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Brewers Hill Information
Brewers Hill is a small, diverse community north of downtown on the Milwaukee
River. The name (formerly "Uiehlein Hill") is derived from the large amount of
breweries that once blanketed the area. Some of the factories are still intact;
but most have been or are in the process of being converted into condominiums
and apartments. The neighborhood is bordered by the Harambee neighborhood on the
north, the Riverwest neighborhood on the east, the Milwaukee River on the south,
and Martin Luther King Drive on the west. The area near the river, especially
along Commerce Street, has been significantly revitalized in the past few years
with upscale residential and commercial development, the most notable being the
Beerline Development. For better or worse, Brewers Hill is generally regarded as
Milwaukee's most prominent example of gentrification in action. It also
illustrates the role neighborhood identification plays in that process. Formerly
considered part of Harambee, as redevelopment drove out lower income and
minority residents, "Brewers' Hill" was coined as the area's new name.