Mike and Judith HowdenMike and Judith Howden moved to Milwaukee from Green Bay, WI in 1968. They picked the Washington Park neighborhood for the economic and racial diversity of its residents. They had lived in this neighborhood for almost a decade before they bought a house adjoining the park. They lived in this house from late 1970s till 2013. They raised four children in this house. Recently, they moved a block away to Highland Ave, to a smaller home more suitable to their current needs.
Mike and Judith Howden are both retired social workers. Having lived in this neighborhood, they have many stories to tell about their house, about the park, about their neighborhood and their interaction with their neighbors, and about the changes they have lived through over the years. Their striking reminiscences bring the sights, smells, and sounds of the neighborhood to life as they talk about their routines around their home, Judith's flower arrangements and Mike's yard work, and anecdotes of life around Washington Park. They have also been engaged residents of the neighborhood participating in various neighborhood organization, concerned with issues that their co-residents face such as the lack of healthy food options in the area. Mike and Judith Howden, interview by Leonardo Moises and Salman Hussain, June 2014. |
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