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# Riviera Theater

Business in Lincoln Village, Milwaukee.

Status: Status not stated. No license in force or recent check on file.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 1005 W Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee, 53215 [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.002594&lng=-87.925111) | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1917 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Riviera Theater is a business record at 1005 W Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee. 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

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Built 1917, mixed commercial building, 1.5 stories.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1917 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Mixed commercial building | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1.5 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 13,590 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $439,700 \(land $18,100, building $421,600\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

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Bus:

- Route 53 at Lincoln & S9PL, a 1-minute walk (109 m)
- Route 53 at Lincoln & S 13th, a 3-minute walk (263 m)
- Route 19 and Via Rt 19 at S 13th & Lincoln, a 3-minute walk (267 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.

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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:Licensing): Creative Commons Zero \(CC0 1.0\). Credit: Wikidata \(CC0\)
- [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 | 1005 W. Lincoln Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53215, Milwaukee, WI 53215 | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $439,700 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 13,590 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Mixed commercial building, land use code 9999 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.00259, -87.92511 | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Riviera Theater | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| External pages | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43338566 | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1.5 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Wikidata id | Q43338566 | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1917 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53215 | Wikidata | Wikidata | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-02.

Record id: b98b630a-04b2-43d5-a5ea-db8a3e4aa873

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## For agents

Riviera Theater \(business in Lincoln Village, Milwaukee\) is at 1005 W Lincoln Ave, Milwaukee, 53215. It is not a listed place, and its status is status not stated \(No license in force or recent check on file\).

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