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Riverwest (Milwaukee)

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Riverwest is an architecturally and culturally distinct neighborhood located on the northeast side of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, situated directly west of the Milwaukee River. It is a neighborhood well-known in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area as a hub of nightlife, the arts, and counterculture. The neighborhood developed in the late nineteenth century as a working-class enclave for Polish and German immigrants During the late twentieth century, grassroots organizing by the East Side Housing Action Committee (ESHAC) successfully blocked major road-widening projects, officially coining the name Riverwest in 1978 to solidify the neighborhood's unique identity.

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Riverwest (Milwaukee)
North Bremen Street, Milwaukee Riverwest

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N 43.07 ° E -87.9 °
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North Bremen Street 2830,2830A
53212 Milwaukee, Riverwest
Wisconsin, United States
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