Eau Claire and Menomonie Wisconsin

[Chef]

Menomonie



Menomonie is a town of about 16,000. As the home of the University of Wisconsin Stout it also has around 8,000 students. It was founded in 1830 which makes it one of the older towns in the area. These photos are from the downtown and the residential areas around the University. It was interesting that while Menomonie looks run down and far from civilization it also has an organic vegan and raw foods restaurant. The parts of town I photographed had the feeling of a student ghetto in the middle of nowhere. I assume that the large number of stately but dilapidated old houses are rented out to students. There are also some nice residential areas but it started thunderstorming before I could photograph them.


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Eau Claire



Eau Claire is the largest town in the northwestern quarter of Wisconsin. It is big enough to have a metropolitan area. The Eau Claire MSA has a population of around 160,000. It was founded in 1856 as a lumber milling town and over time grew into the hub of its' region, other than that it doesn't seem to have much history. In general it feels more dynamic than a lot of the other towns in the area. The residential neighborhoods tend to be well kept, there is some new development. You have the occasional abandoned industrial building but no widespread areas of abandoned or run down buildings. The downtown seemed pretty dead but I visited on a sunday, and most of the stores downtown were closed. The constant drizzle and mist probably didn't help. Most of the storefronts were occupied though.


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While driving home from Eau Claire the sky started to clear so I got off the main highway and took a detour through rural St Croix County to take a couple photos of classic western Wisconsin countryside.


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[ColDayMan]

Great stuff!

[Evergrey]

my kinda photo tour

[toyota74]

Cute houses!!

[Danny]

Thanks for the pictures, Chef!

I like those neighbourhoods in Menomonie and those pretty houses in Eau Claire. Must be two nice places to live in. I appreciate the peace of these kind of towns. I´ve liked the rural pictures too.

I hope to see more pictures soon.

Congrats and greetings from Madrid, Spain!

[fern]

Originally Posted by toyota74

Cute houses!!

+1. Interesting tour thanks

[The Jerk]

I Could Live There.

[Thundertubs]

Great set. I've driven by both a dozen times on I-94 without stopping. Good to see them.

[Ch.G, Ch.G]

I loved both sets. Thank you. Those modern houses in Eau Claire were a nice surprise! Weird (in a good way) to see such progressive design in such a small, tucked-away metro.

[LSyd]

cool tour, thanks

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[diskojoe]

Winning!

[stepper77]

I have always been curious about Eau Claire. Nice little city. Great photos, thanks!

[MWP_MWP]

I attended UW-Stout and lived in Menomonie from 1989 to 1992. The town looks exactly like it did back then. The most amazing building in the town is the Mabel Tainter Theater....it's your fifth photo.

If you ever drive through again, make a stop at The Buck ( Silver Dollar Saloon ) for a beer and cheese curds.....the architecture isn't bad to look at either.

[Columbusite]

I might make a stop in Eau Claire sometime, but I'd check out Water St: that's the cool part of town. I hear The Joynt is a great bar.

[giovanni sasso]

excellent set, chef. eau claire looks like a great little town. the mix of modern and workaday, not to mention the little industrial walk across the river, look very pleasant.

[DeBaliviere]

I love the pics that look like someone picked up Milwaukee's Beerline and dropped it in Eau Claire!

[kcexpress69]

Enjoyed the tour!! Thank you!!

[george]

I like the old theaters of Menomonie, good lookin' town. I visit the other Menominee in NE WI at least once a year.