Miller High Life Theater
Tavern in Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee
At a glance
- Address
- 500 W Kilbourn Ave, MilwaukeePlaces nearCity license
- Year built
- 1950City property file
- Legal name
- PTG Live Events LLCCity license
- Current license term from
- Public Entertainment Premises License: July 14, 2026; Class B Tavern License: July 14, 2026City license
- Licenses in force
- City license
What the record says
Miller High Life Theater is a tavern at 500 W Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee. It holds a public entertainment premises license issued July 14, 2026 and a Class B tavern license issued July 14, 2026; the City lists the licenses as active. It is not yet a listed place; a Neighborhood Mayor or the editor can nominate it. Inclusion rule
The building
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Built 1950, theater, 4 stories.
- Year built
- 1950City property file
- Use
- TheaterCity property file
- Stories
- 4City property file
- Floor area
- 1 square feetCity property file
Getting there
Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.
- Bus
- Routes 19, 31, 34, 40U, 80, 81 and Via Rt 19 at N 6th & State, a 1-minute walk (119 m)
- Routes 19, 34, 40U, 80, 81 and Via Rt 19 at N 6th & Highland, a 3-minute walk (247 m)
- Routes 12, 19, 31, 34, 40U, 80, 81, BlueLine and Via Rt 19 at N 6th & Wisconsin, a 4-minute walk (299 m)
- Bike share
- Bublr dock Vel R. Phillips & Kilbourn (901 N. Vel R. Phillips Ave.), a 1-minute walk (118 m)
- Bublr dock MLK & State (285 W. State Street), a 3-minute walk (265 m)
- Bublr dock 6th & Wells (790 North 6th Street), a 3-minute walk (275 m)
- Parking
- Metered parking on N Vel R Phillips Ave (zone 4294), 104 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 6 pm
- City of Milwaukee parking structure at 841 N James Lovell St, a 5-minute walk (365 m)
- Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) GTFS feed, 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.
- Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed), checked November 1, 2026.
- City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works, checked November 1, 2026.
- City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP), checked November 1, 2026.
Discussions
Sources and record
Datasets
- City of Milwaukee business licensesPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- City of Milwaukee liquor licensesPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)Public domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
Every fact (26)
| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Address | 500 W Kilbourn AV | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Address | 500 W Kilbourn AV | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Building area | 1 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Building use | Theater, land use code 7922 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Capacity | 9166 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Map point | 43.04227, -87.91750 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Map point | 43.04227, -87.91750 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Legal name | PTG Live Events LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Legal name | PTG Live Events LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Expires | 2027-07-25 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Expires | 2027-07-25 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Issued | 2026-07-14 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Issued | 2026-07-14 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| License number | 349291 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| License number | 349209 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| License type | Public Entertainment Premises License (PEP) | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| License type | Class B Tavern License (BTAVN) | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Name | Miller High Life Theater | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Name | Miller High Life Theater | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Parcel historic | Eligible for the National Register and locally designated | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Parcel number | 3922471000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Parcel number | 3922471000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Stories | 4 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Year built | 1950 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) |
For agents
Miller High Life Theater (tavern in Kilbourn Town, Milwaukee) is at 500 W Kilbourn Ave, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open (City license in force, checked November 2, 2026).