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Sheridan Road<br />

7th Avenue<br />

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SECTION 2: LAND USE AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS<br />

late 1920’s to the mid 1930’s, and comprise the Civic Center<br />

Historic District. Other public uses include the police station<br />

and the train station. <strong>The</strong> Pearl Street Historic District, due<br />

south <strong>of</strong> the train station, consists <strong>of</strong> four renovated historic<br />

buildings into <strong>of</strong>fice use. A more recently constructed town<br />

home development, Stationside Village is located along 13th<br />

Avenue between 52nd and 54th Street. Older single family<br />

and two family dwellings occupy the area between the railroad<br />

tracks and 10th Avenue and 57th to 58th Streets. Commercial<br />

Uses are located along the north side <strong>of</strong> 60th Street and are<br />

comprised primarily <strong>of</strong> automobile related services.<br />

49th Street<br />

50th Street<br />

Sheridan Road<br />

8th Avenue<br />

51st Street<br />

51st Place<br />

50th Street<br />

6th Avenue<br />

<strong>Kenosha</strong><br />

Harbor<br />

Island<br />

<strong>Downtown</strong> Core<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Downtown</strong> Core is bound by 50th Street on the north,<br />

Library Park on the south, 5th Avenue on the east, and 8th<br />

Avenue and Sheridan Road on the West. This section <strong>of</strong> the<br />

downtown consists primarily <strong>of</strong> two to three story structures<br />

with retail storefronts on the first floor and <strong>of</strong>fice uses or, in<br />

some cases, residential uses on the second and third floors.<br />

Other commercial uses dominate this area, and include a ten<br />

story <strong>of</strong>fice building at 57th and 7th Avenue, the <strong>Kenosha</strong><br />

News building, at 59th and 8th Avenue and three historic<br />

theaters: <strong>The</strong> Orpheum, <strong>Kenosha</strong>, and Rhode <strong>The</strong>aters. <strong>The</strong><br />

Rhode is the only theater that is still operating. Institutional<br />

uses include special housing for veterans (Dayton Residential<br />

Care Facility) at 59th Street and 6th Avenue and the <strong>Kenosha</strong><br />

Municipal Building located on 52nd Street between 6th and<br />

7th Avenues. <strong>The</strong> Municipal building is surrounded by three<br />

vacant parcels, to the west, north and southeast. An industrial<br />

site, which consists <strong>of</strong> yacht sales and harbor mechanics is<br />

located at 50th Street between Sheridan Road and 8th Avenue<br />

and a four-story multi-family residential development is located<br />

at 51st Place and 8th Avenue.<br />

<strong>Downtown</strong> Study A<br />

Street<br />

oad<br />

52nd Street<br />

Sheridan Road<br />

11th Avenue<br />

56th Street<br />

57th Street<br />

58th Street<br />

11th Avenue<br />

59th Street<br />

51st Place<br />

53rd Street<br />

10th Avenue<br />

54th Street<br />

55th Street<br />

56th Street<br />

52nd Street<br />

Avenue<br />

54th Street<br />

58th Street<br />

55th Street<br />

59th Street<br />

5th Avenue<br />

57th Street<br />

60th Street 60th Street<br />

<strong>Downtown</strong> Core Land Uses<br />

10th Avenue<br />

Sheridan Road<br />

56th Street<br />

8th Avenue<br />

<strong>Kenosha</strong><br />

Harbor<br />

7th Avenue<br />

4th Avenue<br />

7t<br />

6th Avenue<br />

6th Avenue 'A'<br />

54th Street<br />

3rd Avenue<br />

57th Street<br />

5th Avenue<br />

59th Street<br />

2nd Avenue<br />

4th Avenue<br />

58th Street<br />

1st Avenue<br />

54th Street<br />

3rd Avenue<br />

57th Street<br />

56th Street<br />

2nd Avenue<br />

Wolfenbuel<br />

Park<br />

Eichelman<br />

1st Avenue<br />

Celebraon<br />

Place<br />

56th Street<br />

Southport<br />

Marina<br />

C<br />

6th Avenue<br />

Marina Development<br />

57th Street<br />

58th Street<br />

Southport<br />

Marina<br />

7th Avenue<br />

8th Avenue<br />

<strong>The</strong> Marina Development area is bound by <strong>Kenosha</strong> Harbor<br />

on the north, Lake Michigan to the east, Eichelman Park<br />

on the south and 5th Avenue on the west excluding the<br />

residential portion just south <strong>of</strong> 59th street to 60th Street<br />

from Wolfenbuttel Park to 4th Avenue. <strong>The</strong> majority <strong>of</strong> recent<br />

downtown redevelopment efforts have been located in this area<br />

<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Downtown</strong>. <strong>The</strong> Marina Development area consists <strong>of</strong><br />

a 250-boat marina, an indoor winter boat storage facility, new<br />

parks and open space that wrap around the harbor and marina,<br />

and a multi-family residential development called HarborPark.<br />

10th Avenue<br />

61st Street<br />

62nd Street<br />

Bain<br />

Park<br />

58th Street<br />

59th Street<br />

8th Avenue<br />

6th Avenue 'A'<br />

7th Avenue<br />

59th Street<br />

60th Street<br />

61st Street<br />

Marina Development Land Uses<br />

5th Avenue<br />

3rd Avenue<br />

Wolfenbuel<br />

Park<br />

Eichelman<br />

Park<br />

16<br />

CITY OF KENOSHA, WISCONSIN<br />

KENOSHA DOWNTOWN STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN: STATE OF THE DOWNTOWN<br />

LAND USE AND PHYSICAL CONDITIONS

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