Intermodal Station The Hop's Intermodal Station Area platform is on N Vel R Phillips Ave north of W St Paul Ave. This is the western terminus of the Main Line, so The Hop arrives from the east along W St Paul Ave to this platform and departs to the east along W St Paul Ave.

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Dining and Drinks

• 3rd St Market Hall, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: 3rdstmarkethall.com; A food hall, shopping, events, and gathering place; includes food vendors, a market bar, games area; part of The Avenue, which includes residences, offices, media studios, and more; it is just a short walk from the Intermodal stop to The Avenue: up N Vel Phillips Ave and then cross through Zeidler Park to the south entrance of The Avenue at 3rd and Michigan, about a 5 minute walk, 375 meters
• 3rd St Market Hall Bar, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall
• Yummy Bowl, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; jambalaya, chicken and waffles, breakfast... all in a bowl
• Criollo, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; Latin American fare
• Kompali, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; tacos, Mexican sandwiches; goodies
• Anytime Arepa, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; authentic Venezuelan; arepas and empanadas
• Kawa, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; ramen made with a secret process
• Mr Wings, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; chicken sweet to spicy; buffalo sauce; Jamaican jerk
• Pho Spot MKE, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; Vietnamese with passion; 10-hour pho broth
• Smokin Jacks Bar-B-Que, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; BBQ with history and generations of flavor knowledge
• Mr Dyes Pies, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; "best pie shop in Wisconsin" -- USA Today
• Dairyland, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; old fashioned hamburgers, fish fry, fries, shakes, and malts
• Dawg City, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; beef hotdogs and local ingredients
• Strange Town Bottle Shop, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; all-natural wine by the glass or by the bottle
• Supernova Coffee & Doughnuts, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; coffee and doughnuts; walkup window or counter service
• Komapli Tacos y Tortas, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; tacos, mexican sandwiches, Mexican goodies.
• Stone Creek Factory, 422 N 5th (just southwest of Streetcar barn): cafe; roastery; tour Sunday @ noon, sign up stonecreekcoffee.com
• Day Market at Zeidler Square (seasonal), 301 W Michigan St

Shopping

• Kohl's, 331 W Wisconsin Ave: retail department store; clothing, footwear, jewelry, beauty products, decor, housewares
• Brew City Brand, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; Milwaukee-area themed clothing and gifts
• Walgreens, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: retail store, pharmacy, photo developing; inside The Avenue
• Day Market at Zeidler Square (seasonal), 301 W Michigan St
• PC Clinic, 360 W Saint Paul Ave
• Ken Michaels Furniture, 423 N 3rd St

Parks / Open Space / Greenspace

• Zeidler Union Square, 301 W Michigan St: a county park named after Milwaukee's 33rd Mayor, Carl F. Zeidler; the Union Square part of the name recognizes labor's contributions and was added in 1995

Medical Services

• Walgreens, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: retail store, pharmacy, photo developing; inside The Avenue

Personal Services

• Top Golf, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: inside the 3rd Street Market Hall; play golf on a simulator
• LifeStorage, 420 W St Paul Ave (entrance on N 5th St): storage lockers, boxes and packing supplies

Intermodal Station Hotel / Lodging

• Courtyard by Marriott Milwaukee Downtown, 300 W Michigan St: inside The Avenue; pool and fitness center; pet friendly

Business, Mailing, or Printing Services

• US Post Office, 345 W St Paul Ave
• Amazon Hub Locker, LifeStorage (Lunchroom), 420 W St Paul Ave (entrance on N 5th St): you can have your Amazon package delivered to a locker here; the name of the locker designated by Amazon is "Lunchroom;" the place where it is located is not a lunchroom; note the hours of access available
• LifeStorage, 420 W St Paul Ave (entrance on N 5th St): storage lockers, boxes and packing supplies

Transportation

• Milwaukee Intermodal Station, 433 W St Paul Ave: connects national Amtrak train service with regional and local bus lines and the streetcar (at W St Paul Ave and N Vel R Phillips Ave). See MKE Transit for links to connecting lines.
• The Hop, 450 N 5th St: operations and maintenance facility ("carbarn") for The Hop streetcar; intermodal station stop
• Bublr Bike Stations, throughout the route
• MCTS Bus Stops, throughout the route
• Park Milwaukee, automobile storage areas available throughout the route

Walks From This Area

• Walk to The Avenue, walk up N Vel Phillips Ave and then cross through Zeidler Park to the south entrance of The Avenue at 3rd and Michigan. This is about a 5 minute walk, 375 meters.
• Walk to the Convention Center (Baird), from the stop at N Vel R Phillips Ave, walk north to Wisconsin Avenue and reach the Wisconsin Conference Center (presently called Baird). This is about a 5 minute walk, 500 meters.
• Walk to MPL Central, from the stop at N Vel R Phillips Ave, walk north to Wisconsin Avenue and west to Milwaukee's Central Library. This is about a 12 minute walk, 1 km.

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
• Westown Day Market, Seasonally Thursdays in Zeidler Union Square: shop a variety of produce, crafts,foods, and entertainment on Wednesdays during June through October
• MKE Night Market, a summertime outdoor street festival on Wisconsin Avenue: food, performers, artists, and people-watching in the heart of dowtown, on Wisconsin's Main Street, Wisconsin Avenue; Walk from the Intermodal stop to The Avenue and then outside to Wisconsin Avenue; Night Market Collage, August 2021

Historic Sites

• Public Service Building, 231 W Michigan St: former Milwaukee Interurban Terminal of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company from 1905 to 1951; historic marker on the Public Services Building at the southeast corner of intersection of E Michigan St and N 3rd St describing the Milwaukee Interurban Terminal 1905 - 1951 of The Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company streetcar system

Noted Development

• 3rd St Market Hall, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: 3rdstmarkethall.com; A food hall, shopping, events, and gathering place; includes food vendors, a market bar, games area; part of The Avenue, which includes residences, offices, media studios, and more; it is just a short walk from the Intermodal stop to The Avenue: up N Vel Phillips Ave and then cross through Zeidler Park to the south entrance of The Avenue at 3rd and Michigan, about a 5 minute walk, 375 meters
• The Avenue, 275 W Wisconsin Ave: multi-story, mutli-use, mixed-used, multi-building complex; includes 3rd St Market Hall, Plankinton Clover, Playbill Flats, offices; formerly The Grand Avenue Mall
• Michigan Street Commons, 915 W Michigan St: affordable apartments; 2024
• Milwaukee Tool Office, 501 W Michigan St: major refurbishment of a former insurance company building; completed 2023; in use, 2024; Milwaukee Tool building at night (2024)
• Fiserv Global Headquarters, 640 N Vel R Phillips Ave; site (2024)
• HUB 640, 640 N Vel R Phillips Ave: mixed-use building including retail, office, and residential; major refurbishment of a former Boston Store department store
• Vel R. Phillips Plaza, a transit hub and pedestrian plaza: includes retail, flex space for markets or food trucks, art, and green space at the southwest corner of West Wisconsin Avenue and North Vel R. Phillips Avenue (first proposed in 2019; re-introduced in 2023; under construction 2024); View from the Hilton (2023); View from the Hilton (2023); Under construction 2024; Under construction 2024
• The Iron District, a PROPOSED entertainment district at the southwest corner of W Michigan St and N 6th St, near the Marquette Interchange in downtown Milwaukee: proposal includes apartments, a hotel, a concert venue (3,500 seats), and a soccer stadium (8,000 seats)