Gold Golda
Golda Meir was Israel’s first female prime minister. True, she’s got a school named after her, but what tourists get their pictures taken with a school?
Birch Bud
Given that baseball commissioner Bud Selig oversaw The Steroid Era, a likeness made of used needles might be fitting, but pretty mean. So why not the wood used in some bats?
Concrete Chris
Chris Farley spent just four years here while attending Marquette, but at least he was a real person. Factor in his tragic death, and you’ll leave the tourists crying.
Diamond Lee
Liberace. The flamboyant heartthrob. The Las Vegas piano man. An all-diamond effigy draped in velvet.
Rococo Rehnquist
A Shorewood native and conservative rock on the U.S. Supreme Court. Why not a granite statue of William Rehnquist with those Gilbert & Sullivan-styled stripes he favored?
Onyx Oprah
Given her riches, maybe Oprah will pay for it. Tourists will flock here if she tells them to.
Chocolate Gene
The original (and, let’s be honest, far superior) Willy Wonka was Gene Wilder, the Milwaukee-born star of some 20 films. Milk chocolate, surely.
Plastic Lovell
James Lovell commanded Apollo 13 and, better still, was played by Tom Hanks in the movie. A white plastic image located on James Lovell Street.
Moonstone Jarreau
Mr. Smooth. The jazz and R&B singer won seven Grammys, but may always be remembered for singing TV’s “Moonlighting” theme.
