Martin Drive is a west side neighborhood bordered by WIS-175 on the west, W. Vliet St. on the north, N. 35th St. on the east and W. Martin Dr. and W. Highland Blvd. on the south.
Photos
Content referencing Martin Drive
Public Favors Stadium Freeway Removal
WisDOT finds great public support for replacing much of stadium freeway with a boulevard.
Jan 22nd, 2026 by Graham Kilmer
Handmade Tiles Found in 101 Milwaukee Apartment Buildings
Uniquely beautiful creations across city a legacy of 6-year, pre-Depression trend.
Aug 4th, 2025 by Ben Tyjeski
WisDOT Releasing New Freeway-to-Boulevard Designs in April
State agency plans to offer three 'themes' for replacing the Stadium Freeway with a boulevard.
Jan 22nd, 2025 by Graham Kilmer
See Harley-Davidson’s New $20 Million Park
New park represents transformation, recommitment to historic HQ says CEO.
Jun 24th, 2024 by Jeramey Jannene
West Side’s Triciclo Peru is Closed
Restaurant at 38th and Vliet shuttered last week with no explanation.
Sep 26th, 2023 by Sophie Bolich
Bartolotta Headquarters Moving to Walker’s Point
Current office will be razed for new Milwaukee Public Museum.
Sep 15th, 2023 by Sophie Bolich
A New Westside Home For Creatives
Washington Park Media Center opens on W. Vliet Street.
Aug 31st, 2023 by Jeramey Jannene
Vliet Street Bowling Alley To Reopen
Formerly Sanders Super Bowl, eight-lane bowling alley could reopen as Barry's Senior Bowling by this summer.
May 3rd, 2023 by Sophie Bolich
Wedding-Focused Event Hall Planned for Vliet Street Near Washington Park
Industry veterans to open Denizen MKE, among a wave of new developments planned for Near West Side.
Mar 3rd, 2023 by Sophie Bolich
Triciclo Peru Owners Could Buy Vliet Street Building
Restaurant plans production space for frozen empanadas in vacant, city-owned building.
Oct 18th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
School Board Member Moves Into Her District
Aisha Carr won MPS District 4 race though she lived outside district.
May 5th, 2021 by Sam Woods
Meet the District 4 School Board Candidates
Aisha Carr and Dana Kelley both have a flock of endorsements.
Apr 4th, 2021 by Sam Woods
School Board Candidates Live Outside District
Aisha Carr and Dana Kelley both would have to move into MPS District 4 if elected.
Apr 3rd, 2021 by Sam Woods
City Selling Commercial Buildings
Looking to buy? City has buildings and lots for sale in three areas of town.
Mar 24th, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
A Primer on City School Board Races
Who is running in February primary and why the Milwaukee school board matters.
Feb 10th, 2021 by Sam Woods
Vliet Street Oasis Opens on Near West Side
Vacant lot converted to fresh produce market and pocket park
Sep 18th, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
New Mac’n’Cheese Place in Bay View
New Caribbean restaurant in Walker's Point and Basque-style cuisine on East Side.
Aug 24th, 2020 by Michael Holloway
Finding City’s Most Integrated Neighborhoods
Study shows 25 neighborhoods across Milwaukee are majority-minority like city as a whole.
Jun 21st, 2020 by Jeramey Jannene
Can Vliet Street Be Revived?
Business owners, community activists encouraged by beautification efforts.
Jul 11th, 2018 by Jenny Whidden
Good Mexican in an English Tudor Building
Michael Feker opens his third restaurant, this on city’s West Side.
May 18th, 2018 by Cari Taylor-Carlson
More Smoke Alarms for the City
Partners Red Cross and Harley Davidson install 700 smoke alarms in city neighborhoods.
May 9th, 2018 by Margaret Cannon
Celebrating the Sherman Park Neighborhood
City Hall event mixes personal histories of residents, architectural history project and dance.
Apr 12th, 2018 by Margaret Cannon
Chef Michael Feker Comes to School
Il Mito and 2Mesa owner helps Auer Avenue School with its hot breakfasts.
Mar 27th, 2018 by Mark Lisowski
New Pizza, Mexican, Pakistani Places
Plus a new Third Ward diner. And goodbye to The Eastsider bar?
Nov 8th, 2017 by Jennifer Rick
Millennials Offer Vision for West Side
Diversity, safety, need for community center among the concerns.
Apr 11th, 2017 by Alexandria Bursiek
How To Revive City’s West Side
Keith Stanley, head of Near West Side Partners, oversees efforts to revamp seven communities.
Jan 18th, 2017 by Daniel Noonan
The Story of Washington Park
Often overlooked neighborhood gets its story told in new work of documentary theater.
Oct 11th, 2016 by Virginia Small
Small Grants Program Has Big Impact
Community Connections program gives grants to 57 projects in many different neighborhoods.
Jun 11th, 2016 by Stephanie Harte
State Street Had Three Names
And once was the chief connection to Watertown Plank Rd, a road made of oak planks.
Feb 25th, 2016 by Carl Baehr
New Milwaukee Marathon Includes Central City
Inaugural marathon, October 31-November 1, takes runners through many city neighborhoods.
Oct 20th, 2015 by Allison Dikanovic
New Center Brings Police Closer to People
Press conference celebrates opening of Near West Side Waypoint, a neighborhood center.
Aug 5th, 2015 by Jack Fennimore
Martin Drive Residents Celebrate New Pavilion
Rain-harvesting pavilion provides water for Martin Drive garden.
Jun 28th, 2015 by Devi Shastri
Mayor’s Design Awards
The 2015 Mayor's Design Awards recognized projects big and small from across the city.
May 22nd, 2015 by Dave Reid
Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative Will Expand
Partnership of Greater Milwaukee Foundation and city adds four neighborhoods to six already getting help with economic development.
Dec 21st, 2014 by Andrea Waxman
Residents Support Changes at Washington Park
Quality of Life Plan works with residents, landlords and police.
Dec 9th, 2014 by Andrea Waxman
Bargain Deals to Save the Environment
City works with Norseman Plastics to create low-cost rain barrels and compost bins.
Jun 13th, 2014 by Patrick Leary
Landlord Alliance Strengthens City Neighborhood
Landlords, renters, police and city work together in Washington Park (60% renters) neighborhood.
Jan 20th, 2014 by Scottie Lee Meyers
Three More Neighborhoods Will Get City Loans
Pulaski Park, St. Joseph’s and Martin Drive neighborhoods now eligible for TIN loan program to increase property values and owner occupancy.
Jan 7th, 2014 by Brendan O’Brien
Central City Crusaders
More than 15 Milwaukee groups and individuals are award nominees for work improving central city.
Mar 3rd, 2013 by Brendan O’Brien
Bank of America Hit With Discrimination Complaint
Federal complaint claims homes owned by bank in city's minority neighborhoods are more poorly maintained than its homes in white areas.
Oct 31st, 2012 by Sharon McGowan
New Journalists in Town
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service could be the future of journalism.
Oct 22nd, 2012 by Michael Horne
Lend Your Support to the Milwaukee Makeover Project. Vote Today!
The Milwaukee Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative together with the Greater Milwaukee Foundation and the City of Milwaukee have developed the Milwaukee Makeover Project.
Oct 8th, 2010 by Dave Reid
Milwaukee Makeover Project
Imagine bringing together a group of talented architects and designers with Milwaukee homeowners from “middle-market” neighborhoods to explore how the look of their basic homes can be transformed through quality design. That’s the idea behind the Milwaukee Makeover Project.
Jul 13th, 2010 by Michael SchubertNeighborhood Buildings
-
3602-3726 W. Highland Blvd.
Site of Davidson Park.
-
3743 W. Vliet St.
Vliet Street Oasis opened on the vacant lot in 2020. City-owned vacant lot since 1995.
-
3801-3813 W. Vliet St.
Winner of 2020 Mayor’s Design Award.
-
Harley-Davidson Headquarters
Series of properties owned and occupied by Harley-Davidson
