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type: Entity
id: "https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-vivarium-5f3cf5#business"
name: "The Vivarium"
listed: false
status: open
url: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-vivarium-5f3cf5
record_id: 5f3cf51e-bd7b-4943-9628-1c13a769e2e8
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# The Vivarium

Tavern in Lower East Side, Milwaukee.

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

## At a glance

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Address | 1818 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee [Places near](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/places_near?lat=43.0542935889368&lng=-87.8905774503036) | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | \(414\) 242-8200 | Business website | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | [pabsttheatergroup.com/venues/vivarium](https://www.pabsttheatergroup.com/venues/vivarium) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1925 | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | PTG Live Events, LLC | City license | 2026-11-02 |
| Current license term from | Public Entertainment Premises License: June 2, 2026; Class B Tavern License: June 2, 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 |
| Identifiers | [Wikidata Q124811530](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124811530), [OpenStreetMap node/12594056581](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/12594056581) | OpenStreetMap | 2026-11-02 |

## What the record says

The Vivarium is a tavern at 1818 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee. It holds a public entertainment premises license issued June 2, 2026 and a Class B tavern license issued June 2, 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 1925, mixed commercial building, 1 story.

| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year built | 1925 | 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 | 15,900 square feet | City property file | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value, 2026 | $2,624,000 \(land $514,800, building $2,109,200\) | City property file | 2026-11-02 |

## Getting there

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Bus:

- Route 30 at Farwell & Royall, a 1-minute walk (63 m)
- Route 30 at Prospect & Royall, a 1-minute walk (95 m)
- Route 30 at Prospect & Kane, a 2-minute walk (123 m)

Bike share:

- Bublr dock Farwell & Kane (1901 North Farwell Avenue), a 2-minute walk (130 m)
- Bublr dock Brady & Prospect (1706 N. Prospect Ave.), a 3-minute walk (207 m)
- Bublr dock Cambridge & Brady (1701 North Cambridge Avenue), a 3-minute walk (210 m)

Parking:

- Metered parking on N Farwell Ave (zone 7049), 25 m away: $0.75 an hour, 2 hours at most, Monday to Saturday, 8 am to 6 pm

Live Bublr bike and dock counts: [getting_there](https://littlemilwaukee.com/api/v1/getting_there?lat=43.0542935889368&lng=-87.8905774503036).

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.

## 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
- [Places lane classifier answers](https://littlemilwaukee.com/about/editorial-policy): model answers about public facts
- [Photos from a business's own website](https://littlemilwaukee.com/data): facts stated by the business \(hours, phone, founding year, zip\); no text copied
- [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 | 1818 N Farwell Av | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Address | 1818 N Farwell Av | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Assessed value | $2,624,000 \(2026\) | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Building area | 15,900 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 |
| Capacity | 680 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Chain | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Classified category | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Founded | 1928 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.05429, -87.89058 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Map point | 43.05429, -87.89058 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | PTG Live Events, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Legal name | PTG Live Events, LLC | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-06-12 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Expires | 2027-06-12 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-06-02 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Issued | 2026-06-02 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 347493 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| License number | 347435 | 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 |
| Locally owned | Withheld under the dataset's terms | Other source | Places lane classifier answers | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | The Vivarium | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Name | The Vivarium | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Operator | The Pabst Theater Group | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm category | amenity=theatre | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Osm id | node/12594056581 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3550319000 | City license | City of Milwaukee business licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Parcel number | 3550319000 | City license | City of Milwaukee liquor licenses | 2026-11-02 |
| Phone | \(414\) 242-8200 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |
| Stories | 1 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Website | https://www.pabsttheatergroup.com/venues/vivarium | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Wikidata | Q124811530 | OpenStreetMap | OpenStreetMap through the Overpass API | 2026-11-02 |
| Year built | 1925 | City property file | City of Milwaukee Master Property File \(MPROP\) | 2026-11-02 |
| Zip | 53202 | Business website | Photos from a business's own website | 2026-11-02 |

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

Record id: 5f3cf51e-bd7b-4943-9628-1c13a769e2e8

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## For agents

The Vivarium \(tavern in Lower East Side, Milwaukee\) is at 1818 N Farwell Ave, Milwaukee. It is not a listed place, and its status is open \(City license in force, checked November 2, 2026\).

JSON: https://littlemilwaukee.com/records/the-vivarium-5f3cf5.json

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