December 9, 2022

tmj4 Milwaukee Tonight SEGMENT!

The wonderful Cassandra McShepard with Milwaukee’s TMJ4 stopped in to tour our studio, do some interviews and featured us as one of ‘Cassandra’s Hidden Gems’!

Art collective gives century-old Milwaukee electrical building a second life

(MILWAUKEE) - In the world of art, be it visual or performance there is strength in numbers, which explains why a growing number of art collectives are popping up including one on Milwaukee's north side where a more than century-old former electrical substation is the perfect canvas for creating and collaborating.

 JULY 9, 2019

CBS 58 SUNDAY MORNING SEGMENT!

Our coverage on 88.9 Radio Milwaukee and OnMilwaukee led to an interview session with Jacquelyn Abad from CBS 58 for their Sunday Morning news and it aired this last weekend (July 7th 2019).

Former Milwaukee energy substation reopens as artist collective

Impressive both inside and out, the former Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co. substation at 20th and North Avenue is a dream space for creatives. Soaring ceilings, huge windows spilling natural light, ample exposed brick, even the original control panel for an industrial crane remain, even after being decommissioned by the utility company in the 1980s.

MAY 28, 2019

URBAN SPELUNKING ON THE RADIO!

And now we made it on the air!

Thanks to Nate Imig and Bobby Tanzilo.

Urban spelunking: 20 Ton Studios in a former TMER&L electrical substation

Dotted across the Milwaukee landscape are a series of red brick buildings that are instantly recognizable to many as former substations built by the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Co. in the early years of the 20th century. We check out one on 20th and North that now houses artists studios.

MAY 14, 2019

URBAN SPELUNKING!

We have officially announced our presence to the public at large. A big thanks to Bobby Tanzilo for his time, research, and writing. We hope to have him back if/when we complete the renovations we have in mind for the building.

https://onmilwaukee.com/ent/articles/tmerl-substation-20tonstudios-spelunking.html