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name: "Shorty's Ink"
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# Shorty's Ink

Tattoo shops in Washington Park, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 4011 W North Ave, Milwaukee, 53208 [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0603608&lng=-87.9639999) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Monday to Saturday: noon to 8:00 pm | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1-414-400-8455 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1915 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [OpenStreetMap way/1505913403](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/1505913403) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

Shorty's Ink is on OpenStreetMap at 4011 W North 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 1915, mixed commercial building, 1 story.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1915 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Mixed commercial building | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 6,559 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $119,800 \(land $10,800, building $109,000\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

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Bus:

- Route 21 at North & N 41st, on the block (54 m)
- Route 21 at North & N 39th, a 2-minute walk (123 m)
- Route 21 at North & Sherman, a 3-minute walk (271 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

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## Sources and record

Datasets:

- [OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright): Open Data Commons Open Database License \(ODbL\) 1.0. Credit: [© OpenStreetMap contributors](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- [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 | 4011 W North Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53208 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $119,800 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 6,559 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 | 43.06036, -87.96400 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | Shorty's Ink | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Opening hours | Monday to Saturday: noon to 8:00 pm | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | shop=tattoo | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | way/1505913403 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1-414-400-8455 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1915 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53208 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |

Facts as of 2026-11-02. Page rendered 2026-11-03.

Record id: ae865fbf-efe1-4a26-a672-3cce0c4c0ede

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## For agents

Shorty's Ink \(tattoo shops in Washington Park, Milwaukee\) is at 4011 W North Ave, Milwaukee, 53208. It is not a listed place, and its status is status not stated \(No license in force or recent check on file\).

JSON: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/shorty-s-ink-ae865f.json

Tools that return this entity: get_entity {"slug":"shorty-s-ink-ae865f"}; get_record {"id":"ae865fbf-efe1-4a26-a672-3cce0c4c0ede"}; getting_there {"lat":"43.0603608","lng":"-87.9639999"}.

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