MKE Streetcar "The Hop": Michigan at Jackson Area
Edited by John December / Updates: johndecember.com/mke
Michigan Jackson
The Hop's
Michigan at Jackson
platform is
on E Michigan St
just west of its intersection with N Jackson St.
The Hop arrives from the west along E Michigan St.
At this platform, The Hop lowers its pantograph
(the "PAN DOWN" sign indicates this)
in order to proceed on battery power.
The Hop departs the platform
heading east
to its Lakefront Station.
Area Maps: OpenStreetMap / Google / Bing
Dining and Drinks
- Lupi and Iris, 777 N Van Buren St: fine dining; James Beard Award-winning Chef Adam Siegel & Michael DeMichele
- 600 E Cafe, 600 E Wisconsin Ave: locally-sourced menu items
- Starbucks Northwestern Mutual Commons, 720 E Wisconsin Ave, in Commons Area open to the public
- Giannis Mural, 600 E Wisconsin Ave: painting on the side of a building depicting Milwaukee Bucks basketball star Giannis Antetokounmpo
- Federal Building and US.Courthouse, 517 E Wisconsin Ave: US District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin; other federal offices; Romanesque Revival architecture
Michigan Jackson
Hotel / Lodging
- Holiday Inn Express Milwaukee Downtown, 525 N Jefferson St; N Jefferson St Hotels
- Tru by Hilton Milwaukee Downtown, 515 N Jefferson St; N Jefferson St Hotels
- Home2 Suites by Hilton Milwaukee Downtown, 515 N Jefferson St; N Jefferson St Hotels
- 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
- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, 720 E Wisconsin Ave; architecture and history
- Johnson Service Company Building, 507 E Michigan St: historic site of Johnson Electric Service Company, 1885; historic mechanical engineering landmark plaque at southeast corner of E Michigan St and N Jefferson St notes Johnson Automatic Temperature Control System; National and State Register of Historic Places
- Gas Light Building, 626 E Wisconsin Ave, 20-story building, 250.0 feet, 76.2 meters, completed 1930
- Northwestern Mutual Home Office, 720 E Wisconsin Ave, 8-story building, 136.8 feet, 41.7 meters, completed 1914
- Northwestern Mutual North Building, 818 E Mason St, 19-story building, 395 feet, 120.4 meters, completed 1990, refurbishing 2024
- 731 North Jackson Street, 731 N Jackson St, 9-story building, 114.6 feet, 34.9 meters, completed 1929
- Northwestern Mutual Tower, 815 E Mason St, 35-story building, 550.0 feet, 167.6 meters, completed 2017
- Holiday Inn Express Milwaukee Downtown, 525 N Jefferson St; N Jefferson St Hotels
- Tru by Hilton Milwaukee Downtown, 515 N Jefferson St; N Jefferson St Hotels
- Home2 Suites by Hilton Milwaukee Downtown, 515 N Jefferson St; N Jefferson St Hotels
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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