Madison in the Sixties – the first week of June, 1961 Two months after businessman Henry Reynolds was elected mayor on a platform of killing the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Monona Terrace civic center, the Auditorium Committee dominated by his appointees votes to do just that. With pro-Monona Terrace members appointed by former mayor Ivan Nestingen […]
Madison, December 1960
Madison in the Sixties – December, 1960 As the month opens, the Madison Redevelopment Authority closes any hope for public housing in the city’s first urban renewal area, the Brittingham project just east of Brittingham Park. The Madison Housing Authority had been trying all year to get the MRA to OK public housing for the […]
Madison, the first week of February
Madison in the sixties – first week of February Urban renewal dominates the news this week in 1961, as Madison makes history when it puts the Brittingham project out for bid. The 5-acre site bounded by West Washington, Proudfit and West Main, planned for 150 units of private market rate housing in buildings of up […]
Lessons from Madison in the Sixties with Stu Levitan
For today’s episode, Allen chats with author and historian Stu Levitan about his new book Madison in the Sixties. They discuss how the political climate and resistance movements of the ’60s can have valuable lessons for our time as well, including the effects of urban renewal, race relations, the role of protesting and civil disobedience, and […]
