Car thefts in Milwaukee are up more than 175% in the last year and one neighborhood knows that well. Thieves in Brewers Hill are busting window after window and it's all been caught on camera.
Lennie Mosley, president of the Halyard Park Neighborhood Association, first moved to the area with her husband in 1980.
Back then, she said, few people wanted to live there. Now, the neighborhood s location within walking distance of Fiserv Forum and related projects has put its housing in high demand and led to a sharp rise in property taxes.
In recent decades, the adjacent Brewers Hill neighborhood experienced gentrification, with longtime residents pushed out as property values skyrocketed due to demand from wealthier buyers who moved in, resulting in higher tax bills for all.
Now Halyard Park residents worry the same factors have jumped across King Drive to their neighborhood.
And a colorful history. It’s a fun, 14-block walk. By Cari Taylor-Carlson - Apr 1st, 2021 11:32 am //end headline wrapper ?>Roundabout in Brewers Hill. Photo by Cari Taylor-Carlson.
Distance: Fourteen blocks
Start: At the corner of W. Reservoir Avenue and N. Hubbard St. at the roundabout.
Brewers Hill is a neighborhood bounded by North Avenue, Dr. Martin Luther King Drive, Holton Street, the Milwaukee River, and Pleasant Street. These may be the official boundaries, however, the real Brewers Hill, with its fascinating collection of restored homes, sits on top of an actual hill, overlooking Milwaukee’s downtown and the Milwaukee River.
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