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New Dane County Parking Ramp
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Interior view of the new Dane county parking ramp on the site of the old county courthouse at Main and Henry streets. The five-level, 700-car facility will open one floor at a time as the meters are adjusted and the area cleaned up.
May 22, 1958
Stein, Edwin
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Construction of the Dane County Parking Ramp
March 8, 1958
Elevated view across street towards the construction on the fourth level of the five-level, 700-car Dane County parking ramp on the corner of Main and Henry Streets.
First Customer for Doty St. Parking Ramp
December 13, 1957
Automobile at the entrance of the recently opened Doty Street parking ramp. The driver, David O'Neil, is being ushered into the ramp by Traffic Engineer John Bunch, Mayor Ivan Nestingen, City Engin...
Experimental Plastic Traffic Strips on Square
July 24, 1958
Elevated view showing newly applied, experimental, white plastic traffic strips installed on the streets around the Capitol Square. The automobiles are traveling within the traffic lanes, and other...
Winter Snowstorm in Madison
January 22, 1958
Pedestrians buck a stiff headwind walking along the Capitol square during a winter snowstorm that brought a 5-inch snowfall and stiff winds in Madison.
Dane County Courthouse
November 17, 1956
View of the Dane County Courthouse, 207 West Main Street, erected in 1885, the second on this site, just prior to being razed and replaced by a parking ramp for the new City-County Building.
Madison Labor Temple
July 16, 1958
The new Madison Labor Temple, 1602 S. Park Street, nearing completion.
