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Bowling Alleys To Barns: The Value Of Ordinary Buildings Of The Past And Present

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Heard On The Larry Meiller Show
A parking lot view of a strip mall in black and white featuring a Piggly Wiggly logo sign.
The parking lot of a Piggly Wiggly grocery store (3557 E. Washington) looking northeast toward the corner of East Washington Avenue and Highway 51 in Madison, WI. Other businesses include the Serv-U-Beverage store, 3555 E. Washington Ave., the Suburban Corner Texaco gasoline station, 3594 E. Washington Ave. and a Lennox sign on another building. The Piggly Wiggly became the Casino Lanes bowling alley and then All Star Lanes. All Star closed in 2002. Photo From Wisconsin Historical Society Archive, Taken July 03,1961.

It’s sometimes the ordinary-seeming spaces and places that enrich our lives the most — the ones we drive by every day, visit weekly or annually — that hold memories. We talk with a historic preservation expert about the importance of celebrating these places of the past and present and acknowledging the role they play in Wisconsin’s identity.

Episode Credits

  • Larry Meiller Host
  • Natalie Guyette Producer
  • Jim Draeger Guest

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