State Street Stalwarts, December 2019

Paul's Book Store, 670 State Street

Photos by Retiring Guy

State Street Brats, 607 State Street

5 Great Things About State Street:  Downtown Madison's 'Forever Street'.  (Edgewater Hotel)

Stop and Shop Grocery, 501 State Street

B Side, 436 State Street

Badger Liquor, 402 State Street

Ragstock, 329 State Street

Soap Opera, 319 State Street

Jazzman, 340 State Street

 Parthenon Gyros, 316 State Street

Triangle Market, 302 State Street

Nick's Restaurant, 226 State Street

Goodman's Jewelers, 220 State Street

Blum's Trophies, 130 State Street

Teddywedgers, 101 State Street

'Worse than it's ever been': Bad behavior continues to dog top of State Street.  (Wisconsin State Journal, 6/24/2019)

Summer mornings see a crush of visitors to the Dane County Farmers’ Market or Art Fair on the Square. The area’s restaurants, bars and cultural offerings, like the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art and Overture Center, draw throngs of visitors.

Other times, an air of discomfort, even menace, invades the space, with groups of people hanging out for hours, some drinking in public, aggressively panhandling, urinating and defecating in nearby doorways and alleys, dealing and using drugs – especially crack cocaine and heroin – and engaging in prostitution. 

Despite years of effort by the city and others to stabilize the area, disruptive and criminal behavior still plagues the top of State Street, frustrating business and property owners.

Opheum Theater, 216 State Street

Other State Street posts:
Another empty storefront to appear on State Street in Madison WI.  (5/17/2019)
UPDATE: Boutique or not boutique? That is the question.  (4/8/2019)
UPDATE: Last house standing on State Street: You can't paint it black.  (4/2/2019)
Madison Then and Now: 652 State Street.  (3/5/2019)
This State Street Stalwart is now in its 64th year of business.  (1/1/2019)
Three Dog Night is touring.  (12/26/2018)
No, Warby Parker is not a bookstore whose shelves have yet to be delivered.  (12/26/2018)
A brightly lit, empty restaurant interior.  (1/15/2016)
This restaurant opening is overdue.  (1/15/2016)
Another State Street stalwart is closing its doors for good.  (9/26/2015)
A State Street stalwart closes up shop.  (7/30/2015)
UPDATE:  State Street Stalwarts, 6 years later.  (2/1/2015)
State Street Stalwart Going Out of Business: Shakti (1971-2014).  (1/4/2014)