MKE Streetcar "The Hop": Cathedral Square Area
Edited by John December / Updates: johndecember.com/mke
Cathedral Square
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.
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Dining and Drinks
- Elsa's on the Park, 833 N Jefferson St: elegant bar and dining area
- Classy Girl Cupcakes, 825 N Jefferson St: dessert and treats; small inside dining room
- Farmer's Market at Cathedral Square (seasonal/weekly), 520 E Wells St
- Adiamo Coffee and Tea, 777 N Van Buren St: coffee and tea, pastries
- Lupi and Iris, 777 N Van Buren St: fine dining; James Beard Award-winning Chef Adam Siegel & Michael DeMichele
- Dubbel Dutch, 817-819 N Marshall St: historic boutique hotel in 1898 double-sided house; bar in the evenings
- Buckley's Restaurant and Bar, 801 N Cass St: about 350 meters from the Cathedral Square stop; outdoor seating in season
- This Is It!, 418 E Wells St
- Classy Girl Cupcakes, 825 N Jefferson St: sweets and coffee
- Real Chili, 419 E Wells St: chili diner--noodles or not--since 1931
- Flannery's Bar & Restaurant, 425 E Wells St: Irish
- Belmont Tavern, 784 N Jefferson St: cocktail lounge; huge storefront windows open in summer
- Taylor's, 795 N Jefferson St: a neighborhood bar with beautiful people
- The Sofie, 777 N Jefferson St: cocktail lounge
- Plum Lounge, 780 N Jefferson St: distinctive outdoor flaming bar
- Shah Jee's, 770 N Jefferson St: Pakistani, Indian
- SportClub, 750 N Jefferson St: sports, food, and drink
- Ward's House of Prime, 540 E Mason St: Prime rib and steak
- Taco Bar MKE, 782 N Jefferson: tacos tequilas
- Artisan Ramen, 530 E Mason St: Ramen redefined
- Farmer's Market at Cathedral Square (seasonal/weekly), 520 E Wells St
- Scandinavia Fine Furniture, 767 N Jefferson St
- Rerocc, 773 N Jefferson St: buy-sell-trade clothing; rerocc = "recycling everyone's rare objects cash or consignment"
- Althea's Fine Lingerie, 777 N Jefferson St
- Kesslers Diamonds, 450 E Mason St
- Cathedral Square Park: a county park outside St John's Cathedral; formerly called Courthouse Square from 1836 to 1939 as the site of Milwaukee County's first courthouse on the north end; presently site of numerous festivals, concerts, special displays, and farmer's markets; Jazz in the Park; Major Refurbishment (2021-2022): Framing the Square
- Milwaukee School of Engineering - MSOE Athletic Field, 1025 N Milwaukee: playing field for MSOE community members only, but you can watch softball and other games that may take place here from time to time; a pleasant walk along William E Coakley Walkway to/from the Jefferson walkway west of Juneau Village to/from Broadway; 2023: UNDERCONSTRUCTION: women's college baseball stadium
- Milwaukee School of Engineering University, 1025 N Broadway: MSOE's Walter Schroeder Library is immediately north of the Cathedral Square Stop
- Tenor High School, 840 N Jackson St
- Madison Medical, 788 N Jefferson St #300
- Milwaukee Business Journal, 825 N Jefferson Street Suite 200: print and online newspaper
- WMSE 91.7 FM, 1025 N Broadway: in MSOE Krueger Hall; community membership radio station
- The Collective, 765 N Jackson St: hair salon
- Body Mechanics Physical Therapy, 807 N Jefferson St
- CORA Beauty + Spa, 773 N Jefferson Street Lower Store Front
- 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
- Grohmann Museum, 1000 N Broadway: Man at Work Art Collection, Milwaukee School of Engineering
- Digital Edge, 775 N Jackson St: copy and print
- Johnson Bank, 555 E Wells St
- Old National Bank, 790 N Jefferson St
- BMO Harris Bank, 422 E Mason St
- Old National Bank, 790 N Jefferson St
- Expansive Workspace, 790 N Milwaukee St: private offices, suites, coworking space, virtual office, meeting rooms
- 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
- 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
- Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall, 1025 N Milwaukee St: Milwaukee School of Engineering; this artificial intelligence research center, opened in 2019, marks Milwaukee's entry into the fourth industrial revolution; Diercks Hall at MSOE (2020)
- Woman's Club of Wisconsin, 813 E Kilbourn Ave: civic and social club; also called Atheneum; Victorian Gothic style built in 1887; National Register of Historic Places national significance
- Cass-Wells Historic District, near 801 N Cass St: structures along East Wells and North Cass; 712, 718, and 724 E Wells St and 801, 809, 815, 819, and 823 N Cass St; National Register of Historic Places
- Masonic Center (former), 790 N Van Buren St: formerly Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic center; has a 350-seat auditorium; formerly Wisconsin Consistory Building; National Register of Historic Places
- 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
- 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)"
- Cathedral Square Park: a county park outside St John's Cathedral; formerly called Courthouse Square from 1836 to 1939 as the site of Milwaukee County's first courthouse on the north end; presently site of numerous festivals, concerts, special displays, and farmer's markets; Jazz in the Park; Major Refurbishment (2021-2022): Framing the Square
- Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall, 1025 N Milwaukee St: Milwaukee School of Engineering; this artificial intelligence research center, opened in 2019, marks Milwaukee's entry into the fourth industrial revolution; Diercks Hall at MSOE (2020)
- Milwaukee School of Engineering - MSOE Athletic Field, 1025 N Milwaukee: playing field for MSOE community members only, but you can watch softball and other games that may take place here from time to time; a pleasant walk along William E Coakley Walkway to/from the Jefferson walkway west of Juneau Village to/from Broadway; 2023: UNDERCONSTRUCTION: women's college baseball stadium
Main Line |
BURNS COMMONS
ASTOR STREET
| OGDEN JACKSON
| JUNEAU AVENUE
| CATHEDRAL SQUARE
| CITY HALL
| WISCONSIN AVENUE
| THIRD WARD
| PLANKINTON AVENUE
| INTERMODAL STATION
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Lakefront Line |
CITY HALL |
WISCONSIN AVENUE |
THIRD WARD (EB) |
MICHIGAN JACKSON |
LAKEFRONT STATION |
CLYBOURN JEFFERSON |
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