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Construction of the Hill Farms State Office Building Complex

Date: 07 06 1961
Description: Earth moving equipment excavates for a new state office building complex located both north and south of University Avenue near Segoe Road on the west side...
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Razing of Park Hotel

Date: 07 27 1961
Description: A view from West Main Street of the site of the oldest part of Park Hotel which workmen had just completed razing. The view, looking northwest, shows the s...
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Park Motor Hotel

Date: 11 21 1961
Description: "Sidewalk superintendent's" view of the excavation for the new Park Motor Inn on the Capitol Square.
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Demolition of St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Date: 11 05 1963
Description: A bulldozer demolishing St. Joseph's Catholic Church at 10 South Park Street as part of the Triangle area urban renewal project.
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Home Demolition on West Washington Avenue

Date: 12 01 1964
Description: A bulldozer demolishing five homes in the four hundred block of West Washington Avenue to make room for a six-story office building to be the Wisconsin hea...
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Opening of Madison Public Housing

Date: 12 30 1964
Description: One of 36 new apartments at the Truax Field Madison public housing site. It is one of four public housing sites in Madison providing 160 units for those el...
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Making Room for the New Elvehjem Art Center

Date: 07 27 1965
Description: Workers and equipment are shown tearing down old student dwellings to make room for the Elvehjem Art Center complex. It is surrounded by Park Street, Unive...

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