East Side, Milwaukee East Side, Milwaukee East Side is a neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, considered to be a cultural and trend-setting center of the city since at least the 1960s. Encompassing an area just north of the Historic Third Ward to Shorewood, bordered by the Milwaukee River and Lake Michigan, the area encompasses residences, bars, shops, art theaters, live music clubs and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus. Well-to-do settlers with upper-class roots developed the East Side along the lake. The location has an appeal on the Milwaukee bluffs of Lake Michigan. Many of the extravagant homes are still standing today, particularly around the
Lake City, South Carolina in the Lake City Downtown Historic District. Also listed on the National Register of Historical Places is the W.T. Askins House. Lake City's city government includes a mayor (elected for a four-year term), an appointed city administrator, and a six-person city council (elected to single-member districts for a four-year staggered term of office. The city's mayor is Lovith Anderson, Jr. Lake City is located in southern Florence County at (33.867697, -79.756153). U.S. Route 52 is the main highway through the city, leading north to Florence, the county seat, and south to Kingstree. U.S. Route 378 crosses US 52 north of