Living - Places - Neighborhoods - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Areas of town with a distinct identity or official status as a business improvement district (BID), neighborhood association, or other designation

• Bay View Fwd: Forward Bay View; businesses, professionals, elected officials, and residents organized to tap the Bay View area's potential as a traditional urban neighborhood; Bay View is south of downtown Milwaukee; Bay View was incorporated as a village in 1879 after rapid growth in the area following the start of the Milwaukee Iron Company; in 1887, Bay Vew was annexed to the city of Milwaukee; see photo album page
• Bay View NA: Bay View Neighborhood Association; resources about the Bay View community
• Brady St: Brady Street Business Improvement District; Brady street is in the heart of Milwaukee's East Side and runs east and west, connecting the Milwaukee River to a footbridge that goes down to the lakefront; on Brady Street, you'll find houses, apartments, stores, apartments above stores, restaurants, a laundry, a hardware store, grocery stores, a drug store, many people walking, a firehouse, churches, coffee shops--an eclectic mix of all that makes a city neighborhood great, in a humble, non-glitzy, non-shopping-mall kind of way; Brady Street was the center of Milwaukee's hippies during the counterculture days of the 20th century; see photo album page
• Brewer's Hill: Brewers Hill Neighborhood Association; west of the Milwaukee River and up a hill from downtown, Brewer's hill got its name from the beer barons who lived there during the height of Milwaukee's beer industry boom; today, it is a neighborhood being revitalized with new development
• Bronzeville: diverse business community; where African-Americans settled after migration from the South in the mid-twentieth century; bordered by State Street to North Avenue and Old World Third/Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to 12th Streets
• Cambridge Woods: Cambridge Woods Neighborhood Association; neighborhood on the east side in the area of the Milwaukee River, Riverside Park, the Oak Leaf Bike Trail, and Shorewood's Spector Field in River Park
• Cold Spring Pk: Cold Spring Park Neighborhood Association; bounded by Vliet Street to the north, Highland to the south, 27th Street to the east, and 35th Street to the west
• Concordia: Historic Concordia Neighbors; West of 27th Street to 35th Street, and bordered on the north by Highland Avenue and on the south by Wisconsin Avenue; home to many mansions and larger old homes
• Downtown: Milwaukee Downtown Business Improvement District; describes attractions, events, and aspects of downtown Milwaukee; describes public service ambassadors who help visitors with information; in the downtown, you will encounter panhandlers, but please consider giving directly to a charity or social service agency and not support the hustlers who operate in this area disguised as "homeless;" also, be wary of people collecting your name and signature for a variety of causes
• East Side, The: The East Side Business Improvement District and East Side Association; located north of downtown and south of the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee campus and west of Lake Michigan and east of the Milwaukee river, The East Side encapsulates a mix of activities and neighborhoods
• East Town: East Town Association; East town is the area east of the Milwaukee River, north of Clybourn Street and south of Ogden Avenue; home of Bastille Days, Jazz in the Park, Gallery Night, a farmer's market; home of many office and condo buildings; see photo album page
• East Village: East Village Association; The East Village is on the east bank of the Milwaukee River, east of Humboldt Avenue, north of Brady Street, and includes Caesars Park, Pulaski Playground, and Warren Avenue; the area includes a number of "Polish Flat" type houses
• Granville: Historic Granville Chamber & Community Association; Granville is an area in northwest Milwaukee; bordered by County Line Road to the north, Mill Road to the south, 124th Street to the west and 68th Street to the east
• Jacobus Pk: Charles Jacobus Park Neighborhood Association; located in the southeast portion of Wauwatosa and the near west side of Milwaukee
• Layton Blvd W: Layton Boulevard West Neighbors; a community development corporation, whose mission is to stabilize and revitalize the neighborhood through the empowerment of neighborhood leaders
• Martin Dr: Martin Drive Neighborhood Association; neighborhood west of downtown in the area south of Washington Park along West Vliet St, US 41, and West Martin Drive
• Menomonee Valley: Menomonee Valley Partners; the Menomonee Valley is the area around the Menomonee river which runs west to east to Lake Michigan in the center of Milwaukee; formerly a largely industrial area, the Monomonee Valley is now home to many new businesses and new developments; see photo album page
• Metcalfe Pk: Metcalfe Park Resident's Association
• Old World 3rd: Old World Third Street; shopping and multi-use street extending from Wisconsin Avenue (just north of the Grand Avenue Mall) to Juneau Avenue where it turns into North Dr Martin Luther King Drive, Jr.
• Pabst Project: Proposed project; at the Pabst Brewing Company Historic District near 10th Street and Juneau Avenue
• Riverside Pk: Riverside Park Neighborhood Association; Riverside Park is on the east side of Milwaukee, along the banks of the Milwaukee River
• Riverwest: Riverwest Neighborhood Association; the area on the western bank of the Milwaukee River north of (roughly) North Avenue; often nicknamed "Milwaukee's Left Bank" or "Bohemian Riverwest" because of its eclectic mix of people, places, and businesses
• Sherman Pk: Sherman Park Community Organization; a historic and diverse neighborhood in the central area of Milwaukee
• Silver City: Silver City Main Street; along West National Avenue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 31st Street to Miller Park Way; named for the silver dollars workers from the nearby Menomonee Valley would spend there; puts on Silver City's Asian Festival
• Story Hill: Story Hill Neighborhood Association; perched on a bluff overlooking Miller Park
• Third Ward: Historic Third Ward Association; the Third Ward encompasses many art galleries, theaters, restaurants, apartments and condos, media-related businesses, the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design; the area south of downtown, bordered on the east by Lake Michigan and the Summerfest grounds and on the west by the Milwaukee River; see photo album page
• Walnut Hill: Walnut Hill neighborhood; a former railroad corridor near 31st Street
• Washington Heights: Washington Heights Neighborhood Association
• Washington Pk: Washington Park Neighborhood; east and north of Washington Park in central Milwaukee
• West Town: Westown Association Business Improvement District; the area west of the Milwaukee river downtown; encompasses many businesses, parking, a farmer's market, Marquette Park, Old World Third Street, the Milwaukee Public Library Central branch, and the Wisconsin Center District
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