Greenbush

Greenbush (HMLSJ)

Location: Madison, WI 53715 Dane County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 3.822', W 89° 24.028'

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Once a marshy area off the shores of Lake Monona, this triangular shaped neighborhood became a dream for Italian immigrants during the early 1900's.

Greenbush developed into one of America's countless Little Italys, complemented with Jewish, Black and Irish families and other ethnic groups. Cattails were replaced with homes, gardens, fruit trees and grapevines. Businesses, schools and places of worship created a bond within borders of Park and Regent Streets and West Washington Avenue and camaraderie flourished despite race, color or creed.

Affectionately known as the "Bush", this tightly knit community maintained its ethnicity until 1962 when the first house was razed as part of an urban renewal plan that would erase the dream that began many years before.

The dreams of yesterday are becoming a reality for today's new arrivals, but the memories of the early settlers and the Greenbush neighborhood that became their new home in America, will live on forever.

"Maybe we didn't realize how special it was, until it began to disappear."
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HM NumberHMLSJ
Series This marker is part of the Wisconsin: Dane County Historical Society series
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Marker Number28
Year Placed1992
Placed ByDane County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, October 27th, 2014 at 2:06am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 304540 N 4770685
Decimal Degrees43.06370000, -89.40046667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 3.822', W 89° 24.028'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 3' 49.32" N, 89° 24' 1.68" W
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Area Code(s)608
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 434 Castle Rd, Madison WI 53715, US
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