GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – A neighborhood on Green Bay’s west side unveiled its new welcome sign Wednesday, signifying the official recognition of the neighborhood.
The Shipyard Neighborhood includes the area of along the Fox River bounded by West Mason Street to the north, Liberty Street to the south and South Broadway and South Ashland Avenue to the west.
Residents, as well as neighborhood and city of Green Bay leaders, got their first look at the official welcome sign during a ceremony Wednesday. The sign is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of South Ashland Avenue and 9th Street.
Brendan Crabbe, president of the Shipyard Neighborhood Association, said the sign will serve as a reminder of the area’s rich industrial history along the Fox River and the proud working-class spirit of the neighborhood’s residents.
“It just makes all of the achievements that we’ve been working on this past year a tangible thing. We have a sign that’s in the ground and we have people that are passing by that are seeing us for the ‘res-industrial’ neighborhood that we are. We have a lot of industries that coexist with the residents,” Crabbe said.
Tarl Knight, a Shipyard Neighborhood resident and the vice president of the SNA, designed the sign. It was funded through a grant administered by Green Bay Neighborhoods, a non-profit organization that works to improve the quality of life in Green Bay by supporting neighborhood associations.
“We’re looking to kind of revitalize. Getting the other amenities that you see throughout the city — better street lighting, bike racks, garbage,” Crabbe said.
Also, we’re hosting events at 8th Street Park, which is kind of our core park in the neighborhood, so that is bringing out members of the community that are typically just at home. We want neighbors meeting neighbors and to have that community and getting to know each other, so it’s a stronger neighborhood altogether.
SNA was founded in 2022 to improve the area by promoting neighborhood activities, creating a cleaner and safer area for families regardless of income and connecting residents with vital city resources.
“We’ve kind of been a defunct neighborhood for quite some time. A year and a half ago, we banded together — a group of neighbors, residents, business owners — we kind of wanted to change that. We wanted to have an established neighborhood association,” said Crabbe. “One of the best things to do, we thought, was to have a brand and something that everybody can kind of fall under as a community.”
Crabbe said he hopes the sign helps residents feel like they belong.
“When we have people that pull in, they know that’s they’re home because they’re passing that sign and they’re in the Shipyard Neighborhood,” he said.
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