MKE Streetcar "The Hop": Astor Street Area
Edited by John December / Updates: johndecember.com/mke
Astor Street
The Hop has two platforms in the
E Ogden Ave and N Astor St area:
one on the north side of E Ogden Ave for westbound travel;
and
one on the south side of E Ogden Ave for eastbound travel.
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Dining and Drinks
- County Clare, 1234 N Astor St: an Irish bar, restaurant, and Inn
- Monica's, 1228 N Astor St: a neighborhood basement bar and summertime patio; no kitchen
- The Knick Restaurant, 1030 E Juneau Ave: dining inside the Knickerbocker Hotel
- The Astor Hotel, 924 E Juneau Ave: hotel, apartments, Astor Bar and Grille; 8-story building, 102.0 feet, 31.1 meters, completed 1920; National Register of Historic Places
- Fairgrounds Cafe, 1001 N Astor St: craft coffee, tea, and food; a variety of coffees are served here--including local Colectivo, as well as Stumptown, Metropolis, Spyhouse, Halfwit, Frothy Monkey, and others on a rotating basis; it is three blocks south of the Ogden at Astor Hop stop, a pleasant 430-meter walk through a historic district
- The Framed Narrative, 921 E Ogden Ave: photography and framing
- St Paul's Thrift Shop, 1324 N Marshall St: only open a limited number of days--check ahead
- East Point Commons Dog Park, entrance near 1455 N Marshall St: within private apartment community but open to dog walkers
- Waverly Place Park, near 1055 E Juneau: triangular small park on the southeast corner of E Juneau Ave and N Waverly Pl
- Lincoln Center of the Arts Middle School, 820 E Knapp St
- Downtown Veterinary Clinic, 931 E Ogden Ave
- Almost Home Cat Rescue MKE, 925 E Ogden Ave: nonprofit, volunteer-run cat rescue
- The Framed Narrative, 921 E Ogden Ave: photography and framing
- Denissé Studio, 917 E Ogden Ave: eyelash extensions, beauty care
- First Unitarian Church, 1342 N Astor St: Gothic Revival style; National Register of Historic Places; 1891-2 Gothic Revival; by Ferry and Clas, Milwaukee architects
- Old Mount Zion New Jerusalem Church, 1527 N Astor St
- Saint Paul's, 914 E Knapp: architect Edward Townsend Mix; Richardsonian Romanesque style; National Register of Historic Places
- Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 1100 N Astor St: Architect Edward Townsend Mix; Victorian Gothic exerior; National Register of Historic Places; 1868 Gothic Revival design by E. Townsend Mix, originally as Olivet Congregational Church
- All Saints Cathedral, 818 E Juneau: Edward Townsend Mix; National Register of Historic Places national signficance; steeple 140.0 feet, 42.7 meters, completed 1891
Astor Street
Hotel / Lodging
- County Clare, 1234 N Astor St: an Irish bar, restaurant, and Inn
- The Knickerbocker Hotel, 1030 E Juneau Ave: also condos
- The Astor Hotel, 924 E Juneau Ave: hotel, apartments, Astor Bar and Grille; 8-story building, 102.0 feet, 31.1 meters, completed 1920; National Register of Historic Places
- Walk to Brady Street: From the streetcar stop at E Ogden Ave and N Astor St, you can walk north on N Astor St four blocks (about 580 meters or 7 minutes) to reach E Brady St, a street with many bars, restaurants, shops, and residences
- Gallery Night MKE a quarterly celebration of art
- Doors Open Milwaukee, an annual celebration of architecture, places, culture, and history involving more than 170 sites
- First Unitarian Church, 1342 N Astor St: Gothic Revival style; National Register of Historic Places; 1891-2 Gothic Revival; by Ferry and Clas, Milwaukee architects
- The Astor Hotel, 924 E Juneau Ave: hotel, apartments, Astor Bar and Grille; 8-story building, 102.0 feet, 31.1 meters, completed 1920; National Register of Historic Places
- Saint Paul's, 914 E Knapp: architect Edward Townsend Mix; Richardsonian Romanesque style; National Register of Historic Places
- Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 1100 N Astor St: Architect Edward Townsend Mix; Victorian Gothic exerior; National Register of Historic Places; 1868 Gothic Revival design by E. Townsend Mix, originally as Olivet Congregational Church
- All Saints Cathedral, 818 E Juneau: Edward Townsend Mix; National Register of Historic Places national signficance; steeple 140.0 feet, 42.7 meters, completed 1891
- Cass-Juneau Street Historic District, historic buildings in area roughly bounded by E. Knapp and Marshall Sts., Juneau Ave., and Van Buren St
- Abbot Row, 1019 E Ogden Ave: built in 1889 for Edwin Hale Abbot, railroad officer; cooperative ownership since 1924; National Register of Historic Places
- Buemming House (private home), 1012 E Pleasant St: National Register of Historic Places
- The Astor Hotel, 924 E Juneau Ave: hotel, apartments, Astor Bar and Grille; 8-story building, 102.0 feet, 31.1 meters, completed 1920; National Register of Historic Places
Main Line |
BURNS COMMONS
ASTOR STREET
| OGDEN JACKSON
| JUNEAU AVENUE
| CATHEDRAL SQUARE
| CITY HALL
| WISCONSIN AVENUE
| THIRD WARD
| PLANKINTON AVENUE
| INTERMODAL STATION
| |
Lakefront Line |
CITY HALL |
WISCONSIN AVENUE |
THIRD WARD (EB) |
MICHIGAN JACKSON |
LAKEFRONT STATION |
CLYBOURN JEFFERSON |
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