D'Onofrio served as Middleton City Engineer from 1961 to 1968. He wrote a series of unpublished reminiscences in 1980.
Columbus Avenue
At the point where Mayflower Drive becomes Columbus Drive.
All photos by Retiring Guy
Columbus Drive was dedicated in the fourth addition to Sak's Woods in 1961. This last portion of the Sakrison Woods was sold to a group of Madison professional men headed by realtor Charles Gill and included Dr. Gordon Marlow and developer Robert Shaw. The group hired Madison surveyor Anthony Thousand for the design of the plat.
The north side of Columbus Drive between Nina and Pinta courts
Mayflower Drive was an existing street. A name change was necessitated, however, as the road changed direction. Starting out as a north-south street, it turned into an east-west street and this created problems due to the adopted city numbering system.
Nina Court
Thousand selected the name Columbus Drive. The three cul-de-sacs to the north were named after that famous explorer's three ships: the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria.
Pinta Court
The four names are, perhaps, the most meaningful and related set of street names in Middleton.
Santa Maria Court
Related reading:
The Beginnings of Sak's Woods. (Middleton Area Historical Society Newsletter, September 2015
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