOD.
HOW BIG IS THAT?
>> LIKE THAT?
>> YEAH.
>> OK.
>> DO YOU WANT THE PUMP OR THE
AUTOMATIC?
>> I WANT THE PUMP.
>> IT'S SHOTGUN ONLY.
>> WHAT'S THE THRILL OF THIS
SPORT FOR YOU?
>> WATCHING THEM BREAK.
>> WATCHING THEM BREAK.
>> JUST POP IT IN THERE LIKE
THAT, CLOSE IT.
>> SO NERVOUS.
HOW MANY CHANCES DO YOU GET?
>> PULL!
>> JUST ONE.
>> YOU GET ONE CHANCE.
>> YEAH.
>> IS THAT ME OR YOU?
>> THAT WAS YOU.
>> HOW MANY ROUNDS?
>> THERE'S 25 TARGETS IF A
ROUND.
>> EIGHT WIVES, WHO DOES THIS?
>> I THINK OUR ELDEST IN HIS
80'S AND STILL SHOOTING, AND
WE'VE GOT HIGH SCHOOL KIDS THAT
ARE 13, 14 YEARS OLD.
>> IT WAS FUN.
THIS IS REALLY FUNNEL.
>> CAN YOU MAKE A DEER FLY OUT
OF THERE?
>> PULL!
>> THAT WAS ME.
>> THAT WAS YOU.
>> I FELT IT.
I WAS LEANING FORWARD ON IT.
I'M JOINING THE CLUB.
>> YOU PLAY IN CUDAHY, BUT YOU
LIVE IN BAY VIEW.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND I'M IN MILWAUKEE.
>> MILWAUKEE.
>> CITY OF MILWAUKEE.
>> BUT CLOSE.
>> BUT CLOSE, YEAH.
>> CUDAHY.
CUDAHY.
>> GOOD JOB.
>> WHAT'S THE PAR ON THIS
COURSE?
>> 3.
ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
PAR 3.
>> 18 HOLES.
>> 18 HOLES.
>> AND THE TOUGHEST ONE IS 18?
>> WELL, THIS ONE HERE, YEAH.
>> IT'S THE SHORTEST, BUT IT'S
THE HARDEST.
>> WHY IS IT THE HARDEST?
>> BECAUSE IT'S ON THE TOP OF
THE HILL AND IF YOU DON'T HIT IT
JUST RIGHT, FORGET IT.
>> YOU SAY YOU PLAY GREENFIELD.
HOW DOES THIS COMPARE TO
GREENFIELD?
>> THIS IS A LITTLE COURSE
COMPARED TO THAT BECAUSE IT'S
JUST A PAR 3 SO IT'S ACTUALLY
ALMOST LIKE A PRACTICING COURSE.
IT'S KIND OF FUN.
>> WHERE WOULD YOU PREFER TO
PLAY, HERE?
>> HERE, BECAUSE SHE SAYS IT'S A
PRACTICING ONE, BUT NOT FOR ME.
IT'S A CHALLENGE FOR ME.
>> GO AHEAD.
GIVE HER A DIRTY LOOK.
>> THIS IS A PAR 3: ONE.
NOT BAD, WAS IT?
>> A MISTAKE A LOT OF PEOPLE
MAKE IS THEY JUST SHOOT HAT ONE
YARDAGE AT THE PARK AND WHAT WE
TRY TO HELP PEOPLE WITH IS GET
GOOD AT ALL THE YARDAGES, SO
I'LL DO A WALK BACK FROM 5, 10,
15, 20, 25 YARDS SO WE'LL START
AT 5, BACK TO 10.
ARCHERY IS AN ACTIVITY AND A
SPORT THAT YOU CAN DO YOUR
ENTIRE LIFE.
>> GOOD.
>> ONCE YOU GUY ABANDON ARROW --
ONCE YOU BUY A BOW AND ARROW SET
SUCH, IT'S FREE TO SHOOT AT THE
PARKS.
YOUR INITIAL INVESTMENT WHEN YOU
HAVE THE EQUIPMENT IS DONE.
THIS IS 15 YARDS, THIS IS THE
MOST COMMON DISTANCE MOST WHITE
TAILED DEER ARE SHOT IN
WISCONSIN THIS DISTANCE AND
CLOSER.
WHAT I FEEL DRAWS PEOPLE TO
ARCHERY IS BEAUTIFUL AND
POWERFUL AND TIMELESS.
>> WE'RE GOING TO 40.
THIS IS 40 YARDS FROM THAT BIG
BALLOON.
>> AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'M
SEEING AN INCREASE IN TEENAGE
GIRLS DOWN HERE AFTER THE MOVIE
"HUNGER GAMES," WHICH CAPTURED
THEIR IMAGINATION.
>> MY LEVEL RIGHT HERE.
HE'S 7.
>> I REALLY LOVE SHOOTING HERE.
>> YOU DO.
WHY THIS PARK, WARNIMONT PARK?
>> I CALL THIS PARK MY FIELD OF
DREAMS.
LOOK AROUND, IT'S WOODED,
BEAUTIFUL, IT'S RIGHT ON LAKE
MICHIGAN.
THERE'S WILDLIFE HERE.
AND I GET LOST HERE FOR TWO
HOURS EVERY DAY.
>> YEAH.
>> IT'S JUST A GREAT PLACE.
>> AND DOING WHAT YOU LOVE.
>> AND DOING WHAT I LOVE.
>> CUDAHY, THE CITY SLOGAN IS
GENERATIONINGS OF PRIDE.
PATRICK WOULD BE PROUD.
I AM IN CUDAHY, WISCONSIN, WITH
THE MAYOR, MAYOR JOHN.
YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS TO TELL US
WHY CUDAHY WISCONSIN IS THE BEST
PLACE IN THE WORLD TO LIVE, WORK
AND PLAY, AND MAYOR, CAN YOU
START NOW.
>> THE CITY OF CUDAHY IS THE
GREATEST PLACE IN THE SOUTH
SHORE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.
WE OFFER GREAT MUNICIPAL
SERVICES, HAVE A GREAT SCHOOL
SYSTEM AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
FOR YOUNG AND OLD.
GENERATIONS OF PRIDE WHERE WE
HAVE RESIDENTS IN THE 90'S AND
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS IN THEIR
20'S.
WE HAVE A MIX OF EVERYTHING THAT
EVERYBODY COULD ASK FOR.
WE HAVE A GREAT SCHOOL SYSTEM,
GREAT BUSINESSES THAT ARE OLDER
THAN OUR COMMUNITY AND A GREAT
MIX OF NEW BUSINESSES.
IF YOU WANT A PLACE TO LIVE,
WORK AND PLAY, OUR PARK SYSTEM
IS IT THE GREATEST IN THE WORLD.
HERE WE ARE, THIS IS THE
GREATEST PLACE --
>> I'M TELLING YOU, THEY CAN
NEVER FINISH IT THESE GUYS.
THERE YOU GO.
I CAN'T HEAR A THING.
IS SOMEONE TALKING?
CAN I SHOOT THE BEAR FIRST?
>> "AROUND THE CORNER WITH JOHN
MCGIVERN" HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF HISTORIC
DOWNTOWN GREENDALE.
THE NORMAN ROCKWELL-LIKE VILLAGE
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF MILWAUKEE.
THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO SEE
IN GREENDALE.
100,000 HOLIDAY LIGHTS FRAMING
THE HISTORIC STOREFRONTS IN
WINTER, 35,000 FLOWERS BLOOMING
BIG TIME IN SUMMER, IT'S
BEAUTIFUL YEAR-ROUND.
YOU JUST GOT TO SEE GREENDALE.
>> ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR
"AROUND THE CORNER" WITH JOHN
MCGIVERN IS PROVIDED BY THE
GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION'S
ERNEST C. AND FLORENCE M. SHOCKE
FUND.
>> IT'S OUR PLEASURE TO BRING
YOU "AROUND THE CORNER" WITH
JOHN McGIVERN.
>> THE SHOW WOULD NOT BE
POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE GENEROUS
SPIRIT OF THE COMMUNITIES WE
VISIT.
>> AND YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.