Kindness Creations at Eastcastle Place
Residents combined their creativity, artistic ability, and kindness, as they crafted beautiful marbled watercolor greeting cards to be shared with prospective residents. Please click here to read more.
Eastcastle Place News
Explore interesting topics and articles featuring resident stories, community events and interesting facts in the vibrant East Side of Milwaukee. Go ahead, explore.
One Hundred Years Young
Eastcastle Place senior living community’s resident Jake Jacobson is remarkable at the age of 100. Read the full story here.
Days at the Museum
The Encyclopedia Britannica defines museums as “institutions dedicated to preserving and interpreting the primary tangible evidence of humankind and the environment.” While that descriptor might be as dry as, well, dinosaur bones, museums have also been aptly described as repositories of the “real thing,” drawing visitors away from a world of plastics, reproductions and a …
Honoring Dad in All His Many Roles
One of the most iconic pops of pop culture was Howard Cunningham of the Milwaukee-based T.V. sitcom “Happy Days.” Beloved by his doting wife, Marion, and teenaged children Richie and Joanie, the amiable Howard was also a favorite of Richie’s friends, who fondly called him “Mr. C.” Even the tough-talking, tender-hearted greaser Arthur Fonzarelli called …
A Beautiful Father’s Day Tribute to Resident
When son Jeff Morris was asked for a few quotes about his father, Andrew Morris, what we received was a heartfelt tribute to our wonderful resident. Enjoy! Happy, healthy Father’s Day to all the dads and granddads out there! Here is a picture of Dad with his four sisters. This was taken in 1952 before …
Opening up Our Community – 6/17/2020
Many state and county governments are releasing plans to reopen the economy to essential businesses. While this is an encouraging sign, please know this process will be thoughtfully considered at Eastcastle Place. We will implement a multi-phased approach when reopening our community. As we serve vulnerable adults throughout our community, Eastcastle Place reopening phases may …
Letter Writing Among Seniors
Residents from Eastcastle Place were recruited to write notes to seniors graduating from Marquette University. Please click here to read more.
A Private Glimpse
Milwaukee boasts several remarkable landmarks about which many residents and most visitors wonder. Structures including the Tripoli Shrine Center, Pabst Mansion, and North Point Water Tower have long histories of appearing both majestic and mysterious. Also on the list of charming curiosities, is the beautiful castle-like building on Bradford Avenue on Milwaukee’s East Side. For …
Made in Milwaukee
Milwaukee is widely known for many things – Brewers baseball, brats, beer, and (to break from the “b” alliteration) industry. Hard working people live and work in Milwaukee, and many things have come from this city on Lake Michigan in southern Wisconsin. Cheese comes to mind, as well as Richie Cunningham, Arthur Fonzarelli and Laverne …
Opening up Our Community
Federal and state governments are releasing plans to reopen the economy to essential business. While this is an encouraging sign to our country’s response to COVID-19, please know this process will be taken thoughtfully at Eastcastle Place. We will implement a three-phased approach when reopening our community. Decisions for each phase will be based on …