Around Town Middleton: Stone sentinels

Photo by Retiring Guy

What used to sit at the end of the walkway beyond the stone sentinels.  It was still in use when Retiring Guy moved to Middleton in 1986.  But not for long.  A new Elm Lawn School on Woodgate Road opened in 1987.  Both of Retiring Guy's sons attended this school

From "Historical Middleton: City Schools", Middleton Historical Society

First Elm Lawn School, 1913. A five-room, two-story brick school, built in 1911-12, opened for classes in January, 1913. Located between South and Hubbard Avenues, and known as Elm Lawn School because of the numerous elm trees, the $12,000 building housed grades one through eight. A second four-room building was built in 1937. An addition in 1951 helped to accommodate Middleton’s growing population.

 

Other Around Town Middleton posts:

2025

Not practicing what they preach.  (8/11)

Construction at the intersection of Century Avenue and Allen Boulevard.  (7/28)

Apparently, there is no riffraff living at the newly constructed duplex on Twin Sunset Road. (7/21)

Lush vegetation along Tiedeman Pond walking path, (6/27)

Grand opening celebration of Lake Street Park.  (6/5)

2024

July-December 2024

Dollar Tree is a mess inside.  (12/7)

Pretty sure there's a logical explanation for this.  (11/12)

A match not made in heaven at Costco.  (11/5)

Cat owner discards upholstered chair.   (10/29)

What's brewing here?  (10/24)

In memoriam.  (10/19)

Cloudy forecast for this home sale on Maywood Avenue.  (10/16)

Retaining wall at corner of Elmwood and Bristol streets is no longer leaning.  (8/26)

The last vacant lot on Middleton Street across from Tiedeman Pond. (8/25)

Dollar Tree is now the Dollar and a Quarter Tree.  (8/7)

January-June 2024

Candidate for the worst home renovation of the year.  (6/29)

Storm damage in the vicinity of Tiedeman Pond. (5/23)

3 American flags in a moderate breeze.  (5/20)

Bitcoin Depot at local hardware store.  Wonder how much use it gets.  (5/1)

And so have the ponds.  (3/4)

Sunday hours at Middleton Public Library resume on February 4th.  (2/1)

November 2023

Meet the Thanksgiving survivors.  (11/28/2023)

Lunch time at Tiedeman Pond.  (11/27)

Faded stop sign at back entrance to Mid Town Square.  (11/5)

Homeowners acknowledge that leaning stone wall is hazard to pedestrians.  (11/3)

September 2023

Wisconsin and Southern Railroad prohibits pedestrian crossing at Middleton Center.  (9/23)

June 2023

Cardinal Row now has a lawn to match a portion of its siding.  (6/19)

Golf Galaxy opening soon at Greenway Center.  (6/12)

May 2023

Checking in on the recently closed Collector's Corner Resale Shop .  (5/12)

Elmwood Avenue construction between Parmenter and Cayuga.  (5/6)

Best double cheeseburger ever (Village Green).  (5/5)

April 2023

Well, at least he didn't stop in the crosswalk.  (4/20)

March 2023

80 years later, William "Sonny" Simon comes home.  (3/30)

February 2023

All that's missing are the wedding cans.  (2/6)

Not quite symmetrical.  (2/5)

Roman Candle pizza to close on February 4.  (2/2)

January 2023

Collector's Corner Resale Shop closes.  (1/15)

Bathroom advice.  (1/11)

Vin Santo restaurant reopening date postponed again.  (1/7)

October 2022

328 down the right-field line.  (10/30/2022)

Basketball court newest addition to Parisi Park.  (10/26)

The Club Tavern still sits empty (2022 edition)  (10/20)
According to a recent Next Door post, this apartment building allegedly has roaches. (10/15)

Where the sidewalk ends.  (10/1)

August 2022

"Tactical Urbanism" at the intersection of Elmwood Avenue and Middleton Street.  (8/29/2022)

The G Spot.  (8/11/2022)

Not the best choice for a vanity license plate.   (8/7/2022)

July 2022

Turfbot mower.  (7/28)

Klinke closes its North Gammon Road location.  (7/15/)

May2022

Strickers Pond showstoppers.  (5/15)

April 2022

Tiedeman Pond observation platform replaced.  (4/20)

January 2022

Vin Santo reopening?  (1/17)

November 2021

Stunning fall foliage.  (11/8)
What a concept!  Dual-purpose dumpster.  (11/4)

Club Tavern still sits empty.  (11/3)  

October 2021
Jim's BP reboots as Jim;s Auto Service.  (10/18)

September 2021

Old National Bank.  (9/29)

June 2021

Tiedeman Poud pumping station upgrade.  (6/14)

Public art on the sald shed.  (6/10)

Algae bloom at Strickers Pond.  (6/10)

May 2021

Buying in bulk almost looks like Before Times at at Willy Street Co-op.  (5/5

February 2021

2 inches of fluff is not a snowstorm.  (2/10)

January 2021

Hidden Oaks subdivision.  (1/28)

4-way stop signs installed at Middleton Street and South Avenue.  (1/17)

December 2020

Unhappy neighbors of construction site.  (12/10)

November 2020

Good Neighbor City message.  (11/12)

Buying in bulk is backj at Willy Street Coop. (11/4)

October 2020

Free House Pub patio.  (10/4)

September 2020

This Franklin Avenue home has no curb  appeal.  (9/11)
A family of sandhill cranes paid us a visit yesterday.  (9/6) 

The beaches of Stricker's Pond.  (9/1)

August 2020

The latest in Woodside Heights Park amenities.  (8/19)
Sugars Court.  (8/31)

December 2019
Roman Candle survives the cut, even without the availability of convenient parking.  (12/12)
The Monona side of town.  (12/6)

November 2019
Bike rack at Sauk Trail Elementary School.  (11/8)
Not everybody's on board in the Meadows neighborhood.  (11/4)
 
October 2019
Matching car and garage door.  (10/11)

September 2019
Around Town Middleton: Bees love ornamental onion plants.   (9/4) 

August 2019
60-year-old resident arrested for armed robbery.  (8/21)
Staff and visitors may now park in the MCPASD Services Center lot .  (8/2)

June 2019
"ROAD WORK AHEAD" trumps "DRIVE LIKE YOUR KIDS LIVE HERE" on Park Street.  (6/27)
Free lunch Friday.  (6/24/2019)
CBD, just like everywhere else in Wisconsin.  (6/24)
 
February 2019
According to chapter 8.07 of the city ordinances....  (2/4)

January 2019
More than a snow fort, but not a standing-room igloo.  (1/2)
 
December 2018
This section of sidewalk was replaced in 1980.  (12/18)
The post office's new and improved self-service kiosk.  (12/18)

November 2018
Spell checker.  (11/19)

August 2018
Must be on a tight schedule.  (8/6/)

July 2018
What type of seeds?  (7/6)

June 2018
If it's not one thing, it's another.  (6/23)
Bloom Bake Shop to reopen as Bloom Bindery, a bakery/bookstore.  (6/15)

May 2018
The Tiedeman Pond frog chorus.  (5/15)

March 2018
Tiedeman Pond winter fish kill.  (3/30)
Hear that lonesome whistle blow.  (3/22)
Explosion on Elmwood Avenue.  (3/20)
Googling 'Henry Hubbard'.  (3/18) 
A not-so-faded Flo strikes a new pose.  (3/12)

February 2018

3 orange cones on sidewalk.  (2/26)

January 2018
This corner house is now a rental.  (1/16)
This 1955, 1296-square-foot ranch on Cooper Avenue was listed at $219,500.  (1/13)
It's always the season of the witch at this Anderson Street address in Middleton.  (1/11)

December 2017
A sure sign that this request went unheeded, if not unseen.  (12/24)
Turnstile Christmas Eve services at St. Luke's.  (12/13)

You've heard of a bear hibernating, but how about a bakery?  (12/13)