If you had to Live West of the River, Which Neighborhood Would You Choose? (Milwaukee: houses, neighborhoods)

[Steve Bowen]

This is a hypothetical question inspired by the numerous threads where posters considering relocating to Milwaukee are steered toward the same handful of Eastside neighborhoods and suburbs.

Hypothetically, if you had to live west of the river, which neighborhood would you live in and why?

[Milwaukee City]

Originally Posted by Steve Bowen

This is a hypothetical question inspired by the numerous threads where posters considering relocating to Milwaukee are steered toward the same handful of Eastside neighborhoods and suburbs.

Hypothetically, if you had to live west of the river, which neighborhood would you live in and why?

So does this just include north side neighborhoods or can we choose anything west of KK river as well? but I do know what you mean, everyone recommends, the east side, bay view, Walkers Point and Riverwest.

[Steve Bowen]

West of KK river is fine

[Milwaukee City]

On the south side I really like the Jackson Park neighborhood west of the Park and North of Cleveland right on the parkway. Very nice homes and nice area.

I also like Goldman Park and anything within a block or two of South 20th St from Layton south to College. 20th st is a tree lined blvd with mature trees.

On the North side of 94 I like pretty much everything west of 41 to Cannon Park or 95th St. Cooper Park is a nice area and I really like Story Hill, Washington Heights is nice as well. If you can afford if Heritage Heights is really nice too.

But if I had to choose one area to live in west of the KK and Milwaukee River I think I would choose Story Hill facing the Parkway, excellent central location to any freeway and shopping to the east or west is a quick ride. Also being a huge Brewer fan being able to walk to the park pretty much seals the deal for me.





https://maps.google.com/maps?q=story...gl=us&t=h&z=19

While this map show Story Hill as going north of Bluemound I wouldn't live north of Bluemound, the housing stock changes and doesn't look as nice as the area of southern Story Hill.

[Empidonax]

Milwaukee City says it well, but I thought I'd give an extra shout out for Washington Heights. Gorgeous area, nice homes at relatively affordable prices, and somewhat under-the-radar indie retail districts like Vliet St.

[Ralph Shinners]

Washington Heights & Story Hill get my vote. Also Grant Blvd and 51st Blvd in Sherman Park.

[43north87west]

Fifth ward, Third ward (if any of it is west of the river), Downtown, Brewer's Hill, Riverwest, not necessarily in that order. I like being close to the lake so those are my go to areas.

Since most of the "junior 1-post member relocation questions" are hypothetical at best, and include basically the same questions, it kind of makes sense that most people would give basically the same answers.

In forum land, it's very common for forum owners to hire shills who start user accounts and run up numbers so that the site's participation figures look better. vBulletin's admin forums have discussions about the strategies to allow multiple user IDs from the same people, to facilitate this type of thing without setting off alarm bells or getting people banned because of the multiple user account restrictions, so it's not an uncommon strategy. Now, I'm not saying that THIS SITE does it for certain, but given the amazing similarity of a lot of the first-time (and often one-time) posters, right down to the writing style and the inclusion of some unnecessary but argument-starting content...

[HyperionGap]

Brewer's Hill

[northnut]

I can't imagine living anywhere other than the east side or Riverwest. Perhaps downtown but other than that, no thank you.

[Devitron5000]

Well, I live in Riverwest, so I guess that answers that.

But as someone who grew up on the western side of town, I've always seen Riverwest as having more in common with the Eastside than the Northside. I would imagine that wasn't so much the case before Brady Street gentrified and forced most of its lower-income residents west, but that's been the case at least since I was a teenager and first became acquainted with the area.

I would say that the real "line" between east and west (and north and south) is now the freeway, not the river. The Upper East, Brady, Riverwest, Eastown, Third Ward, Walker's Point, Bay View, Lakefront, and MAYBE Brewer's Hill all have more in common with each other than they have with the North or South sides.

That said, I'd say Washington Heights is a wonderful neighborhood by any standards... great houses, mom & pop restaurants, independent retail, authentic art deco movie theaters (I love hanging out in WH when I go to the Times Cinema), and Mayfair Road is just a short scoot away when you absolutely must go that route for something.

Originally Posted by 43north87west

Now, I'm not saying that THIS SITE does it for certain, but given the amazing similarity of a lot of the first-time (and often one-time) posters, right down to the writing style and the inclusion of some unnecessary but argument-starting content...

I've started to notice this as well. But this could be a good discussion if people can avoid making presumptive and disrespectful remarks.