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name: "THE PABST THEATER"
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status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-pabst-theater-dae959
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# THE PABST THEATER

Tavern in Juneau Town, Milwaukee.

Status: Open. City license in force, checked November 2, 2026.

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 144 E Wells St, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0411097092334&lng=-87.9104272685875) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Hours | Monday to Friday: noon to 6:30 pm | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 286 3663 | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [pabsttheater.org](https://pabsttheater.org/) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1895 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | On the National Register since 1972 | National Register | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | PABST THEATER CONCESSIONS, LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Public Entertainment Premises License: July 7, 2026; Class B Tavern License: July 7, 2026 | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Licenses in force | [Public Entertainment Premises License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/public-entertainment-premises-license), [Class B Tavern License](https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/by-license/class-b-tavern-license) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Size | About 50 employees in 2020 | SBA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Identifiers | [Wikidata Q7121829](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7121829), [OpenStreetMap way/68649538](https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/68649538) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## 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](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 1895, theater, 3 stories. On the National Register since 1972.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1895 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Use | Theater | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 3 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Floor area | 25,886 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $116,900 \(land $89,200, building $27,700\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| National Register | National Register of Historic Places, listed 1972 \(Pabst Theater\); a National Historic Landmark | National Register | 2026-11-02 |
| City designation | City of Milwaukee historic designation, designated 1982 \(Pabst Theater\) | City historic designation | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Plankinton - Wells - Water Street: National Register district, listed 1986 | City historic districts | 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:

- 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)

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0411097092334&lng=-87.9104272685875).

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.
Source: [Bublr Bikes (BCycle GBFS feed)](https://gbfs.bcycle.com/bcycle_bublr/gbfs.json), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal, Department of Public Works](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dpw-parking), checked November 1, 2026.
Source: [City of Milwaukee Master Property File (MPROP)](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/mprop), checked November 1, 2026.

## What you can do here

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## 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 liquor licenses](https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/liquorlicenses): 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
- [SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data](https://data.sba.gov/dataset/ppp-foia): U.S. Government Works \(public domain\), as stated on the dataset page. Credit: U.S. Small Business Administration, Paycheck Protection Program FOIA data
- [City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\)
- [City of Milwaukee locally designated historic sites](https://milwaukeemaps.milwaukee.gov/arcgis/rest/services/planning/special_districts/MapServer/15): Public domain \(City of Milwaukee Open Data Policy, Council resolution of July 14, 2016\). Credit: City of Milwaukee Historic Preservation Commission
- [National Register of Historic Places \(National Park Service\)](https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/database-research.htm): Public domain \(a work of the U.S. federal government, 17 U.S.C. 105\). Credit: National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service
- [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)

### Facts

| Field | Value | Source | Dataset | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 144 E Wells St | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 144 E Wells St | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $116,900 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 25,886 square feet | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building use | Theater, land use code 7922 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Employees in 2020 | 50 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.04111, -87.91043 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.04111, -87.91043 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic district | Plankinton - Wells - Water Street, National Register, 1986 | City historic districts | City of Milwaukee local and national historic districts | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | Pabst Theater, City designation, 1982 | City historic designation | City of Milwaukee locally designated historic sites | 2026-11-02 |
| Historic register | Pabst Theater, National Register, 1972 | National Register | National Register of Historic Places \(National Park Service\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | PABST THEATER CONCESSIONS, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | PABST THEATER CONCESSIONS, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-07-06 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-07-06 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-07-07 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-07-07 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 348964 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 348966 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License status | Active | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Public Entertainment Premises License \(PEP\) | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License type | Class B Tavern License \(BTAVN\) | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | THE PABST THEATER | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | THE PABST THEATER | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Opening hours | Monday to Friday: noon to 6:30 pm | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=theatre | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | way/68649538 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel historic | On the National Register and locally designated | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3922342000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3922342000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | +1 414 286 3663 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Paycheck Protection Program loan year | 2020 | SBA loan data | SBA Paycheck Protection Program \(PPP\) FOIA loan data | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 3 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://pabsttheater.org | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Wikidata | Q7121829 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1895 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |

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

Record id: dae95943-f585-4812-8d4e-7cd65393ad3b

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## 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 \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\).

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