McDonough Is Trying
To Rejuvenate Downtown

I had the pleasure of a few hours with Paul
McDonough a short while ago. He took me on
a tour of Kenosha’s downtown and the many
buildings he has bought, refurbished and is in
the process of filling with quality tenants.
His golden retriever, Autumn, walked with
us and seemed to share Paul’s enjoyment of
our city. You see, Paul is not a Kenoshan. He
resides in that often ridiculed state that lies
south of Russell Road. He originally came
from Connecticut.
His heroic efforts to rejuvenate
our dormant downtown
have been met with the same
familiar (and tiresome) cynicism
that graced the museums,
the trolley, the Virginia,
HarborMarket and about any
other novel idea to improve our
city. Although a visionary, his
engineering background keeps
him well-grounded as to what
works and what looks good — the evidence lies
up and down Sixth Avenue.
Listening to his love of history, art and
architecture could lead one to forget that he
is a pragmatic businessman. Don’t make that
mistake.
I have been around real estate most of my
life and never met a landlord who gives all
of his tenants a loaf of Irish soda bread on St.
Patrick’s Day.
Paul’s true nature showed when we passed
a resident of the Dayton: “People are so troubled
by their appearance, yet, we should be
hugging their necks for what they have done
for us.” I think I want to work for this guy.
Terry Tynan
Somers