City StreetsA 20-year landfill project created the road and the city’s waterfront playground.//end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban MilwaukeeThe lagoon along Lincoln Memorial Drive. Photo by Carl Baehr.North Lincoln Memorial Drive is the city’s playground — but it wasn’t always that way. A century ago there was no biking, in-line skating, kite flying, walking, jogging or other activities we see today along the drive. As a matter of fact, there was no Lincoln Memorial Drive at all. The road and everything to the east of it was water.At the beginning of...…City StreetsA 20-year landfill project created the road and the city’s waterfront playground.//end headline wrapper ?>Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban MilwaukeeThe lagoon along Lincoln Memorial Drive. Photo by Carl Baehr.North Lincoln Memorial Drive is the city’s playground — but it wasn’t always that way. A century ago there was no biking, in-line skating, kite flying, walking, jogging or other activities we see today along the drive. As a matter of fact, there was no Lincoln Memorial Drive at all. The road and everything to the east of it was water.At the beginning of...WW…