- Neighborhood
- Juneau TownMilwaukee
At a glance
- Address
- 144 E Wells St, MilwaukeePlaces nearCity license
- Phone
- +1 414 286 3663OpenStreetMap
- Website
- pabsttheater.orgOpenStreetMap
- Current license term from
- Licenses in force
What the record says
THE PABST THEATER is a tavern at 144 E Wells St, Milwaukee. It holds a public entertainment premises license issued July 7, 2026 and a Class B tavern license issued July 7, 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
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 1895, theater, 3 stories. On the National Register since 1972.
- Year built
- 1895City property file
- Use
- TheaterCity property file
- Stories
- 3City property file
- Floor area
- 25,886 square feetCity property file
- Assessed value, 2026
- $116,900 (land $89,200, building $27,700)City property file
- National Register
- National Register of Historic Places, listed 1972 (Pabst Theater); a National Historic LandmarkNational Register
- City designation
- City of Milwaukee historic designation, designated 1982 (Pabst Theater)City historic designation
- Historic district
- Plankinton - Wells - Water Street: National Register district, listed 1986City historic districts
Getting there
Use this to choose a bus, a bike share dock, or a place to park or charge before you go.
- Bus
- Routes 15, 18, 57 and GreenLine at Water & Wells, on the block (32 m)
- Routes 15, 18, 57 and GreenLine at Water & State, a 3-minute walk (206 m)
- Routes 14 and 30 at Wisconsin & Plankinton, a 3-minute walk (258 m)
- Bike share
- Bublr dock Red Arrow Park (Kilbourn and Water St), a 2-minute walk (158 m)
- Bublr dock Postman Square (811 North Plankinton Avenue), a 3-minute walk (212 m)
- Bublr dock Water & Wisconsin (222 E. Wisconsin Avenue), a 4-minute walk (305 m)
- Parking
- Metered parking on E Wells St (zone 1410), 36 m away: $2.00 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Friday, 9 am to 6 pm
- City of Milwaukee parking structure at 724 N 2nd St, a 3-minute walk (253 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.
Answers about this
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most theaters?
The Historic Third Ward has the most theaters of any City of Milwaukee neighborhood, with 16 theaters.
- Which Milwaukee neighborhood has the most places within a 10-minute walk?
Juneau Town has the most places within a 10-minute walk of its center in the City of Milwaukee, with 904 business records and bus stops.
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)
- SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA loan dataU.S. Government Works (public domain), as stated on the dataset page
- City of Milwaukee local and national historic districtsPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- City of Milwaukee locally designated historic sitesPublic domain (City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016)
- National Register of Historic Places (National Park Service)Public domain (a work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. 105)
- 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; City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP), City Assessor; U.S. Small Business Administration, Paycheck Protection Program FOIA data; City of Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission; National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service; © OpenStreetMap contributors
Every fact (37)
| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Address | 144 E Wells St | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Address | 144 E Wells St | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Assessed value | $116,900 (2026) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Building area | 25,886 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) | |
| Employees in 2020 | 50 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA loan data | |
| Map point | 43.04111, -87.91043 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Map point | 43.04111, -87.91043 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Historic district | Plankinton - Wells - Water Street, National Register, 1986 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | |
| Historic register | Pabst Theater, City designation, 1982 | City historic designation | City of Milwaukee locally designated historic sites | |
| Historic register | Pabst Theater, National Register, 1972 | National Register | National Register of Historic Places (National Park Service) | |
| Legal name | PABST THEATER CONCESSIONS, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Legal name | PABST THEATER CONCESSIONS, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Expires | 2027-07-06 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Expires | 2027-07-06 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Issued | 2026-07-07 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Issued | 2026-07-07 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| License number | 348964 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| License number | 348966 | 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 | THE PABST THEATER | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Name | THE PABST THEATER | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Opening hours | Monday to Friday: noon to 6:30 pm | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Osm category | amenity=theatre | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Osm id | way/68649538 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Parcel historic | On the National Register and locally designated | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Parcel number | 3922342000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | |
| Parcel number | 3922342000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | |
| Phone | +1 414 286 3663 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2020 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) FOIA loan data | |
| Stories | 3 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) | |
| Website | https://pabsttheater.org | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Wikidata | Q7121829 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | |
| Year built | 1895 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP) |
For agents
THE PABST THEATER (tavern in Juneau Town, Milwaukee) is at 144 E Wells St, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open (City license in force, checked November 2, 2026).