Zeidler Union Square

This cute little park is a nice place to eat a bag lunch al fresco, depending on weather and homeless squatters (at times either or both can make the place unattractive). Being downtown it’s a good location to people watch, it’s also a nice place if you want to meet some random dogs. It’s a fitting memorial to brave Mayor Zeidler, and it’s the traditional staging and departure site for the annual Labor Day parade into Laborfest.

I adore this pet-​friendly park. My four legged and two legged family and friends have walked these side walks. This park is directly across from We Energies. They put on a great Christmas light display. Many fond memories here will keep this as one of my favorite MKE parks.

Tucked away on the corner of Michigan and 9^th Streets, the Zeidler Union Square is a tiny grassy park that sits in front of WE Energies and the Boston Store. There isn’t a lot to say about the park. It’s not glamourus and bodes a gazebo in the center. It’s biggest benefit is a place for your furry pals in the midst of the city. It’s often used by non-​profit organizations to serve the needs of the community (e.g. feeding the hungry). I do appreciate that the park system still assembles a light display each winter season. It serves its purpose and glad to see a little green space in the middle of Milwaukee.

It’s a great park in a great location. Too bad the MPD chooses to allow the homeless and pandhandlers to occupy it nonstop. Don’t bother trying to go the gazebo, if the homeless are not there, all of there crap is. Blankets on the tables, bags full of clothes, etc. If you’re walking through, make sure you don’t step in excrement.

Zeidler Union Square is pretty much a standard park in a city with many parks. It’s small, but a nice place to bring your dog for a short stroll if you are nearby.
On Wednesdays June through the end of October the park comes alive when a farmers market is held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. featuring local produce, crafts, live music and food vendors. Get there early if you only have an hour and plan to order from a food vendor!
There is a unique gazebo in the park which is industrial in nature, and features an interesting roof if you step in and look up. The bordering fences also tell an interesting tale.
Parks are generally places where people like to hang out, however this park seems to sometimes attract people who might be considered to be loitering rather than enjoying the park’s virtues, but overall I dub this park A-​OK.

There’s something quaint and old-​timey about Zeidler Square. Maybe it’s the pavillion? The huge old trees?
Sure, it could use some TLC — but I enjoy the character this tiny little green space has, surrounded by buildings and concrete in the heart of downtown.
Zeidler Square is home to the Westown Farmers Market — and there’s nothing better than heading down on your lunch to pick up some local produce, get a bite to eat, and daydream of the MKE days of old — and what this space was home to hundreds of years ago.

I walk through Zeidler Park every day on my way into work. It’s small, with a gazebo in the center that has a Christmas tree and light display during the holidays — as well as around the entire park during the season. This creates a nice ambiance in the area.
Additionally, Milwaukee’s Westown Association holds the Westown Farmer’s Market there every Wednesday from June to October. Lots of fresh produce vendors, crafts, prepared food, baked goods, jewelry, massage stand, and LIVE MUSIC on the gazebo. Acoustic, jazz, Irish, folk, etc. The market is definitely the highlight of the year — lots of people working in the area look forward to coming out to this every Wednesday.

I used to work right across thew street from the park (We Energies). It was awesome having a little park in front of me when I walked out the front doors. At christmas, Zeidler has a great lights display. In summer, check out the farmer market on Wednesday mornings. They offer a really good vendor selection. They even have live music there during the market and at other times. Grand Avenue Mall is on the other side of the park. There is street parking around the park. It will cost you 25 cents a minute. Most people walk to this park for a break during the work day. Check it out if you are ever in the area.

Super cute little park in downtown Milwaukee — just in front of the We Building and behind the Grand Ave Mall. I really like how they put a design on the bus stop shelter. It looks awesome.