Streetcar MKE Streetcar "The Hop": Burns Commons Area

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Burns Commons
Hop Stop: Burns Commons (terminus)
The Hop's Burns Commons platform is at the north end of Burns Commons park, east of the intersection of E Ogden Ave and N Farwell Ave. This is the northern terminus of the Main Line, so The Hop arrives from the west along E Ogden Ave and departs the platform heading back west along E Ogden Ave.

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Dining and Drinks

  • The Pasta Tree Restaurant and Wine Bar, 1503 N Farwell Ave: about 300 meters from the Burns Commons streetcar stop
  • Twisted Cafe, 1505 N Farwell Ave: about 300 meters from the Burns Commons streetcar stop
  • Maharaja, 1550 N Farwell Ave: Indian cuisine; about 400 meters from the Burns Commons streetcar stop
Convenience Store
  • Jetz, 1425 N Farwell Ave: this is just a little gas station; it sells coffee and snacks, closest food to Burns Commons
Performing Arts
  • Shank Hall, 1434 N Farwell Ave: The name comes from the cult film This Is Spinal Tap; live music performances; only open during shows--check ahead
Parks / Open Space / Greenspace
  • Burns Commons County Park, 1300 N Franklin Pl: a county park with the streetcar platform on its northern edge; includes sculpture "Cleopatra's Wedge" and statue of Robert Burns. You can walk east from the Burns Commons stop to overlook Lake Michigan behind the Lake Bluff Condominiums; walking further, you can go down the walkway/stairs to the Oak Leaf Trail, Veterans Park, and beyond.
  • Juneau Park, 900 N Prospect Ave: the northern tip of this county park is about two blocks from the streetcar stop at Burns Commons
View / Photo Oppportunity
  • View over Lake Michigan: continue on Ogden Avenue east across N Prospect Ave to the walkway leading to the "Eclipse" sculpture
Art or Sculpture
  • Cleopatra's Wedge: 18-foot-tall (5.5 m) carbon steel sculpture by Beverly Pepper, 1991
  • Statue of Robert Burns: statue and memorial area with benches including poetry samples, recognition of donors, organizations related to Robert Burns
  • Eclipse: from Burns Commons, continue east on Ogden Avenue, to the walkway; the globe sculpture at the top of stairs overlooking Lake Michigan is Jill Sebastian's sculpture "Eclipse," 2000
Government Services
Burns Commons Museum Event Space Walks From This Area
  • Walk to Brady Street: From Burns Commons, you can walk up Farwell Avenue to Brady Street. This is about an 8 minute walk, 650 meters.
  • Walk to Colectivo Lakefront: From Burns Commons, you can walk up Prospect Avenue, see the historic mansions district and walk along the Oak Leaf Trail to Colectivo at the Lakefront. This is about a 18 minute walk, 1.5 km.
Events Historic Sites Noted Tall Buildings
  • 1550 N Prospect: UNDER DEVELOPMENT 2023; 25-story residential apartment tower at the historic Goll Mansion site; Goll Mansion built 1898 will remain as part of the development
  • Renaissance site at N Farwell : PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT at the site of the Renaissance Place event center at 1451 N. Prospect Ave, the Mexican Consulate, 1443 N. Prospect Ave and the parking lot to the west on N Farwell; a proposed residential apartment tower; photos: parking lot site
  • The Breakwater, 1313 N Franklin Pl: 21-story building, 260.0 feet, 79.2 meters, completed 2009
  • Exton Apartments, 1260 N Prospect Ave: 9-story building, 100.0 feet, 30.5 meters, completed 1938; National Register of Historic Places state signficance
  • The Lodgewood, 1121 N Waverly Pl: 13-story building, 165.6 feet, 50.5 meters, completed 1954
Noted Development
  • 1550 N Prospect: UNDER DEVELOPMENT 2023; 25-story residential apartment tower at the historic Goll Mansion site; Goll Mansion built 1898 will remain as part of the development
  • Renaissance site at N Farwell : PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT at the site of the Renaissance Place event center at 1451 N. Prospect Ave, the Mexican Consulate, 1443 N. Prospect Ave and the parking lot to the west on N Farwell; a proposed residential apartment tower; photos: parking lot site
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