I was lucky enough to be interviewed on Milwaukee’s NPR station, WUWM, about the real-life inspiration for The Rhino in Right Field. Washington Park, the minor league Brewers, growing up Greek, and girls’ baseball–it’s all here. I hope you like it! When Baseball Practice Was at the Milwaukee Zoo
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Then and Now: What the Washington Park Zoo looks like today
Not too long ago, I visited Washington Park in Milwaukee to see what’s left of the old zoo. It was abandoned in 1960, when Milwaukee County opened a new zoo on Bluemound Road. But Washington Park is still there, at the corner of 47th and Vliet streets, and the southwest corner of the park, where
Read More...Hiding in Plain Sight: Real-life References in The Rhino in Right Field
The Rhino in Right Field is a made-up story. Of course it is! Climbing into animal pens at the zoo? A parade of zoo animals? An escape? None of that stuff could happen in real life. Could it? You might be surprised. Here (in alphabetical order) is a roundup of the very real people, places,
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