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Exterior or interior view of The Downer Theatre, an art house theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo: Michael Barera via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Photo: Michael Barera via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

The Downer Theatre

2589 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA

Milwaukee Film operates this historic two-screen East Side cinema with independent, foreign, and repertory programming. Since 1915, the Downer has served as Milwaukee's neighborhood art house, now with the institutional backing of the city's premier film organization.

Est. 19152 ScreensNonprofit

Listing verified July 2026

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The Downer Theatre

2589 N Downer Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53211, USA

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