MKE Streetcar "The Hop": Burns Commons Area
Edited by John December / Updates: johndecember.com/mke
Burns Commons
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
- Jetz, 1425 N Farwell Ave: this is just a little gas station; it sells coffee and snacks, closest food to Burns Commons
- 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
- 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 over Lake Michigan: continue on Ogden Avenue east across N Prospect Ave to the walkway leading to the "Eclipse" 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
- Consulate of Mexico in Milwaukee, 1443 N Prospect Ave
Burns Commons
Museum
- Jewish Museum Milwaukee, 1360 N Prospect Ave: Jewish heritage and culture
- Milwaukee Art Museum Research Center, 1201 N Prospect Ave: visit by appointment; in the Downer House
- Formerly Renaissance Place (building still there), 1451 N Prospect Ave: formerly First Church of Christ, Scientist; National Register of Historic Places
- 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.
- 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
- Prospect Avenue Mansions Historic District, historic mansions 1363-1551 N Prospect Ave: National Register of Historic Places
- First Ward Triangle Historic District, historic buildings in the area near Franklin Pl, N Prospect, E Juneau Ave, and E Knapp St: National Register of Historic Places
- Lion House, 1241 N Franklin Pl: Diederichs-Fitch House; known as the Lion House after the lion statues in front; Edward Diederichs built in mid-1850's
- Formerly Renaissance Place (building still there), 1451 N Prospect Ave: formerly First Church of Christ, Scientist; National Register of Historic Places
- Exton Apartments, 1260 N Prospect Ave: 9-story building, 100.0 feet, 30.5 meters, completed 1938; National Register of Historic Places state signficance
- 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
- 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
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 |
Contact
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