Madison Wisconsin News: Make way for 400-ton building

 438 West Dayton Street before move of building

Photos by Retiring Guy

 438 West Dayton Street after move of building

What used to occupy the lot at 438 West Dayton Street 

 

Wisconsin State Journal, 6/21/2024

Madison's longest block-and-a-half commute continues today, as crews of movers struggle to relocate a 400-ton, four-story apartment building from West Dayton Street to West Mifflin Street. 

Movers had planned to complete the trip on Thursday, but just getting the building out of its original location at 438 W. Dayton St. and turning the tight corner onto the street took much longer than expected, requiring city forestry crews to cut down a mature tree that was blocking the building's path, causing an hours-long delay.

Side views

The Wall

 

Power outage elsewhere in Madison?  Fuggedaboudit!!

Long view

New location:  531 W. Mifflin St,

The route  

Cruising scenic Wisconsin State Highway 213 northwest out of Beloit

 

 Screenshots and video by Retiring Guy

Scenic Drives and Views Plan

Other cruising posts:

2024

June 2024

Cruising East Grand Avenue in downtown Beloit Wisconsin.  (6/20)

Cruising through North Main Street Bungalow Historic District in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  (6/5)

April

Cruising north on South Main Street (US highway 45) in Oshkosh Wisconsin.  (4/28)

Cruising North Main Street through downtown Oshkosh Wisconsin.  (4/28)

Cruising Murdock Avenue, major east-west thoroughfare, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  (4/21)

Cruising Hazel Street and Menomonie Drive in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  (4/21)

Cruising the parking ramp of City Center (formerly Park Plaza) in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  (4/21)

Cruising along Menominee Park in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  (4/20) 

Cruising the scenic route driving west out of Madison Wisconsin.  (4/16/2024)

March

Cruising the grounds of the former Holy Name Seminary, Madison WI.  (3/9)

Cruising the brick pavement of Water Street and Fourth Avenue in Warren PA on July 4, 2022. (3/3)

Pennsylvania:  Cruising the Warren County School District complex:  Elementary Center, Career Center, High School.  (3/2)

Cruising past Washington Middle School in Manitowoc Wisconsin.  (3/2)

Cruising the Village at Autumn Lake neighborhood of Madison Wisconsin. (3/1)

February

Cruising Main Street in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin.  (2/28)

Cruising Washington Street in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.  (2/11)

January

Cruising Zlatnik Drive through Nashotah Park in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.  (2/11)

Cruising Memorial Drive between Manitowoc and Two Rivers Wisconsin.  (1/22/2024)

Cruising Lakeshore Boulevard in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  (2/11/2024)

Cruising North Segoe Road in Madison Wisconsin, an area of major redevelopment projects. (1/29)

Cruising U.S. Highway 2 in eastern Montana.  (1/29)

Cruising through the villages of northwestern France.  (1/7)

Cruising Pont de Normandie connecting Honfleur and Le Havre France.  (1/3)

2023

September-November

Cruising Redwood Street in Warren PA.  (11/3)

Cruising Wisconsin state highway 213 between Orfordville and Evansville.  (9/29)

Cruising Broad Street in Beloit, Wisconsin.  (9/23)

Cruising West Blackhawk Avenue in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.  (9/18)

Cruising Hiawatha Pioneer Trail (State Highway 35) in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin.  (9/16) 

Cruising Marshall Street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  (9/12)

Cruising Waldo Boulevard in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  (9/11)

Cruising Washington Street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, part 2.  (9/11)

Cruising Washington Street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, part 1.  (9/11)

Cruising 8th Street in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  (9/6)

Cruising Vietnam War Veterans Memorial Highway in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  (9/6)

July

Cruising from Warren Area High School to East Fifth and Redwood in Warren PA.  (7/27)

Cruising 57th Street North to River Drive North in Great Falls Montana, September 2020. (7/19)

Cruising East Fifth Avenue to Warren Area High School in Pennsylvania.  (7/10)

June

Cruising past Donald Trump's and Scott Walker's 8th Wonder of the World in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.  (6/29)

Cruising Algoma Boulevard Historic District in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  (6/28)

Cruising Main Street in Waterford Wisconsin.  (6/26)

Cruising Vosen Road to view some of the 371,436 acres of farmland in Dane County, Wisconsin.  (6/26)

Cruising the 17th Street bridge leading to site of former Hamilton Industries in Two Rivers, Wisconsin.  (6/25)

Cruising Riverside Cemetery, on the National Register of Historic Places, in Oshkosh Wisconsin.  (6/25)

Cruising the streets of Waterloo, Wisconsin.  (6/24)

Cruising Main Street and Commons Park in Lake Mills, Wisconsin.  (6/24)

Cruising Charles Street in Rockford Illinois.  (6/23)

Cruising our way to the 8th wonder of the world on state highway 311 in Mount Pleasant, Racine County, Wisconsin.  (6/23)

Cruising south on state highway 213 through Orfordville, Wisconsin.  (6/23)

Cruising east of the the Washington Avenue Neoclassical Historical District in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.  (6/22)

Cruising the older housing stock on the streets of the south side of Manitowoc, Wisconsin.  (6/22)

Cruising Village Square Park in East Troy, Wisconsin.  (6/22)

Cruising Main Street in Whitewater, Wisconsin.  (6/21)

Cruising downtown Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.  (6/21)

Cruising downtown Cambridge, Wisconsin.  (6/20)

Cruising I-24 in Tennessee heading to Chattanooga.  (6/20)

Cruising Main Street in Waunakee, Wisconsin.  (6/19)

Cruising Main Street in Stoughton Wisconsin.  (6/18)

Cruising Main Street in Evansville, Wisconsin.  (6/18)

Cruising Fulton Street in Edgerton, Wisconsin.   (6/18)

Cruising roundabouts near me.  (6/18)

Cruising roundabouts on Wisconsin state highway 19 between the Interstate and Waunakee.  (6/17)

Cruising through downtown Columbus, Wisconsin.  (6/17)

Cruising downtown Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.  (6/17)

Cruising around the block at Waupun Correctional Institution, Wisconsin.  (6/17)

Does Wisconsin highway 26 need a bypass around Rosendale?  (6/17)

Cruising downtown Waupun, Wisconsin.  (6/17)

Cruising downtown Two Rivers Wisconsin on a sunny Saturday morning.  (6/5)

2022

Cruising the Warren Pennsylvania Fourth of July parade route 2022  (8/8)

West Towne Mall News: Watch this space

Two views

Photos by Retiring Guy

Based on my most recent visit, West Towne Mall is likely one of the healthiest enclosed shopping centers in the U.S.

Other West Towne Mall posts:

2024

Change of location for H&M.  (6/21) 

West Towne Mall area is slowly transforming itself.  (6/11) 

Hallmark Store now relegated to an isolated corner of West Towne Mall.  (4/18)

Sparkling clean and spartan look of West Towne Mall center court.  (1/15)

2022

First Christmas at Von Maur, West Towne Mall. (12/15)

Madison Wisconsin business news: Von Maur opens its West Towne Mall store.  (10/18/2022)

JC Penney side of West Towne Mall continues to struggle to find new tenants.  (8/18)

Von Maur West Towne Mall construction project site visits. (5/22 final visit)

2021

Hobby Lobby is ready for its close-up.  (11/23)

Portillo's.  (11/23)

Scrubs now occupies long-vacant Apple Store location.  (10/17)

JC Penney side of West Towne Mall appears to be emptying out.  (10/17)

Train D1fferent takes over former locations of Payless and Name of the Game.  (10/17)

Transformation of south end of West Towne Mall.  (10/17)

Room for a couple more at the south end of West Towne Mall.  (9/20)

Room for one more at the entrance to West Towne Mall.  (9/20)

Name of the Game fills in for Justice.  (4/25)

2020

West Towne Mall shuttered Shopko UPDATE: Storefront looks less abandoned in bright winter sunlight.  (12/21)

Ragstock goes to West Towne Mall.  (11/21)

UPDATE. What does Seritage have planned for the remaining portion of Sears at West Towne Mall?  (7/1)

2019

Not so Forever 21.   (10/4)
Boston Store UPDATE. While management wonders what to do with 140,000 square feet of empty space, they invite young white women to hang out.  (8/19)
Can't hide the emptiness at the former Payless Shoe Source store.  (8/12)
UPDATE. Space formerly occupied by Sears remains vacant.  (7/9)
Wind-driven signage.   (5/1)
Then and Now: North and south of the Beltline and east of West Towne Mall.  (4/30)
Then and Now: North and south of the Beltline in the West Towne Mall area.  (4/2)

2018
Food court directory.  (9/24)
UPDATE. West Towne Mall Management now prefers traffic cones to pothole repair.  (4/30)
Total Wine UPDATE:  Now open for business.  (4/22)