"Mad Town"? or "Mad City?" Hmmm... this graphic was created from photos of neon signs in the window of a State Street business which is now gone...MADISON, WISCONSIN -

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[FILM]  [HISTORY] [CO-OPS]  [RECREATION]

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BY DAVE NANCE    

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the old same place
text and images © 2004 by David B. Nance

 

 

"An Autumn day on State Street" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .  

government   

City of Madison  //  "Mad About Madison" Info Page
Dane County Home Page 
Madison Fire Department
Madison Police Department

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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"On the #47 bus" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .

transportation

Madison Metro - the city bus system
Bicycle Information - incl. route maps   //   Bicycling Community Page
Parking information
Union Cab Co.   --    Badger Cab Co.
 Dane County Airport (incl. arrival/departure info)
 Badger Bus (Madison <> Milwaukee)  //  Van Galder Bus  (Madison <>Chicago)  

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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The Union Terrace, in Autumn

schools // colleges 

University of Wisconsin - Madison //  Tour the Campus
Edgewood College
Madison Area Technical College
Madison Metropolitan School District

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"Cleveland's Lunch" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .

newspapers // magazines

Madison.com -  Madison Newspapers Inc's on-line service - 
                            links to on-line Wisconsin State Journal and Capital Times
Isthmus: The Daily Page - on-line version of Madison's free weekly newspaper
 Madison Magazine - on-line version of the monthly publication
 The Daily Cardinal - UW-Madison student paper
 The Badger Herald - UW-Madison student paper
 The Onion - Yes! It's from Madison!

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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" 'Forward', and a lost balloon" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .

some radio stations worth listening to...                             

WERN 88.7 FM      //      WORT 89.9 FM         //     WSUM 91.7 FM       //    WOLX 94.9 FM 

WMGN 98 FM     //      WMMM 105.5 FM    //    WWQM 106.3 FM    

WHA 970 AM    //       WTDY 1480 AM       //     WHIT 1550 AM

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line] [restaurants]  [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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More photos of Madison, Wisconsin...

television stations

CitiCable 12 TV Schedule
WISC, Channel 3 (CBS)  
 WMTV, Channel 15 (NBC)  
 WKOW, Channel 27 (ABC)  
 Wisconsin Public Televison, Channel 21  
 WYOU, Channel 4 (Community Television -Cable) 
 Madison School District Cable Channels 10 and 19

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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"Neon sculpture, by Stephen Antonakos; at the UW's Elvehjem Art Museum" . . .More photos of Madison, Wisconsin...

museums and such...  

Madison Children's Museum 
 UW Geology Museum 
 UW Zoological Museum  
 Wisconsin Veterans Museum  
 Madison Art Center  
 Aldo Leopold Nature Center  
 Planetarium - Madison Metro. School District  
 UW Space Place - an astronomy and space science education center  
 Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation
Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin Heritage Tourism Program

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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"Frieze on the east wing of the State Capitol, at sunrise" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .

history  

Dane County Historical Society
Madison: A Model City - on-line version of the 1911 book by John Nolen
 Historic Madison, Inc. - history of Madison, historic photos 
 Historic Photos of Madison - from the UW Library System and the State Historical Society  
Wisconsin Historical Society  
 Photos of Mifflin Street in the 1970's  
The Madison Trust for Historic Preservation - State Street walking tours and other events

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"24-Hr Service; on Regent Street" . . . More photos of Madison, Wisconsin...

on-line services/resources  

Madison Chamber of Commerce website

Madison Online
Greater Madison Convention and Visitors Bureau
Insider's Guide To Madison
MadCity.com

MadisonSites  
 DANEnet
Madison Business Internet Guide

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"The Washington Hotel" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .

co-ops  

Williamson Street Grocery Co-op  
Madison Community Pharmacy
Community Coordinated Child Care
UW Center for Cooperatives  
 Nottingham Co-op

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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"Skeeball, at Edgefest" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .

recreation  

Bicycling Community Page  
 Four Lakes Scuba
Madison Amateur Radio
Mad City Paddlers canoe and kayak club
 Madison Curling Club  
 Madison Scottish Country Dancers
Westport Squares Square Dancing
 Henry Vilas Zoo
UW Hoofers - riding/mountaineering/sailing/ski-board/scuba/gliding

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"The Majestic Theater, on King Street" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .

film  

Madison Film Forum - films and video screenings - new/experimental/alternative
 Cinematheque - film screenings - classical and contemporary fil from around the world
 The Orpheum Theatre  
 Wisconsin Film Festival

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"Music Hall clock tower, on the UW campus" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .

music  

Madison Music Online
Isthmus JazzFest  
 Madison Blues Fest  
 Café Montmartre
Madison Symphony Orchestra
Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra
Friends of Madison Opera  
 Wisconsin Union Theater  
UW School of Music

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"The Majestic Theater, on King Street" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .

theater  

Madison Civic Center  
 Wisconsin Union Theater  
 American Players Theater (Spring Green)  
 Broom Street Theater
CTM Madison Family Theatre Company
Madstage - info on local companies and productions
 Mitby Theatre (MATC)
 Strollers Theatre  
 TAPIT - tap  
 University Theatre

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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"Full moon setting over Madison, in late winter" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .

galleries  

Madison Art Center
Artisan Gallery (Paoli)  
 Fanny Garver Gallery  
 Spaightwood Galleries  
 Wisconsin Academy Gallery
Wisconsin Union Art Galleries

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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Trees in the UW Arboretum

parks and parkland  

City of Madison Parks  
 Olbrich Botanical Gardens  
 Henry Vilas Zoo
UW Arboretum
UW Botanical Gardens  
 Dane County Parks Dept.

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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"The Library Mall fountain" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .

libraries  

Madison Public Library  
 State Historical Society Library
UW Campus Libraries

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"State Street on a wet night" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .

downtown...  

Monona Terrace Convention Center  
 Wisconsin State Capitol  
 State Street (Greater State St. Business Assoc.)  
 The Farmer's Market (on the Square)
Downtown Madison Inc.

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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"Mickey's Tavern, on Williamson Street" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .

restaurants, bars, coffee houses  --->general resources: 

FoodSpot.com - listings for hundreds of Madison restaurants  
 Isthmus' Madison Restaurant Locator  
 Madison Restaurant and Dining Guide  
 Diner's Forum

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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"The jetty at Tenney Park" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .

weather   

UW Space Science & Engineering Center Madison Weather  

Milwaukee Area Skywarn Assoc. - (comprehensive So. Wisconsin weather info)  
 National Climactic Data Center stations - Madison  
 A hundred years of Wisconsin weather - (from 12/96 Wis. Nat. Resources Mag.)

 

Madison weather / forecast service from: 
 Yahoo   /   Weather Underground   /  Weather Channel 

live cams:

WKOW-TV, Ch 27

MendotaCam - overlooking Lakeshore dorms and Lake Mendota - high quality, big image

FountainCam - Live, real-time cam of UW Engineering School Mall

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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The corner of State and Johnson

maps  

Madison downtown map - from Convention & Visitors Bur. (large! - ~225Kb)
 Madison area map -  from Convention & Visitors Bur. (.pdf) 
 Downtown Madison parking ramp map & info  
 UW Madison campus map - w. links to Madison map, Dane County map
 Map of Madison public school locations - with links
 Maps of Madison's Four Lakes - (w. depths) 

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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"Locks and lighthouse at Tenney Park" . . . click here for more photos of Madison, Wisconsin . . .

lakes  

Cruise the Madison Lakes  
 Maps of Madison's Four Lakes - (w. depths)  
 LakeLink's info on Lakes Mendota, Monona, Wingra, Waubesa, Kegonsa, Koshkonong  
 Yahara River and Lake Mendota Watershed - (from Wis. DNR)  
 Madison's Four Lakes - (from the UW Madison Limnology Center)  
 The Statue of Liberty on Lake Mendota - (another picture) - (and another) 
 Friends of Lake Wingra

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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The Orpheum Theater, State Street

photographs of madison

Photographs of Madison - Lots of (my!) color photographs of Madison scenes

Photos of Madison and environs - another long-time resident's personal gallery

Going - going  - gone - photos of (& some info about) Madison locations now gone

Virtual Madison - Photo tour of downtown - take yourself for a walk!

The CyberMad Tour - A great, quirky photo tour of State St., people, places

Madison in 1900 Gallery - from Wisconsin Electronic Reader

Historic Madison Photo Gallery - also, access to old Madison plat maps!

Madison Postcards - send an on-line postcard (from the Chamber of Commerce site)

The 602 Club - Gone but not forgotten. This site has lots of great shots of the Six and its denizens...

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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The Capitol, seen from the Tenney Park lagoon

other -- odds and ends --  not sorted yet   


 Wisconsin Union  
 Dane County Humane Society

madison, wisconsin links:  [government]  [schools/colleges]  [libraries]  [television]  [radio]  [transportation] [newspapers]  [museums]  [galleries]  [theater]  [music]  [film]  [history]  [co-ops]  [recreation]  [parks]  [on-line]  [restaurants] [downtown]  [weather]  [maps]  [lakes]  [photos]

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PHOTOGRAPHY
BY DAVE NANCE    

   PLACES :    MADISON  :   

   GALLERY 1    |    GALLERY 2    |    GOING, GOING, GONE...    |    LINKS

CONTACT

 

the old same place
text and images at this website © 2004 by David B. Nance