Milwaukee County Parks sign was missing a letter; caught the eyes of passersby

MILWAUKEE -- Oops! A sign recently created to identify Humboldt Park on Milwaukee's south side was missing a "D." The sign was erected at the corner of Oklahoma and Howell Avenues -- and it got people talking.

A Milwaukee County supervisor told FOX6 News a contractor is responsible for making the sign, adding that the county is purchasing a replacement.

"We just put it in without even noticing -- and then sure enough, people started calling. And yeah, we had to take it out right away," said Ryan Simerson, a Milwaukee County Parks employee.

Simerson said upon delivery, his co-workers with the Milwaukee County Parks Department had the misspelled sign installed Tuesday, July 26th and uninstalled Wednesday morning.

"Oh, they took it down already? I was going to go look at it," said Dale Socher.

Alice Scott said her bus route takes her past the sign several times. But she was unaware of the error until FOX6 News pointed it out to her.

"I'm coming here to work. I'm not coming here to read that sign," Scott said.

FOX6 News has been told the sign will be replaced within the next several days -- and yes, it will have the "D" in Humboldt.

Humboldt Park, Milwaukee