Then and Now: 900 block of Ann Street, Madison WI
Then. Mid-1960s. (Didn't find a Madison telephone directory yellow pages ad prior to 1964. Badger Road apartments in background.) From Retiring Guy's postcard collection From the 1964 Madison telephone directory From the 1972 Madison telephone directory. (Add a bunch more credit cards, color television, Coliseum location) From the 1973 Madison telephone directory. (Bigger ad, same Sleepy Bear mascot. Map added. New amenities: patio, baby cribs, conference room, 24 hour switch board, commercial rates.) From the 1984 Madison telephone directory. (Back to a smaller-size ad. Stressing 'affordable rates'. Senior citizen discounts, outdoor plug ins.) Now. On Applegate Road (frontrage road south of Beltline, i.e., 12, 14, 18, & 151) looking at the approximate location of where the Travel Lodge used to sit. Photos and video by Retiring Guy Mad City Mitsubishi now occupies the Travel Lodge site. The Travel Lodge came to an i...