MKE Streetcar "The Hop": Juneau Avenue Area
Edited by John December / Updates: johndecember.com/mke
Juneau Avenue
The Hop has two platforms in the Juneau Avenue area: one
platform is for southbound travel on N Jackson St south of E Juneau Ave,
by the lawn of Juneau Village's 1129 building.
The other platform, for northbound travel, is on
N Jackson St just north of E Juneau Ave,
next to the Juneau Station Post Office.
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Dining and Drinks
- Metro Market Food Court, 1123 N Van Buren St: ready-to-eat foods with seating area inside; outside tables available
- Starbucks Metro Market, 1123 N Van Buren St: inside grocery store seating area
- Subway, 1200 N Van Buren St
- Victor's, 1230 N Van Buren St: Night club from the last century
- Bollywood Grill, 1038 N Jackson St: a taste of India
- Cafe at the Plaza, 1007 N Cass St: classic diner in a residential hotel; summer courtyard seating
- Metro Market, 1123 N Van Buren St: full-service grocery store
- Metro Market Pharmacy, 1123 N Van Buren St: pharmacy in full-service grocery store
- Sport Fit Milwaukee, 1134 N Jackson St: fitness, strength, conditioning, bootcamp, kickboxing, yoga
- Juneau Village Cleaners, 1112 N Jackson St
- Le Court Salons 1116 N Jackson St: hair salons
- Summerfield, 728 E Juneau Ave
- Brew City Church, 1036 N Van Buren St
Juneau Avenue
Hotel / Lodging
- The Plaza Hotel, 1007 N Cass St: a bit more than 2 blocks away from a streetcar stop, but a classic hotel; also apartments
- US Post Office Juneau Station, 606 E Juneau Ave
- Wisconsin Latvian Credit Union, 1219 N Cass St
- 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
- Yankee Hill Apartments (N tower), 626 E State St: 19-story building, 242.0 feet, 73.8 meters, completed 1987
- Yankee Hill Apartments (S tower), 626 E Kilbourn Ave: 23-story building, 293.0 feet, 89.3 meters, completed 1987
- Juneau Village Towers, 1009-1029-1129 N Jackson St: 3 buildings: A=1029 N Jackson St, 14-story building, 132.0 feet, 40.2 meters, completed 1971; B=1009 N Jackson St, 27-story building, 264.0 feet, 80.5 meters, completed 1965; C=1129 N Jackson St, 14-story building, 132.0 feet, 40.2 meters, completed 1971; complex includes outdoor pool, underground parking
- The Blackstone, 709 E Juneau Ave: 9-story building, 105.0 feet, 32.0 meters, completed 1915
- Hermann Viets Tower, 1121 N Milwaukee St: 12-story building, 113.1 feet, 34.5 meters, completed 1965 as Roy W Johnson Residence Hall; addition completed 2021
- Margaret Loock Residence Hall, 324 E Juneau Ave: 11-story building, 103.7 feet, 31.6 meters, completed 1967
- City Green Apartments, South Building, 1100 N Cass St: 8-story building, 101.9 feet, 31.1 meters, completed 2007
- NovaMKE, 1237 N Van Buren St: UNDER CONSTRUCTION 2022; residential apartments| photos: April 2022, July 2022, February 2023; February 2023; formerly parking lot (2018)
- Juneau Village Towers Resident Amenities Building, 1029 N Jackson St: residential amenities building for this three-tower residential complex UNDER CONSTRUCTION 2023
- Hermann Viets Tower, 1121 N Milwaukee St: 12-story building, 113.1 feet, 34.5 meters, completed 1965 as Roy W Johnson Residence Hall; addition completed 2021
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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