A failed attempt was made in 1995 by then Mayor John Norquist to tear down the east–west freeway section due to increasing opposition and traffic volumes, along with the nearing completion of the Lake Parkway (WIS 794).
His term was marked by public conflicts with other city leaders, including Bo Black, former head of Summerfest; Arthur Jones, his one-time bodyguard who became chief of police; and Bradley DeBraska, head of the police union.
Holloway ran for mayor of Milwaukee in 1988, losing in the initial non-partisan primary to John Norquist and Martin Schreiber; he says that while he wasn't very political, he felt that there should be an African-American in the race.
It was not until a series of coordinated efforts started by Mayor John Norquist in 1988 that the valley began to see new growth.
John Norquist (born 1949), mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1988 through 2003
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