The East Side is a district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin consisting of several neighborhoods encompassing an area just north of Downtown Milwaukee to the village of Shorewood, bordered by the Milwaukee River to the west and Lake Michigan to the east. The area encompasses residences, museums, bars, shops, theaters, live music clubs and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee campus.
Milwaukee East Side from above in 2012
St. Hedwig's Roman Catholic Church in the distance off of Brady
Looking northwest along North Downer Avenue on Milwaukee's Upper East Side. The Downer shopping district that stretches south from East Park Place is in the foreground. UW-Milwaukee, with the prominent Sandburg Halls, is pictured in the background.
Milwaukee is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Milwaukee County. With a population of 577,222 at the 2020 census, Milwaukee is the 31st-most populous city in the United States, and the fifth-most populous city in the Midwest. It is the central city of the Milwaukee metropolitan area, the 40th-most populous metro area in the U.S. Milwaukee is categorized as a "Gamma minus" city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, with a regional GDP of over $102 billion in 2020.
Image: Milwaukee Skyline 2023
Image: Hilton Milwaukee City Center
Image: Milwaukee June 2022 16 (Milwaukee City Hall)
Image: Milwaukee (WIS) Downtown Riverwalk 100 East Building & First National Bank Building (4743909231)
