- Neighborhood
- Avenues WestMilwaukee
At a glance
- Address
- 2020 W Wells St, Milwaukee, WIPlaces nearCanon
- Legal name
- MILWAUKEE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCECity license
- Current license term from
- March 19, 2026City license
- Licenses in force
- City license
- Identifiers
- OpenStreetMap
- City of Milwaukee license: Food Dealer - Restaurant, active, checked 2026-11-02 [1].
Why it belongs
Milwaukee Center holds a City of Milwaukee Food Dealer - Restaurant at 2020 W Wells St [1]. Milwaukee Center for Independence works to assist people with disabilities, disadvantages, serious mental illness, and employment barriers [2]. It is located at 2020 W Wells St. Milwaukee, WI 53233 [2]. It is listed among nonprofits that serve the Near West Side, Milwaukee, and Southeast Wisconsin [2].
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Getting there
Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.
- Bus
- Route 30 at Wisconsin & N 22nd, a 3-minute walk (269 m)
- Route 24 and Via Rt 20 & Blueline at N 17th & Wells, a 4-minute walk (352 m)
- Route 31 at Highland & N 20th, a 5-minute walk (364 m)
- Bike share
- Bublr dock 22nd & Wells (2131 W. Wells Street), a 2-minute walk (177 m)
- Bublr dock 18th & Wisconsin (710 North 18th Street), a 4-minute walk (337 m)
- Bublr dock 23rd & Wisconsin (2301 W. Wisconsin Avenue), a 5-minute walk (370 m)
- Parking
- Metered parking on N 19th St (zone 6772), 316 m away: $1.25 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 6 pm
- Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed, checked November 3, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS.
- Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed), checked November 3, 2026.
- City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works, checked November 3, 2026.
Answers about this
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the highest share of renters?
Avenues West has the highest share of renters of any City of Milwaukee neighborhood, with 97.4 percent of occupied homes rented.
- Where do the most people in their 20s live in Milwaukee?
More people in their 20s live in the Lower East Side than in any other City of Milwaukee neighborhood, about 4,794 residents.
Discussions about this
No open topic about Milwaukee Center yet.
Sources and record
- City of Milwaukee food licenses, on the record page
- Business and Organization Directory, Near West Side Partners
Datasets
- Little Milwaukee canonCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
- City of Milwaukee food licensesPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- City of Milwaukee loading zone permitsPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- Places lane classifier answersmodel answers about public facts
- OpenStreetMap through the Overpass APIOpen Data Commons Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0
Data sources: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division; City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division; © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every fact (51)
| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Milwaukee Center | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Address | 2020 W Wells St, Milwaukee, WI | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Map point | 43.04093, -87.93861 | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Category | community-centers | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Kind | place | Canon | Little Milwaukee canon | |
| Address | 2020 W Wells St | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Address | 2020 W Wells St | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Address | 2020 W Wells ST | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Address | 2020 W Wells St | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Chain | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | |
| Classified category | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | |
| Map point | 43.04093, -87.93861 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Map point | 43.04093, -87.93861 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Map point | 43.04093, -87.93861 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Map point | 43.04093, -87.93861 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Legal name | MILWAUKEE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Legal name | MILWAUKEE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Legal name | MILWAUKEE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Legal name | MILWAUKEE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Expires | 2027-04-10 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Expires | 2026-11-30 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Expires | 2026-11-30 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Expires | 2026-11-30 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Issued | 2026-03-19 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Issued | 2024-11-11 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Issued | 2024-11-11 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Issued | 2024-11-11 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| License number | 344769 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| License number | 328043 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| License number | 328044 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| License number | 328045 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| License status | Active | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| License status | Active | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| License status | Active | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| License type | Food Dealer - Restaurant (FREST) | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| License type | Nonprofit Loading Zone Permit (LZNP) | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| License type | Nonprofit Loading Zone Permit (LZNP) | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| License type | Nonprofit Loading Zone Permit (LZNP) | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Listing evidence | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | |
| Locally owned | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | |
| Name | MILWAUKEE CENTER | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Name | MILWAUKEE CENTER | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Name | MILWAUKEE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Name | MILWAUKEE CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Osm category | amenity=social_facility | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Osm id | way/1097533002 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Parcel number | 3891410116 | City license | City of Milwaukee food licenses | |
| Parcel number | 3891410116 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Parcel number | 3891410116 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits | |
| Parcel number | 3891410116 | City permit | City of Milwaukee loading zone permits |
Verified
Last verified 2026-11-03.
For agents
Milwaukee Center (community centers in Avenues West, Milwaukee) is at 2020 W Wells St, Milwaukee, WI. It is a listed place, and its status is open (City license in force, checked November 2, 2026).