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Or that the fa\u00e7ade of Johnston Hall is decorated with carvings of dragons, mermaids, and the faces of former deans of Downer College?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a trove of hidden secrets and forgotten history in 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s buildings, and this past year, Cael Byrne made it his mission to uncover them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Byrne is a recent graduate of 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s Journalism, Advertising, &amp; Media Studies program. Inspired by <em>On Milwaukee<\/em>\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/onmilwaukee.com\/on\/urban%20spelunking\">Urban Spelunking<\/a>\u201d columns by Bobby Tanzilo, Byrne created \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/uwmpost.com\/special-projects\/uwm-urban-spelunking\">51ÁÔÆæ Urban Spelunking<\/a>,\u201d a docuseries published on the <em>51ÁÔÆæ Post<\/em> website that explores some of the historic buildings on the UW-Milwaukee campus. The project was a labor of love for Byrne, who is a Milwaukee native.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve always been interested in historic buildings. When I came to 51ÁÔÆæ, I didn\u2019t realize that they had so many on their campus,\u201d Byrne said. \u201cWhen I started the project, I didn\u2019t realize it would be this big of a scope, where we were covering 20 different buildings on campus, but I\u2019m glad that I got to cover that many.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h4\" id=\"h-exploring-and-writing\"><strong>Exploring and writing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The project started with a healthy curiosity. While he was a student, Byrne and a friend explored the dark corners of the campus buildings where they had their classes. It was fun, and Byrne wanted to learn more. Plus, as the editor of the <em>51ÁÔÆæ Post <\/em>during his senior year, he had a platform to publish his findings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, instead of merely urban exploring, Byrne began urban spelunking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUrban spelunking is basically exploring a building that has historic context to it. It could be an abandoned building, or it could be a building that\u2019s still in use. It\u2019s just usually an older building,\u201d Byrne explained. It is <em>not <\/em>trespassing, to be clear: Byrne obtained permission from 51ÁÔÆæ officials before he started his work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal was simple: Like Tanzilo\u2019s columns, Byrne wanted to highlight the architectural features of the buildings and find out their histories. At one point, he said, \u201cpretty much every building on campus was a contender (to be profiled). It just came down to if I could find people who knew the history and were willing to give me a tour or be on camera.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignleft uwm-c-img--left uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/02\/Retro-computing-lab-300x200.webp\" alt=\"A room is full of old computers from decades past.\" class=\"wp-image-30928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/02\/Retro-computing-lab-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/02\/Retro-computing-lab.webp 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption>51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s Retrocomputing lab. Photo courtesy of Cael Byrne.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, he whittled it down to some of 51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s more esoteric and unexpected holdings, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwmpost.com\/special-projects\/uwm-urban-spelunking-center-for-nursing-history\">Center for Nursing History<\/a> in Cunningham Hall; the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwmpost.com\/special-projects\/uwm-urban-spelunking-episode-3-retrolab\">Retrocomputing Lab<\/a> in Holton Hall; the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwmpost.com\/top-stories\/uwm-urban-spelunking-office-of-sustainability\">Office of Sustainability<\/a> at the University Services and Research Building; and the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwmpost.com\/special-projects\/the-history-of-the-milwaukee-downer-college-buildings\">Downer College Buildings<\/a>, like Merrill, Johnston, and Garland halls, among others. (UW-Milwaukee occupies the site of the former Downer College, a women\u2019s college established in 1851 that merged with Lawrence College in Appleton in 1964.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Byrne talked with campus leaders about these offices and facilities to create documentaries about each locale. He climbed forgotten staircases and traipsed through boarded-up attics, camera in hand to shoot footage. He wrote the script for each episode, recorded the dialogue himself, and pieced his films together on 51ÁÔÆæ Library computers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find the material for his scripts, Byrne consulted the Milwaukee and Wisconsin historical societies. He spent hours scouring the 51ÁÔÆæ Archives to find the images featured in his documentaries and blueprints of the buildings. The archives on the Downer College buildings alone took up around 200 boxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"alignright uwm-c-img--right uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/02\/Cael-Byrne-and-Tanzilo-271x300.webp\" alt=\"A middle-aged man has his arms around the shoulders of a younger man as the two smile at the viewer.\" class=\"wp-image-30926\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/02\/Cael-Byrne-and-Tanzilo-271x300.webp 271w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/letters-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2026\/02\/Cael-Byrne-and-Tanzilo.webp 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 271px) 100vw, 271px\" \/><figcaption>Cael Byrne (left) stands with Bobby Tanzilo after their interview. Photo courtesy of Cael Byrne.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe people (at the Archives) are amazing. They have so much content there to go through. Even I didn\u2019t get through all of it. I tried my best,\u201d Byrne said ruefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had a source of inspiration to keep him going, though: Halfway through the project, Byrne had an opportunity to <a href=\"https:\/\/uwmpost.com\/special-projects\/uwm-urban-spelunking-bobby-tanzilo-interview\">interview Tanzilo himself<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cGetting to interview him, so far, is the highlight of my career, because he\u2019s like a local celebrity and I\u2019ve been reading his stories for forever,\u201d Byrne said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h4\" id=\"h-sharing-his-work\"><strong>Sharing his work<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As of December 2025, the \u201c51ÁÔÆæ Urban Spelunking\u201d project is complete. Now, Byrne wants to share what he learned about campus\u2019 beautiful, historical buildings. He\u2019s in the process of applying to show his docuseries in the Milwaukee Film Festival, and he plans to hold a premiere on campus as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually, he would love to make this sort of work his career. He found that he enjoys learning and sharing the histories of historic buildings, and he hopes he can help others appreciate them as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor people in Milwaukee, I just hope that they realize how many historic buildings we have in Milwaukee specifically,\u201d Byrne said. \u201cI hope that 51ÁÔÆæ students pay attention more to the buildings that they\u2019re going to class in. If you just look around a little bit within the archives or within the building, you\u2019ll find things that you never expected. 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