Swing Park

beintween installed these swings on September 9th 2012 under the Holton Bridge, in the media garden on the east side of the Marsupial Bridge which connects many neighborhoods. These swings add purpose to our urban infrastructure and a playful interruption to those passing by. It is our hope that the swing park serves not only an element of recreation, but as a point of reconsideration for those leftover spaces in our city. This installation is part of beintween's social engagement mission to make [art] do [work], and to help promote it's major initiative to extend the Beerline trail west of Holton street.

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Save the swings!

…Last month, it was determined the swings were in need of repair and removed. In an effort to raise funds, beintween – along with MKE BKE, the Makerspace, the City of Milwaukee and NEWaukee – launched a “Save Our Swings” initiative…

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Saving for Others, November 2013: Save Our Swings

One of the main focuses of Saving for a Purpose is to help out others.  We all have seen our own hardships and we all may struggle to make what we have go further.  Are challenging ourselves to make a monetary donation each month.  Each month of the year…

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What happened to the swings?

The city accepted the Swing Park as a donation on January 9th, 2013. Unfortunately, theses were not cared for and fell into a state of disrepair.  The City began removing these one at a time. Ultimately, the swings were not designed for the heavy use that they received and safety became a concern. By early October 4th, there were only 2 swings remaining. A decision was made by beintween's bored of directors to remove the remaing two swings which were also in critical condition.  Minor repairs were made to preserve the large bench swing and was left in place; only this, and a bent trapeze remain in the park. 

With the help of your donations we can have the swings back by the spring. Were looking to raise $5,000 by Thanksgving. Make it a yesvember! 

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http://saveourswings.org/index.html SOS! Save Our Swings! If any of you live in the Milwaukee area you probably have noticed that the swings under the Holton Bridge have been taken down due to damage. The swings were put up last year in September as a donation from the local organization, beintween founded by Keith Hayes. beintween's mission is improv(is)ing spaces to build community in Milwaukee. Swing Park instantly became a huge hit on the eastside! What was once just an empty lot under a bridge was transformed into a playful sp/ace (space + place). Lets save our swings, every donation counts! 

Please visit our site to learn more about swing park and the people who have contributed to this effort. http://www.saveourswings.org/index.html 

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The kids in our community miss our swings! Lets save our swings and bring them back as soon as possible. SOS

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Milwaukee's swing park

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Thanks Jason Anderson for sharing these great shots on our Facebook page.

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Thanks Jason Anderson for posting these great shots on our Facebook page.

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Angela Damiani, WMSE The Disclaimer, 10.25.2013 (7:18)

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Photo Credit: Peter Di Antoni