New Third Ward mural celebrates history of Milwaukee’s Commission House

New Third Ward mural celebrates history of Milwaukee’s Commission House Advertisement Updated: 10:30 PM CST Nov 5, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Denise Craig New Third Ward mural celebrates history of Milwaukee’s Commission House Updated: 10:30 PM CST Nov 5, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Denise Craig MILWAUKEE — A new 50,000-square-foot mural celebrating the history of Milwaukee’s Commission House has been unveiled in the Third Ward. Called “Portal to the Past,” the mural was painted on the Commission House building at Broadway and St. Paul Avenue, across from the Milwaukee Public Market. Advertisement Artist John Kowalczyk said the mural can be seen from the freeway and down Broadway. “To be able to see this from the freeway and from all the way down Broadway Street is just so cool,” Kowalczyk said. “The number of eyes on it every day — I hope it just brings people joy and makes them smile.” Make WISN a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks New study links energy drinks to reports of heart attacks and cardiac arrest in young adults 16 midterm races are within 1%. What could happen next? These toys are worth buying for your kids, according to Good Housekeeping experts and kid testers Republican redistricting failed to flip most targeted districts