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Greenbush Historic Architecture Walking Tour

  • Presented By: Madison Trust for Historic Preservation
  • Dates: 7/10/2025, 8/2/2025, 8/30/2025, 9/25/2025
  • Location: Greenbush
  • Phone: (608) 441-8864
  • Time: July Thursday Tours at 6:00 P.M., Saturday Tours at 10:00 A.M., September Thursday Tours at 5:00 P.M.
  • Price: Adults $15, Students $5, Madison Trust Members $5, Tickets must be purchased online in advance Ticket sales close 24 hours prior to each tour
OVERVIEW

GREENBUSH NEIGHBORHOOD: Spaghetti Joints, Synagogues and Urban Renewal

Mainstream Madison thought of the historic Greenbush neighborhood as spaghetti restaurants, Prohibition speakeasies and organized crime in a blighted neighborhood. Residents of the neighborhood, on the other hand, remember it as a warm home where neighbors looked out for neighbors, whether they were German, Italian, or Russian Jewish immigrants, or African Americans who came in the Great American Migration. Urban renewal efforts in the 1960s tore the heart out of the neighborhood, but many traces remain, and the descendants of the original residents keep memories alive.

Meet: The meeting location for this tour will be provided in your confirmation email.

Length: Approximately 2.0 hours

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