Neighborhoods of Milwaukee

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This is a list of Neighborhoods of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Contents 1 Avenues West 2 Arlington Heights 3 Bay View 4 Beerline B 5 Brady Street 6 Brewers Hill 7 Bronzeville 8 Coldspring Park 9 Concordia 10 East Side 11 East Town 12 East Village 13 Granville 14 Grantosa Heights 15 Harambee 16 Havenwoods 17 Hillside/Lapham Park 18 Historic Mitchell Street 19 Holler Park 20 Jackson Park 21 Jacobus Park 22 Jones Island 23 Layton Park 24 Lincoln Village 25 Martin Drive 26 Menomonee River Valley 27 Merrill Park 28 Metcalfe Park 29 Midtown 30 Mount Mary 31 Park West 32 Piggsville 33 Riverwest 34 Sherman Park 35 Story Hill 36 Historic Third Ward 37 Tippecanoe 38 Town of Lake 39 University Hill 40 Uptown Crossing 41 Walker's Point 42 Walnut Hill 43 Washington Heights 44 Washington Park 45 Westown 46 References 47 External links

[edit] Avenues West

Avenues West is an area west of Milwaukee's downtown. It is bordered by I-43 on the east, 27th St. on the west, I-94 on the south, and on the north by Highland Avenue. While in the recent past this neighborhood has been one of low income levels and property values, it has seen signs of beginning redevelopment. ^[1] The most commonly cited example being the Ambassador Hotel that was until recently was closely linked with drug dealing and prostitution and has since been restored to an upscale establishment. Other notable places in the area include Marquette University, the Pabst Mansion, the Joseph B. Kalvelage House and the Rave/Eagles Ballroom. The western portion of the neighborhood along 27th Street has been recently dubbed SoHi(South of Highland) by the business owners to help jumpstart the area.^[2]

[edit] Arlington Heights

Arlington Heights is a neighborhood on Milwaukee's north side. It is bordered by I-43 on the east, 20th Street on the west, Capitol Drive on the north, and Keefe avenue on the south. It is home to Lindbergh Park, and elementary school, middle school, and a Lutheran grade school. Arlington Heights is predominantly an African American neighborhood.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Bay View

Bay View is located on the southeast shore of the city of Milwaukee overlooking Lake Michigan. Bay View boundaries Becher Street to the north, Morgan Avenue to the south, and Sixth Street to the west. ^[3] Located about 3 miles (5 km) south of downtown on the lake, Bay View originally sprang up around the Milwaukee Iron Company rolling mill as a company town. It incorporated in 1879 (Milwaukee's first suburb) with 2,592 people and 892 acres (361 ha) of land; but by 1887 Bay View's 4,000 residents voted overwhelmingly to join the city of Milwaukee, mostly in order to get city services of which water was the most important. The former village became Milwaukee's 17th ward. It is best known to labor historians as the site of the 1886 Bay View Tragedy.

[edit] Beerline B

The Beerline B neighborhood is an area of primarily condo development along the north side of the Milwaukee River that has been developed after the removal of the Beerline B railroad spur that once provided service to Pabst, Blatz, and Schlitz breweries. The neighborhood is centered around Commerce Street, which was originally intended to be a canal to the Rock River owned by Byron Kilbourn. Today the neighborhood is home to Lakefront Brewery, Inc.. ^[4]

[edit] Brady Street

Brady Street is a neighborhood is filled with coffee houses, nightclubs, restaurants, vintage clothing, and thrift stores. Once the center of Milwaukee's hippie counterculture, gentrification forced most of its Bohemian population out, many going to Riverwest and Bayview.^{[citation needed]} However, this neighborhood still exhibits a strong independent flair, albeit an upscale one. Brady Street festival runs in July each year and brings together the Brady Street neighborhood in block-party fashion.

Brady Street runs from Prospect Avenue in the east to Van Buren in west where the street turns into Water Street, another popular club street. Brady Street is located in what was the heart of Milwaukee's Italian community. In the 1970s, the neighborhood Italians began to leave for the suburbs and to be replaced by hippies and other bohemians.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Brewers Hill

Brewers Hill is a small, diverse community north of downtown on the Milwaukee River. The name (formerly "Uihlein Hill") is derived from the large number of brewery workers (and owners) that once inhabited the area. The neighborhood has been thoroughly gentrified since 1980; all of the former factories have been converted into condominiums and apartments. The neighborhood is bordered by North Avenue to the north, Holton Ave to the east, the Milwaukee River and Pleasant Street on the south, and Martin Luther King Drive on the west. ^[5]

[edit] Bronzeville

Bronzeville was an African-American neighborhood that historically was situated between what is now the Harambee neighborhood and the North Division neighborhood. This district was formerly centered on Walnut Street until it was razed to make room for the US Interstate 43 and other arterial road expansions. Today there is a rebuilding and rebranding of the commercial area of nearby North Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive into "Bronzeville", including many new businesses and the Black Holocaust Museum.

[edit] Coldspring Park

Cold Spring Park is a small neighborhood near the Miller Brewing Company on the west side. Cold Spring Park has been around since the mid-1800s. It is named for a natural spring that was found in the northwest corner of the neighborhood (then bounded by 27th Street, 35th Street, West Juneau Avenue, and Vliet Street).

In 1852, Cold Spring Park was the site of the Wisconsin State Agricultural Society fair and exhibition. During the Civil War, Cold Spring Park became Camp Washburn, housing the 2nd Cavalry, 30th Infantry, and the 39th Regiment. After the Civil War, Cold Spring Park once again became a race track. A race that was commemorated by Currier and Ives depicted an 1871 record breaking race by the mare Goldsmith Maid, with a time of 2 minutes and 17 seconds.

Adjacent to Cold Spring Park was the Cold Spring House, a hotel which housed visitors and drivers for the races. It was notorious for its gambling, cockfights, courtesans and dances. At the close of the 19th century, Milwaukee saw a population boom, prompting two new streets in Cold Spring Park; Highland Boulevard (1896) and McKinley Boulevard (1906).

Cold Spring Park initially drew German-American residents of the moderate to upper income scale. The upper end residing primarily on Highland and McKinley, while the middle to moderate income resided on Juneau and the numbered streets. Highland Blvd, Juneau Ave, and McKinley Blvd are designated as historical streets by the city of Milwaukee

[edit] Concordia

Historic Concordia is an area between 27th St, 35th St, Wisconsin Ave, and Highland Blvd. It is the home of both a local historic district and many national register historic properties. Notable homes include the 1850s Tower House and 1860s Col. Theodore Yates residence. Many private residences are opened to the public each year on the Saturday of Fathers Day weekend for a home tour by Historic Concordia Neighbors, Inc. ^[6] A neighborhood located on the near west side of Milwaukee; it once housed Concordia college. The college's former facilities now home to the Indian Community School. This neighborhood once housed families like the Pabsts, Harnischfegers, Gettlemans, and many others in large mansions. Many of these homes have been converted into bed and breakfasts.

[edit] East Side

East Side is a broad area that refers to anything east of the Milwaukee River, north of downtown, and south of the suburb of Shorewood. This area includes Brady Street, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus, the lakefront, and the marina. The streets and buildings in this neighborhood range from towering, expensive high rises and condominiums along the lake to brownstones and walkups a few blocks inland to cheap duplexes near the river. An economically diverse group of people live in this neighborhood. Brady Street (from Prospect to Holton) and North Avenue (from Prospect to the Milwaukee River) both feature popular, pedestrian-friendly commercial strips of nightlife, restaurants, and shops intermingled with residences. Downer Avenue (from Bradford to Newberry) is a similar commercial strip but with fewer bars. Milwaukee County Transit System's bus routes 30 and 15 are the major North-South transit arteries for the neighborhood. Lake Park located in this neighborhood, was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted famed designer of New York's Central Park. Lake Park is part of Milwaukee's Grand Necklace of Parks, designed by Olmsted and known for lawn bowling and French restaurant, Lake Park Bistro.

[edit] East Town

East Town is the portion of Milwaukee's central business district east of the Milwaukee River. It is bordered by Brady Street on the lower east side, the Third Ward on the south, and Lake Michigan on the east. This area contained the original Juneau Town settlement which competed with the neighboring Kilbourn Town (see Westown) for people and resources and has a remarkably different feel. East Town has dense, narrower streets and a more intimate feel, whereas Westown has broad, vast streets with older buildings. The strikingly modern skyscrapers of the Northwestern Mutual Life complex and Milwaukee's tallest building, the US Bank Center, as well as the city's four other tallest buildings, dominate the eastern portion of the neighborhood. Other noteworthy buildings include the Chase Bank building, the Faison building, and the Morgan Stanley building. Also, two large condominium developments, Kilbourn Tower and University Club tower, have been recently completed in the northern half of the neighborhood. Both buildings are over 32 stories tall and have multi-million dollar penthouse units. The neighborhood also contains the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist and Old St. Mary's Church which have survived from the early days of Milwaukee. The East Town neighborhood association hosts Jazz in the Park, an outdoor music concert series at Cathedral Square Park. The area has become the center of Milwaukee nightlife featuring several trendy nighlclubs, and outdoor upscale eateries. In summer, East Town sponsors the Parisian festival Bastille Days and in winter the Holiday City of Lights.

[edit] East Village

The East Village is a term for the area on the east bank of the Milwaukee River north of Brady Street, from Humboldt Avenue east to Warren Avenue. ^[7] It includes Caesars Park and Pulaski Playground. The area was a traditional working-class neighborhood inhabited by Polish-Americans, including many Kaszubs; the architecture includes a number of Polish flats and other forms of modest housing. ^[8]

[edit] Granville

Granville is a historically working class neighborhood located on Milwaukee's far northwest side, featuring new subdivisions, industrial parks, and Granville Station, which was formerly the Northridge mall, having undergone extensive renovations and attracting new large-format tenants.

[edit] Grantosa Heights

Located between Granville and Wauwatosa, Grantosa Heights is a highly urban neighborhood with a diverse population. This is a lower middle class area with predominantly African-American and Laotian residents.^{[citation needed]} The neighborhood is named after Grantosa Avenue, which seems to be the border with Midtown. Much of the architecture consists of tract homes from the 1950s and 1960s. In recent years, this neighborhood has become home to many of the refugees that have fled Laos.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Harambee

Harambee is just north of downtown Milwaukee and is bounded by I-43 on the west, Locust St. to the north, Holton St. on the east, and the Milwaukee River to the south. Harambee includes the highest residential elevation in the city, a tall ridge running along 1st Street, that in the early twentieth century was built upon by the city's wealthy families.^{[citation needed]}

First settled by German-Americans, the area's west and central areas became the center of the City's African-American community. It has been impacted by redlining, slum clearance, the construction of the freeway through this community, and race riots in the late 1960s.^{[citation needed]}

As a lower to middle-class, predominantly African-American neighborhood, Harambee has seen an influx of residents to its south, along its border with Brewers' Hill while the northern end is also enjoying extensive residential rehabilitation through the partnership of the City with churches, private businesses, philanthropy, neighborhood groups, business improvement districts, non-profit community development corporations, and the police department.

Daniel Richards built a home in 1837 (2863 N. 1st Street) on 160 acres (65 ha) of land that ran from Richards Street west to between 5th and 6th and from Center Street north to Burleigh Street. Richards started Milwaukee's first newspaper and spent a lifetime tending to his garden on Hadley Hill.^{[citation needed]} Hadley Hill is located immediately north of Hadley Street between 2nd Street and Palmer and is the location of the highest natural point in the City. Hadley Hill still flourishes in the spring with thousands of perennials planted by Daniel Richards some 160 years ago.

[edit] Havenwoods

Havenwoods is a working class, mostly African-American neighborhood on Milwaukee's north side, centered near Silver Spring Drive and 60th Street. The neighborhood itself is moderately urban in character, with a mix of strip malls, older retail buildings, and townhouses. Within the neighborhood's boundaries lie Havenwoods State Forest and the US Army Reserve Center.

[edit] Hillside/Lapham Park

Hillside and Lapham Park lies north of Downtown from Metro Bvld on the south to Brown street on the north. It includes Carver Park that lies north of Lapham Park. It lies west from 6th street to east 12th street. It lies east of I43.

[edit] Historic Mitchell Street

Historic Mitchell Street is a street located about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of downtown. The Mitchell Street neighborhood is the heart of a densely-populated, largely Hispanic area of Milwaukee's near south side. Most of the houses in the neighborhood are two- or three-story Polish flats, but this area also has a fair amount of five to six story brick walk-ups and apartment buildings. Mitchell Street itself is a popular and vibrant retail district that is only six blocks long.

[edit] Holler Park

Holler Park is a small neighborhood located on the far south side near Mitchell International Airport. It is located along 6th Street between Layton Avenue and Grange Avenue. This neighborhood is somewhat isolated from the rest of residential Milwaukee by an industrial park. The neighborhoods racial makeup is mostly white.

[edit] Jackson Park

Jackson Park is a neighborhood on the south side, located about 6 miles (10 km) south of downtown. Jackson Park's architecture consists largely of two-story wood frame houses that were constructed in the early 20th century. Jackson Park's makeup is mostly Caucasian, working middle class people: teachers, nurses, firefighters, police officers, government and blue collar workers. In recent years, it has also seen a growing number of Hispanic residents.

[edit] Jacobus Park

Jacobus Park is a neighborhood on the far west side of the city near the city limits of Wauwatosa. It is a moderately urban neighborhood, with brick bungalows and two story brick apartments being the main housing stock. The area's populace is mostly Caucasian and middle class.

[edit] Jones Island

Jones Island is a peninsula located located at the Milwaukee Harbor. It began as a fishing village populated by Polish settlers from the Kaszubes region in 1870 and now hosts much of the city's municipal services, including the Port of Milwaukee and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District.

[edit] Layton Park

Layton Park is located on the city's near southwest side. The neighborhood is bordered by 35th Street in the west and by Historic Layton Boulevard to the east. Layton Park is today a diverse neighborhood with a large Hispanic population. The neighborhood was developed in the 1920s and comprises red brick bungalows and duplexes.

[edit] Lincoln Village

This neighborhood is located along Lincoln Avenue between 5th and 20th Streets on the south side. Lincoln Village has two national landmarks, the Basilica of St. Josaphat and the Forest Home Cemetery. In the early 20th century the area was home to a large Polish population. The neighborhood is currently experiencing a large influx of Hispanic immigration and is mostly Hispanic, with many coming from rural areas of Mexico and Los Angeles.^{[citation needed] [9]}

[edit] Martin Drive

The Martin Drive neighborhood is located on Milwaukee's west side. The neighborhood is located north and west of Miller Brewing. It includes Harley Davidson and the Highland Avenue Viaduct. The neighborhood was built up in the 1920s and is home to several beautiful old apartment buildings. The neighborhood has retained its density and is still one of the safest neighborhoods in the city.^[10] Martin Drive is bordered by Martin Drive in the south, 35th Street in the east, Vliet Street in the north, and US 41 in the west. Milwaukee's Washington Park is located just north of the neighborhood. After several decades of stagnant growth the neighborhood is now seeing redevelopment with a few new businesses and building renovations.

The Martin Drive Neighborhood Association (or MDNA) coordinates neighborhood activities including: weekly neighborhood walks, block watches, communication with elected officials, night-time trick or treating and activities for neighborhood children. The association also solves neighborhood problems and updates residents on issues affecting the quality of life in the neighborhood. Meetings occur at 1219 N. 45rd Street on the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Tom and Maggie Blaha's residence.^[11] Larger meetings occur at the Washington Park Senior Center, 4420 W Vliet Street (with one occurring at the center every April). All neighborhood residents are welcome to share concerns and are eligible to vote on all issues. The association does not charge membership dues and it is a totally voluntary organization.

The neighborhood council is structured into blocks with volunteers from each geographic block . Each group of volunteers brings concerns from its area to MDNA meetings.

Neighbors and block volunteers attend the monthly meetings to express ideas and concerns, and to listen to other neighbors. Members attending the meetings hear details about events around the city and neighborhood. From time to time, neighbors are asked to participate in special projects. Some of these activities are neighborhood cleanup, scheduling city services, newsletter publication, night time trick or treat, planning for annual meeting, police communication liaison, youth activities planning, neighborhood beautification & gardening, web site publishing, planning or participation in annual rummage sale and holiday decorations volunteering.^[12]

Members can bring new ideas and present them to the neighborhood forum.

The neighborhood also supports many small and upstart businesses such as Eat Cake, Highland Park Pies & Cafe, Milwaukee Nut Company, a law office and State Street Animal Hospital among others. Martin Drive also has one school within its borders, but several private and public schools are nearby. Grocery stores, hardware stores and pharmacies are within close proximity to the Martin Drive Neighborhood

[edit] Menomonee River Valley

The Menomonee Valley was once the industrial heart of the city of Milwaukee, employing thousands of people in heavy industry and railroading.

Despite decades of decline, the Valley is still home to several manufacturers, the Potawatomi Casino, and Miller Park, the home field of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Redevelopment in the Menomonee Valley has added thousands of jobs and transformed once-blighted former industrial land into parkland and community gathering space. In 2007, the Sierra Club recognized the Menomonee Valley as a national example of environmentally-friendly urban renewal.

The Menomonee Valley will also be home to the Harley Davidson Museum, set to open in 2008.

[edit] Merrill Park

Merrill Park is a small residential neighborhood east of Piggsville. Its traditional boundaries are 27th Street on the east, 35th Street on the west, Wisconsin Avenue on the north, and the Menomonee Valley on the south. Traditionally an Irish-American enclave, it is now an ethnically diverse neighborhood with African-American and Latinos comrising a significant percentage of the population. There is little in the way of commerce in Merrill Park, largely confined to the boundary streets, which are major arterials.

Merrill Park was an early home to Milwaukee's Irish community. Many Irish settled in Merrill Park along with the rest of the west side of Milwaukee. Today nearly all the Irish have left and the neighborhood's residents are mostly African American and Hispanic. The southern portion of the neighborhood was demolished in the 1950s in order to build Interstate 94. The 1960s brought on several redevlopment projects including streetscaping, new homes, and a new public housing tower. Marquette University High School has stayed in the neighborhood and has invested heavily in improving its campus and the surrounding neighborhood.

For the first time in nearly forty years, the neighborhood is seeing major physical improvements. Several new homes have been built on former vacant lots. Several old homes have been purchased and renovated. The Wisconsin Humane Society has made this neighborhood it's primary location. Marquette University High School is undergoing a multi-million dollar renovation and construction project as well.

[edit] Metcalfe Park

Metcalfe Park is an area bordered by Burleigh Street on the north, North Avenue on the south, 20th Street on the east, and 35th Street on the west. Metcalfe Park is considered one of Milwaukee's most dangerous neighborhoods. ^[13] According to the U.S. Census, the poverty rate for the neighborhood and adjoining areas exceeds 60%. Much local media attention has been devoted to the problems in this area. The national media have also reported on Metcalfe Park, after a mob beating perpetrated by youths, some under 13 years old, left Charlie Young, Jr. dead. ^[14] Its reputation aside, Metcalfe park is making efforts to improve itself. New commercial and residential development has sprung up on North Avenue. The area, which is poor but still intact and populated, has many community groups to help improve the image and conditions in Metcalfe Park. ^[15]

[edit] Midtown

Once synonymous with crime and poverty, this neighborhood on Milwaukee's North Side is being improved through commercial redevelpoment and community programs and organizations such as "Project Respect". Midtown Centre, a newly developed shopping center, is considered the economic heart of the area, filling the void left by Capitol Court, which was shut down many years ago.^{[citation needed]} Pete's Pizza, and Kitts Custard are long-time business serving this community.

[edit] Mount Mary

Mount Mary surrounds Mount Mary College. It is bordered by Concordia Ave. on the north, 89th St. on the east, Center St. on the south and Menomonee River Parkway on the west. ^[16] With several curvilinear streets and few sidewalks, it resembles a suburban neighborhood. Most of the homes were built in the 1950s. Mayfair Mall is within walking distance.

[edit] Park West

Park West is a neighborhood located on the northwest side of Milwaukee. It is bordered by Burleigh Street on the north, Center Street and North Avenue on the south, 20th St on the east, and 27th Street and a railroad on the west.

[edit] Piggsville

Piggsville is a small residential enclave, four blocks by six blocks, at the west end of the Menomonee River Valley, south of Miller Brewing and the Wisconsin Avenue viaduct, and north of Interstate 94. Various theories have been proposed about its name, but none have been proven true. It is also known as Valley Park, and its neighborhood association is the Valley Park Civic Association. Most of its homes were built in the early 1900s. The area was annexed by the city of Milwaukee in 1925 after petition by its residents. Flooding has been a problem because of its river valley location, and a new concrete retaining wall was built in 2000.

[edit] Riverwest

Riverwest is a neighborhood located West of the Milwaukee River and East of Holton Street, near Milwaukee's East Side. Riverwest is noted for its racial and ethnic diversity including large numbers of African-Americans and Caucasians as well as growing Iranian, Russian, Asian and Hispanic populations. Riverwest is also known to be home to a large number of artists and musicians. Businesses like a grocery co-op, the Riverwest Currents newspaper, and cottage industries are often taken as an indicator of the neighborhood's "counter-culture" population but may also be seen as signs of "gentrification" or the resurgence of mostly white, middle-class residents who predominate in the Riverwest Neighborhood Association (RNA). After the 1990s and a long period of decline, Riverwest saw some new housing and commercial development and rising property values, but crime and the perception of it has been an abiding problem. Compared to the East Side, Riverwest features generally cheaper rents in its bungalows, duplexes, and "Polish flats". Noteworthy streets include Humboldt Boulevard, Center Street, Clarke Street, Holton Street and Locust Street (which connects Riverwest to the East Side and the UWM area via a bridge). The Riverwest Neighborhood Association is among the city's most active and organized neighborhood groups. The Riverwest Currents provides the area with its own monthly newspaper. The Riverwest Grocery Co-Op & Cafe and Riverwest Investment Cooperative are volunteer-driven, home-grown businesses. The Riverwest Neighborhood Network helps residents connect and share information online.^{[citation needed]} Riverwest has many of its own festivals including Locust Street Days and Beer Run, Rockerbox (motorcycle & scooter rally), Center Street Daze, and Riverwest Art Walk -Wisconsin's largest walking tour of artists’ homes and studios, neighborhood galleries and various alternative spaces. It also has its own neighborhood history book, Riverwest: A Community History (COA 2003) by Tom Tolan.

[edit] Sherman Park

Sherman Park is a north side, middle class, very integrated neighborhood, that was once the heart of Milwaukee's Jewish population. Today, residents are a mix of Caucasian, Latin, African American and Asian residents. Sherman Park retains a small, close-knit, and growing group of Hasidic Orthodox Jews. The neighborhood comprises large Tudor and Georgian revival homes and tree lined streets. Wisconsin State Senator Kohl grew up in this neighborhood in the 1940s.

[edit] Story Hill

Story Hill is a neighborhood located directly north of Miller Park on the west side of Milwaukee. The housing stock consists of ornate early 20th century houses, usually made of brick. The neighborhood itself lies on a hill just south of Wisconsin Avenue and is characterized by quiet, tree-lined streets and an isolated feel, in sharp contrast to the busier and more depressed neighborhoods that surround it.

The neighborhood was developed in the 1920s as a sanctuary for middle class Milwaukeeans living in the once affluent Concordia district closer to downtown. Demand for larger lots and a more suburban feel lead to the development of Story Hill.

[edit] Historic Third Ward

Historic Third Ward is an upper-class neighborhood located just to the south of downtown. The Third Ward is noted for a large number of condominiums and loft apartments, antique stores, boutiques and art galleries. Access to Milwaukee's Meir Festival Grounds, best known for Summerfest, can be obtained from through this neighborhood. It is home to the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design Comedy Sports, and it is also a center of Milwaukee's gay community. It is called the Historic Third Ward because redistricting over the years has the area in the current fourth political ward. Located near this trendy neighborhood of nightclubs and outdoor "River Walk" restaurants, is Milwaukee's main transportation hub and intermodal bus and train station, which services Amtrak, Greyhound Bus Lines, and Badger Bus (Madison, WI).

[edit] Tippecanoe

Tippecanoe is located on the city's far south side. A solidly middle class and well maintained neighborhood. Most of the neighborhood's homes date back to the 1940s and 1950s. The homes are often in the Cape Cod style and made of red brick. The area was named from the political rallying cry "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" by landowner John Saveland, an outspoken local Republican who intended to develop it as an upper income suburban community.^[17]

[edit] Town of Lake

Town of Lake, located near the Mitchell airport, is a neighborhood based on its namesake township which was established by the Territorial Legislature in 1838 and covered much of what is now the south side of Milwaukee, as well as the city of St. Francis. Over time, the township was parceled out among different area cities. The original boundaries for the Town of Lake were Greenfield Ave to the North, Lake Michigan to the East, College Ave (originally called Town Line Rd) to the south, and 27th Street to the west. In 1951, St. Francis incorporated to prevent annexation by Milwaukee, in effect "seceding" from the Town of Lake. Before being annexed, the township's northern boundary was Howard Ave, except for a strip of land west of 20th Street going farther north to Morgan Ave. The old town hall on 6th & Howard is still referred to as the "Town of Lake Water Tower". Now officially called the Robert A. Anderson Municipal Building by the City of Milwaukee, it currently serves as office space and water treatment facility. The Town of Lake was officially annexed in 1954. The township's residents had voted not to incorporate as the "City of Lake" in 1928; had they chosen to incorporate, the remaining area of the Town of Lake would probably have never been annexed by Milwaukee, and Milwaukee would have likely expanded further west and north instead. In addition, it is also likely that the Milwaukee suburb of St. Francis would not have felt the pressure to incorporate, nor (hypothetically) would Cudahy have made further strides into the township's agricultural land. The ethnic makeup of this neighborhood is predominantly white.

[edit] University Hill

University Hill is a downtown neighborhood that is the home of Marquette University. Generally this neighborhood is lumped in with "Avenues West".

Marquette is located on an 80-acre (320,000 m²) campus in the near downtown Milwaukee neighborhood of University Hill, on the former Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. Lake Michigan is roughly one mile east of the edge of campus. The campus encompasses 9th Street on the east, to 20th Street on the west, and from Wells Street on the north, to Clybourn Street on the south. Wisconsin Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Milwaukee, bisects the campus. The university is positioned adjacent northwest and partially northeast of the Marquette Interchange, which was named so because of its proximity to the campus.

Major buildings Sensenbrenner Hall currently houses the Marquette University Law School. One of the oldest buildings on campus, Sensenbrenner Hall is known for its stained-glass windows and traditional design, especially in the Howard B. Eisenberg Memorial Hall. Attached to it is the Law Library, which has contrasting, modern architecture. By 2010, the School of Law will be moved into a new facility south of the current one, and while it will not be demolished, the future use of Sensenbrenner Hall is uncertain.

Marquette Hall Johnston Hall Robert A. Johnston Hall, which houses the J. William & Mary Diederich College of Communications. Built at the turn of the 20th century, the fledgling Marquette College almost went bankrupt to build this until Robert A. Johnston, a local confectioner, donated just over $100,000 to save the project. For a short while, Johnston Hall housed the entire College, including the Jesuit faculty. The now ivy-covered building once featured an observatory for astronomy students. MUTV, the student-run television station, MUR, the student-run radio station, and the Marquette Tribune, the student-produced newspaper, are produced in Johnston Hall. Gesu Church, completed in 1894, is considered the spiritual center of the campus, although it is not technically affiliated with the university. The Jesuit parish was designed by architect Henry Koch in the French Gothic style. It is said to be a scaled-down version of Chartres Cathedral in France. Student-organized masses are held each Sunday in Gesu Church, along with the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit, a traditional celebration at many Jesuit universities to begin the school year. Marquette Hall, built in 1924, is the four-story building that originally served as Marquette's Science Building with offices, classrooms and labs. In 1976, it was renamed Marquette Hall in honor of the University's namesake, Jesuit missionary-explorer Father Jacques Marquette, S.J. One of the most widely-recognized buildings on campus, Marquette Hall is home to several offices, including Undergraduate Admissions on the first floor. The four-story building features three lecture halls with 300 seats each. In the tower of Marquette Hall is the university carillon, a set of 48 bells. The bells are played every Wednesday and for special events. The John P. Raynor, S.J. Library[3], completed in 2003 at a cost of almost $60 million, is named for one of Marquette's former presidents. It contains many of J. R. R. Tolkien's original manuscripts, and serves as one of the main study areas on campus. In addition to the Raynor Library, Marquette also features a law library associated with its law school as well as the university's longstanding library, Memorial Library, which was built in the early 1950s. Alumni Memorial Union (AMU, for short), the student union, is at the center of campus. The five-story brick building was completed in 1990 and features a ballroom for 800 guests, numerous offices for student organizations, a coffee shop called "Brew Bayou", the university's information center, a post office, US Bank branch, game room, cafeteria, and the campus gift shop. An adjacent auditorium, named for alumnus Tony Weasler and his wife, Lucille, is connected to the AMU by a covered promenade. Also part of the AMU is the Chapel of the Holy Family which holds a popular, standing-room-only student mass each Sunday night. St. Joan of Arc Chapel, the oldest building in the Western Hemisphere still used for its original purpose, is also located at Marquette (although it originated in France and was relocated to the U.S., first to New York, then to Milwaukee). Originally built in France in the 15th century, the Chapel was donated to the university by Mr. and Mrs. Marc Rojtman in 1964 and reconstructed piece by piece in 1966. Today, the St. Joan of Arc Chapel hosts daily weekday masses at noon and 10pm. The Union Sports Annex is a popular hangout for students, especially during men's basketball season. "The Annex," as it is called, is almost entirely underground and features a restaurant, bar, sport court, and bowling lanes. In 2003 ESPN columnist Jim Caple called it the "best place to watch a game."[4] The Al McGuire Center, named for the legendary Marquette basketball coach, was opened in 2004 and is home to the women's volleyball and basketball teams and serves as the practice facility and administrative offices for the men's basketball team. The School of Dentistry building holds Wisconsin's only dental school. Completed in 2002, the building boasts pre-clinical labs, classrooms and even a community dental clinic. Valley Fields, used for men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track and field, and various club athletics, is located across the Menomonee River in the Menomonee Valley, just south of the main campus. It is currently undergoing a $5 million renovation to add covered bleachers and other facility improvements. The well-renowned Patrick and Beatrice Haggerty Museum of Art is also an important and impressive fixture at the university. The museum now features more than 8,000 works from the old masters to contemporary art works from such artists as Salvador DalĂ­, Marc Chagall, Keith Haring and Roberto Matta.

Residence halls Throughout the years, Marquette has absorbed within itself many existing buildings in the area, especially for use as residence halls. Of the eight current student residence halls, only three (O'Donnell Hall, Schroeder Hall and McCormick Hall) were originally built by the university. Some examples of absorbed buildings include Charles Cobeen Hall and M. Carpenter Tower, both Art Deco buildings built in the 1920s on 11th Street that have been converted into undergraduate residence halls. Glenn Humphrey Hall, a student apartment complex which was once the Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, and David Straz Tower, which used to be the Downtown Milwaukee YMCA, and is now a residence hall, recreation center and administrative office building. Mashuda Hall, a sophomore dorm, was once the Coach House Motor Inn where The Beatles stayed during their tour in 1964. [5] Abbottsford Hall served as The Abbottsford Hotel until the university purchased it for use as graduate apartments. It was converted into a freshman residence hall for the 2006-2007 academic year. [6]

[edit] Uptown Crossing

The Uptown Crossing commercial District is located on West North Avenue and Lisbon Avenue on Milwaukee’s north side. It is adjacent to Washington Heights, and is home to a variety of national and local retail, as well as several public institutions. Several architecturally unique buildings give Uptown Crossing a unique feel, and a business improvement district and business association support the district’s vitality. It is a diverse area with about a quarter Caucasian, a quarter southeast Asian and half African American population. ^[18]

[edit] Walker's Point

Walker's Point is a neighborhood that lies south of the Third Ward, it is noted for being mostly an industrial neighborhood with some housing in pockets throughout. There is also a strong presence of the city's gay and lesbian nightclubs and bars. Recently this area has seen condo, office, and retail development spill over the river to this neighborhood. However, it is not displacing anyone as the spaces undergoing development have mainly been former storage or empty industrial space. Rockwell Automation also has their headquarters in this neighborhood. Some real estate agents and promoters have begun referring to the area as "Fifth Ward", apparently hoping to capitalize on the prestige of the Third Ward located just across the Milwaukee River.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Walnut Hill

Walnut Hill is a predominantly African-American neighborhood on the west side, bordered by 27th Street, 35th Street, Vliet Street, and North Avenue. There is also a strong southeast Asian presence here. The neighborhood is one of the most blighted in the city. Despite the severe problems in the neighborhood, several new homes are under construction and now some middle income proposals are beginning to be seen. Parts of the neighborhood include streets without homes and large vacant lots. Proposals contend to fill those with large middle class homes.

[edit] Washington Heights

Washington Heights is a neighborhood characterized by its 1920s Arts & Crafts housing stock and known for converting duplexes to single-family homes. The boundaries of Washington Heights are 60th St. on the west, North Ave. on the north, 47th St. and Washington Park on the east, and Vliet St. on the south. It also includes the few blocks across Vliet, immediately south of this otherwise perfectly rectangular area. St. James Evangelical Lutheran Church is a prominent congregation in the area, dating back to the 1920s. St. Sebastian Catholic Church, built in the 1930s, is also a cornerstone within the neighborhood. There has been significant business growth along its Vliet Street corridor, with many new art galleries, wine shops and restaurants.

[edit] Washington Park

Washington Park is located on Milwaukee's West Side and is bordered by 35th street in the east, US-41 in the west, Vliet Street in the south, and North Avenue in the north. Sherman Boulevard and Lisbon Avenue run through the neighborhood. Sherman Boulevard is lined with large brick homes and old trees. In the 1950's, Lisbon was a major business street, today though it is home to several vacant storefronts. West Park, now Washington Park, was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted famed designer of New York's Central Park. Washington Park was once home to the free Washington Park Zoo, prior to the current Milwaukee County Zoo and houses an amphitheater and pool. The Milwaukee County Zoo started in this neighborhood in 1892 as the "West Park Zoological Gardens" which was a small mammal and bird exhibit in the West Park barn. On September 20, 1900, the West Park was renamed Washington Park and the zoo followed suit by renaming to Washington Park Zoo. Iceskating, and outside concerts occurred in Washington Park up until the 1960s. In the heart of Washington Park and at the intersection of Lisbon and Sherman stands a magnificent equestrian statue of Frederick von Steuben, a German general who assisted George Washington in the Revolutionary War. Across from the traffic circle stands the new Washington Park Library, which has replaced the old Boulevard Inn, which burned down in the 1990s. The neighborhood is now the home of many African Americans. Sadly, after years of neglect and decline, the park and neighborhood are in decline and in need of rejuvination.

[edit] Westown

Westown is an area west of the Milwaukee River and downtown, bounded by I-794 on the south, Marquette University neighborhood on the west, McKinley Avenue on the north, and the river on the east. This neighborhood comprises the original Kilbourn Town in what is now downtown Milwaukee. The Shops of Grand Avenue, along with various theaters, restaurants, nightclubs, lies along Wisconsin Avenue. Other attractions in this neighborhood include the Bradley Center, the US Cellular Arena, the Milwaukee County Courthouse and Old World Third Street. The area has also become a focal point for Milwaukee's urban scene with events such as RiverSplash!, a three day block party which kicks off Milwaukee's summer festival season, and River Rhythms at Pere Marquette Park.

The Westown neighborhood has seen a substantial amount of redevelopment in the last ten years. It is home to one of Milwaukee's two free, public Wi-Fi outdoor Hotspots located in Pere Marquette Park.^[19]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Milwaukee Neighborhood Identification Project: May 2000 neighborhood mapPDF
• My Milwaukee Home - indicates the neighborhood for any Milwaukee street address

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