Nitro

Bar Dance | Women | Teen Nights | Live Music

500 N Water St
Milwaukee, WI 53202

State Region

Southeast WI

Neighborhood

Downtown

Year Opened: 1992
Year Closed: 1995

Exact Date Opened: Unknown
Exact Date Closed: Unknown

Clientele Primarily Identified As

Mixed, Black

After a multi-million dollar renovation, the former Park Avenue reopened as Nitro in November 1992. Owned by Chicago brothers Bob and Ed Fisher, the venue was transformed into a 35,000-square-foot, three-story "industrial chic" dance club. Nitro drew especially large LGBTQ crowds on Sunday nights with alternative, techno, and dance DJs. The club offered live music, also, including Mary J. Blige and Cece Peniston in 1994. Starting in 1995, Nitro also offered "the city's largest underground underage alternative dance party" every Wednesday night. Nitro closed in early 1996. The building was converted to hotel use in 2020.