Milwaukee, A City of Two Tales

Well at least the Brewers can say this: in 20 years, out of all the retro ballparks constructed in America, their retro ballpark will be the most identifiable as a landmark of their city. With its massive exterior arches and gaudy steel trusses, Miller Park sticks out like the Taj Mayal in what is otherwise perhaps the most nondescript landscape in America, an unmistakable civic icon for Milwaukee and an engineering marvel. But just because it is an engineering wonder, doesn’t mean it is necessarily an architectural one. And even if it was an architectural masterpiece, that doesn’t mean it’s a good ballpark.