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Committee votes to designate Panther Arena and Miller High Life Theater as historic after extended hearing
Summary
After hours of testimony from preservationists, tenants and the Wisconsin Center District, the committee moved to designate the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and Miller High Life Theater as local historic landmarks, creating a formal public-review process for future changes.
A Milwaukee Common Council committee voted to designate the UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena and the Miller High Life Theater (formerly the Milwaukee Auditorium) as historic landmarks following an extended presentation by Historic Preservation Commission staff and hours of public testimony on the sites’ cultural and civic significance.
The Zoning and Neighborhood Development Committee approved a substitute resolution concerning the properties at 412 West Kilbourn Avenue after Historic Preservation Commission staff told the committee the two buildings met multiple criteria in the city’s preservation ordinance. "The preservation commission recommends that under criteria 1, 2, 5, 6, and 9 the common council declare that the Auditorium and Arena are historic sites under the Milwaukee Historic Preservation Office ordinance,"…
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