The Rave/Eagles Club

43°2′17.6″N 87°56′35.49″W / 43.038222°N 87.9431917°W / 43.038222; -87.9431917

The Rave/Eagles Club
Exterior of venue, seen from Wisconsin Ave (2009)
Map
Former namesEagles Club (1927-89)
Central Park Athletic Club and Entertainment Center (1989-94)
Address2401 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1827
LocationAvenues West
Seating typeGeneral Admission, Reserved Seating, VIP Seating, Theater Seating
Capacity3,500 (Eagles Ballroom)
1,800 (Rave Hall)
500 (Rave Bar)
1000 (Eagles Hall)
Construction
Broke groundApril 16, 1925 (1925-04-16)
OpenedSeptember 13, 1927 (1927-09-13)
Construction cost$2.6 million
ArchitectRussell Barr Williamson
General contractorImmel Construction
Website
Venue Website
Eagles Club
Built1926
ArchitectRussell Barr Williamson
Architectural style19th and 20th Century Revival (1924, 1927, 1939)
NRHP reference No.86002096
Added to NRHPJuly 29, 1986[1]

The Rave/Eagles Club (commonly known as simply The Rave, formerly known as the Eagles Club[2][3] and Central Park Athletic Club and Entertainment Center[4] or commonly Central Park Ballroom) is a concert venue and landmark in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

  1. ^ National Register Information System, National Register of Historic Places (search for "Eagles Club"). Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Eagles Club". UWM Libraries. 2017. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  3. ^ Kaczkowski, Manya (2010). Milwaukee's Historic Bowling Alleys. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738583785.
  4. ^ "Remember When...the Eagles Club building was new?". Milwaukee Public Library. September 8, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2017.