North Water has a lot of bars and the like along it. The 100 to 400 blocks are in the Third Ward, touristy destination, active into the night. The 500 block is under an expressway some Milwaukee people would like to take down. The 600 to 800 blocks are near a financial district that empties out overnight and if I recall correctly, that bar is across the street from a parking structure. Get north of city hall and the west side of Water is alongside a river, and sometimes there’s trouble there.
I’d note further that there might be a racial undertone to that story and that bar, and sometimes when that alderman gets involved it might be to stir the pot. Milwaukee has long been a seriously racially segregated place, and that includes the night spots.
September 22nd, 2025 at 6:05PM
North Water has a lot of bars and the like along it. The 100 to 400 blocks are in the Third Ward, touristy destination, active into the night. The 500 block is under an expressway some Milwaukee people would like to take down. The 600 to 800 blocks are near a financial district that empties out overnight and if I recall correctly, that bar is across the street from a parking structure. Get north of city hall and the west side of Water is alongside a river, and sometimes there’s trouble there.
September 23rd, 2025 at 8:07AM
Thanks for those details, Stephen.
September 23rd, 2025 at 10:10AM
I’d note further that there might be a racial undertone to that story and that bar, and sometimes when that alderman gets involved it might be to stir the pot. Milwaukee has long been a seriously racially segregated place, and that includes the night spots.