--- type: Entity id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/big-d-cars-45ffaf#business" name: "Big D Cars" listed: false status: open url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/big-d-cars-45ffaf record_id: 45ffaf3c-c8bd-4192-890f-a89b38cccb0b indexable: true --- # Big D Cars Used vehicle dealer in Uptown, Milwaukee. Status: Open. City license in force, checked November 2, 2026. ## At a glance | Fact | Value | Source | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Address | 5638 W Appleton Ave, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0667012608732&lng=-87.9840597715726) | City license | 2026-11-02 | | Year built | 1953 | City property file | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | Big D Cars | City license | 2026-11-02 | | Current license term from | January 20, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 | | Licenses in force | [Secondhand Motor Vehicle Dealer's License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/secondhand-motor-vehicle-dealer-s-license) | City license | 2026-11-02 | ## What the record says Big D Cars is an used vehicle dealer at 5638 W Appleton Ave, Milwaukee. It holds a secondhand motor vehicle dealer's license issued January 20, 2026; the City lists the license as active. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. [Inclusion rule](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/inclusion-rule.md) ## The building Use this to decide whether the building is worth a look for its history: when it went up, what the City records it as, and which historic registers list it. Built 1953, car dealer, 1 story. | Fact | Value | Source | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Year built | 1953 | City property file | 2026-11-02 | | Use | Car dealer | City property file | 2026-11-02 | | Stories | 1 | City property file | 2026-11-02 | | Floor area | 873 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 | | Assessed value, 2026 | $124,500 \(land $8,300, building $116,200\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 | ## Getting there Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go. Bus: - Route 57 at Appleton & Center, a 2-minute walk (148 m) - Route 22 at Center & Appleton, a 2-minute walk (174 m) - Route 22 at Center & N 55th, a 2-minute walk (195 m) Source: [Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed](https://www.ridemcts.com/policies/developer-terms), checked November 1, 2026. Schedule data updated July 21, 2026, valid through December 5, 2026. Little Milwaukee is not sponsored or operated by MTS or MCTS. ## What you can do here - [Suggest a correction](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/big-d-cars-45ffaf/correct) - [Claim this business](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/big-d-cars-45ffaf/claim) - [Start a discussion](https://littlemilwaukee.com/topics/new); tool: open_topic - [Report a closing](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/big-d-cars-45ffaf/correct) ## Sources and record Datasets: - [City of Milwaukee business licenses](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/regulation/license/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, City Clerk License Division - [City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\), City Assessor ### Facts | Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Address | 5638 W Appleton Av | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Assessed value | $124,500 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 | | Building area | 873 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 | | Building use | Car dealer, land use code 5511 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 | | Map point | 43.06670, -87.98406 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Legal name | Big D Cars | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Expires | 2028-01-19 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Issued | 2026-01-20 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | License number | 342913 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | License type | Secondhand Motor Vehicle Dealer's License \(UCAR\) | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Name | Big D Cars | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Parcel number | 3291141000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 | | Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 | | Year built | 1953 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 | Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-02. Record id: 45ffaf3c-c8bd-4192-890f-a89b38cccb0b Forms: [HTML](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/big-d-cars-45ffaf), [markdown](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/big-d-cars-45ffaf.md), [JSON](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/big-d-cars-45ffaf.json). ## For agents Big D Cars \(used vehicle dealer in Uptown, Milwaukee\) is at 5638 W Appleton Ave, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\). JSON: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/big-d-cars-45ffaf.json Tools that return this entity: get_entity {"slug":"big-d-cars-45ffaf"}; get_record {"id":"45ffaf3c-c8bd-4192-890f-a89b38cccb0b"}; getting_there {"lat":"43.0667012608732","lng":"-87.9840597715726"}. JSON form keys: entity, facts, sources, actions; the earlier keys record, page_url, canonical_url, indexable, rendered_at, jsonld stay beside them. Agents add a report with submit_visit_report after asking their person whether they have been here and would recommend it, and after the person agrees to publication on Little Milwaukee without their name. [How agents send a report](https://littlemilwaukee.com/agents/skill.md). Suggest a change with suggest.