Baird Center
The Baird Center is a convention and exhibition center located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The center is part of a greater complex of buildings which includes the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Miller High Life Theatre, and was a replacement for the former Great Hall portion of the MECCA Complex.Photo: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: Convention center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Also known as: “Frontier Airlines Center” and “Wisconsin Center”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and Miller High Life Theatre.
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
Stadium
Photo: Shadowlink1014, Public domain.
The UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena is an indoor arena located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The arena, which seats as many as 12,700 people and offers 41,700 square feet of floor space, is part of a larger downtown campus, that includes the Milwaukee Theatre and Wisconsin Center. UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena is situated 930 feet north of Baird Center.
Miller High Life Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Shadowlink1014, Public domain.
Miller High Life Theatre is a theatre located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The building was extensively renovated between 2001 and 2003, at which point its name changed to the Milwaukee Theatre. Miller High Life Theatre is situated 950 feet north of Baird Center.
The Avenue
Shopping center
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Avenue is an urban shopping plaza currently under renovation that spans three city blocks in the downtown neighborhood of Westown in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Avenue is situated 1,100 feet southeast of Baird Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown Milwaukee and Menomonee Valley.
Downtown Milwaukee
Suburb
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Downtown Milwaukee is the central business district of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The economic and symbolic center of the city and the Milwaukee metropolitan area, it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including Milwaukee City Hall, Fiserv Forum and the Milwaukee Art Museum.
Menomonee Valley
Suburb
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Menomonee Valley or Menomonee River Valley is a U-shaped land formation along the southern bend of the Menomonee River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Because of its easy access to Lake Michigan and other waterways, the neighborhood has historically been home to the city's stockyards, rendering plants, shipping, and other heavy industry.
Jones Island
Quarter
Jones Island is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It began as a marsh island between the Milwaukee and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design. Jones Island is situated 2 miles southeast of Baird Center.
Baird Center
- Category: convention center
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Baird Center from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Baird Center” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Wisconsin Center”
- Chinese: “威斯康辛州中心”
- Spanish: “Wisconsin Center”
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