Northside Neighborhood Center
A place to see the people you live near
You don't go there to read. You don't go there for a meeting, though you could. You go there to see your neighbors. Free, always: no membership, no fee, no reservation. For everyone: a seven-year-old doing homework, a retiree with a newspaper, a remote worker who has run out of walls to look at. In a building worth saving: Tudor Revival brick, built in 1942, structurally sound, and standing empty. It doesn't have to go dark.
Fine arts & performance
A music room and a performance room downstairs, and studio space upstairs, restoring arts access the Northside lost.
Northside history
A place where this neighborhood's own story is kept, displayed, and added to by the families who live it.
Enrichment & gathering
A children's reading room, affordable desks for people who work alone, and flexible space any neighbor can use.
Community wellness
Health and financial education in the evenings and on weekends, when working families can actually get to it.
The main room at 1552 Kane Street today
Where things stand
August 2026: Selected. The City of La Crosse chose our proposal for the building.
Done
Fall 2026: Agreement and closing. The development agreement goes to the Common Council, then we close, design and permit.
Underway
2027: Doors open. Construction early in the year, then a free place to go for the whole community.
Ahead
Stay in touch
Want to volunteer, share a piece of Northside history, or hear when something actually happens? Send us a note and someone will get back to you. We're all volunteers, so give us a couple of days. By mail: P.O. Box 153, La Crosse, WI 54602-0153.
Rendering: the children's reading room