Vel R. Phillips Plaza
Vel R. Phillips Plaza is a park in Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin which is located on West Wisconsin Avenue. Vel R. Phillips Plaza is situated nearby to the tourism office Visitor Information Center, as well as near the hotel Hilton Milwaukee.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and The Avenue.
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 1,400 feet north of Vel R. Phillips Plaza.
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 860 feet east of Vel R. Phillips Plaza.
Hilton Milwaukee
Hotel
Photo: vincent desjardins, CC BY 2.0.
The Hilton Milwaukee is a historic Art Deco-style hotel opened in 1928 and located in the Westown neighborhood of downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is owned by the Marcus Corporation, which also owns the Pfister Hotel and the Saint Kate Hotel in Downtown Milwaukee. Hilton Milwaukee is situated 380 feet west of Vel R. Phillips Plaza.
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 Vel R. Phillips Plaza.
Vel R. Phillips Plaza
- Type: Park
- Address: 401 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, 53203
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Southeast Wisconsin, Wisconsin, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.03856° or 43° 2′ 19″ northLongitude
-87.91679° or 87° 55′ 1″ westInception
2024Operator
City of MilwaukeeOpen location code
86MJ23QM+C7OpenStreetMap ID
way 662400930OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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