When even McDonald's avoids downtown Milwaukee

I can think of only one big American city that doesn’t have at least one McDonald’s restaurant in its downtown. Milwaukee. While McDonald’s fare is not my cup of tea, it is a ubiquitous American icon and a well-run company. Perhaps McDonald’s thinks downtown Milwaukee is such a haven for the fit and trim that it wouldn’t fit in. Sure and maybe the moon is made of cheese. More likely, McDonald’s – like most other national brands – just doesn’t think too much of downtown Milwaukee. While this may sound humorous and many will say good riddance, what does it say about downtown? And before you say Milwaukee’s too good for McDonald’s, don’t forget that such highly regarded downtowns as midtown Manhattan, Chicago’s Loop, Minneapolis, Dallas, Atlanta, Denver, Boston, Seattle, Indianapolis and on and on and on all are lovin’ it.