Shank Hall
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- Farwell Avenue Garage
- The Funny Bone
- The Barn
- Teddy's
Milwaukee
United States
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| Former names |
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|---|---|
| Address | 1434 N. Farwell Avenue Milwaukee United States |
| Coordinates | 43°02′55″N 87°53′46″W / 43.0486°N 87.8961°W |
| Owner | Peter Jest |
| Seating type | General admission |
| Capacity | 300 |
| Current use | Concert venue |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1930s |
| Opened | November 3, 1989 |
| Renovated | 1992 |
| Website | |
| shankhall | |
Shank Hall is a music venue with a 300-person capacity located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It began as a garage in c.1930 to store and repair motor vehicles, and in the 1940s the building was a record distribution center. Later, it became a concert venue called The Barn, and in the 1970s, it was called Teddy's. In 1989, it became Shank Hall and was named after a fictional club in the movie This Is Spinal Tap.
The building is owned by Peter Jest, and it is a one-story brick building. There was a type of house in the back of the music venue which was likely built in 1920 according to the Wisconsin Historical Society. The building in the front which hosts music acts now was likely built in 1930s, and according to permits, it was used as a garage. In 1938, it was named Farwell Avenue Garage, and it was to store and repair motor vehicles. In 1947, offices were built at the front of the building and Capitol Records Distribution stored and distributed record albums from the location.[1]
