Streetcar MKE Streetcar "The Hop": Cathedral Square Area

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Cathedral Square
The Hop Streetcar in Milwaukee at Its Cathedral Square Stop for an Open House
The Hop has one platform with two boarding areas at Cathedral Square. The platform is in the median of E Kilbourn Ave, west of N Van Buren St. For eastbound/northbound travel, board near the south-facing platform. For westbound/southbound travel, board near the north-facing platform.

Area Maps: Google / Bing / OpenStreetMap

Dining and Drinks

Shopping Parks / Open Space / Greenspace Education Medical Services Media Personal Services Spiritual
  • The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 812 N Jackson St: the Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; National Register of Historic Places with state significance; bell tower 195.0 feet, 59.4 meters, completed 1853
Cathedral Square Hotel / Lodging
  • Dubbel Dutch, 817-819 N Marshall St: historic boutique hotel in 1898 double-sided house; bar in the evenings
Museum
  • Grohmann Museum, 1000 N Broadway: Man at Work Art Collection, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Business, Mailing, or Printing Services Financial Services Coworking Space
  • Expansive Workspace, 790 N Milwaukee St: private offices, suites, coworking space, virtual office, meeting rooms
Events
  • 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
  • mke Downtown events; includes Downtown Dining Week, Sculpture Milwaukee, Holiday Lights Festival, and more
  • Bastille Days, Annually in Cathedral Square Park: enjoy music, food, and fun in a French-themed street festival during several days in July; The Hop operates to its Cathedral Square stop right inside the festival grounds
  • Cathedral Square Market, Seasonally Saturdays in Cathedral Square Park: shop a variety of produce, crafts,foods, and entertainment on Saturdays during mid-June to mid-October
  • East Town Events various events throughout the year including the popular Jazz in the Park Thursday nights from late May to August
Historic Sites Noted Tall Buildings
  • The Ascent, 700 E Kilbourn Ave: the world's tallest timber structure when it officially opened on July 20, 2022; consists of apartments and ground-floor retail space; 25 floors, 284 feet, 86.6 meters; photos: site before work, site deconstruction, construction, construction 2021, Completed on July 20, 2022, "Top of the World (2022)"
  • The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, 812 N Jackson St: the Mother Church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; National Register of Historic Places with state significance; bell tower 195.0 feet, 59.4 meters, completed 1853
  • Cathedral Square Building, 788 N Jefferson St : 8-story building, 101.9 feet, 31.1 meters, completed 1968
  • Cathedral Place, 555 E Wells St: 19-story building, 266.3 feet, 81.2 meters, completed 2004
  • 7Seventy7, 777 N Van Buren St: 34-story multi-use building, 387.0 feet, 118.0 meters, completed 2018; about a 400 meter walk from the Cathedral Square streetcar platform
Noted Development
Maps Cathedral Square Google
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Photos Cathedral Square

Jazz in the Park

Holiday Lights at Twilight, Cathedral Square

Hop Stop: Cathedral Square (both east and west bound)

MKE Photo Album Album

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