Monday, November 20, 2017

East Mifflin Street UPDATE. Construction of Veritas Village Apartments along the 700 block is finished


Looking west

Looking east

Floor plan of a 591-square-foot studio



Original 5/12/2017 post, "The changing streetscape of East Mifflin Street", starts here.

A view of the 600 block of East Mifflin, the housing stock at least a century old.
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All photos and video by Retiring Guy

The 700 block of East Mifflin.  I had no idea these apartments, a T. Wall Enterprises project, were under construction, even though the site is just a block from East Washington.  The Constellation, outside the frame to the right, effectively hides this new development.


After walking across the stret, I took this photo from across the street, which includes the tops of the Constellation (700 block), Galaxie (800 block), and Lyric (1000 block) apartment buildings on East Washington.





A view of the T. Wall construction from the intersection of East Dayton and North Livingston.


A view across Reynolds Park of East Mifflin Street apartment construction the Galaxie block.


A similar, less obscured view from near the intersection of East Dayton and North Paterson.


An alley between the Galazie and new construction.


From the Madison Public Library clippings files: Monona Bay Causeway set to open in November 1967


July 29, 1967



Video by Retiring Guy

Related reading: 
Just Ask Us.  When was the John Nolen Drive causeway constructed?  (Wisconsin State Journal, 6/8/2015)
Lake Monona Causeway - Madison, Wisconsin,USA.  (Missouri University of Science and Technology)

The railroad causeway is much older.

Other clippings files posts:
City's first skywalk opens in 1966.  (10/8/2017)
Proudfit and Regent streets widening.  (9/30/2017)
Northport connector.  (9/30/2017)
Regent Street extension beyond Rosa Road, another bad idea left on the drawing board.  (5/27/2017) 
Drake Street extension, a bad idea left on the drawing board.  (5/26/2017)

Festival Foods redux: Must have been a rough weekend for these bears


Photo by Retiring Guy

Back again by popular demand, I assume.


Original 4/13/2016 post, "Madison East Washington Festival Foods is open for business", starts here.


The new grocery store is the major retailer in the new Galaxie high rise apartments.  (Right next door to the Constellation.)





A view of the produce, dairy, meat, and deli areas.






I like the wide aisles.  (I just happened to be lucky in finding this one unpopulated.)




An 'aerial' view.





The Mezz is a dining deck where you can get yourself in the mood to grocery shop -- or just hang out.  Beer, wine, and appetizers are available for purchase.  (The above photo was taken from this space.)



Another view from The Mezz.

All photos by Retiring Guy