Skip to main contentSkip to main content
You are the owner of this article.
You have permission to edit this article.
Edit
Alert Top Story
MADISON | WONDER BAR

Wonder Bar myths not enough for landmark status, city commission says

Wonder Bar filer

Madison's Landmarks Commission considered both a landmark nomination and a demolition application for the Wonder Bar at a meeting Monday. The panel determined that lore surrounding the bar, pictured here in 2021 a year after its closure in 2020, was not sufficient for granting landmark protections to the erstwhile roadhouse.

Madison’s Landmarks Commission on Monday recommended against landmark status for the Wonder Bar but determined that the building does have historic value, meaning a developer’s proposal to demolish the building will now require additional review.

Wonder Bar

The Wonder Bar, left, and Coliseum Bar closed for good soon after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and have both been vacant for about five years. Neighbors fought to save the Wonder Bar, a 1930s roadhouse known for its gangster ties, from a proposal by another developer to demolish it in 2021.

* I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy.
You don't have any notifications.

Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.

Topics

News Alerts

Badger Sports

Breaking News

Crime

Politics

word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word word

mmMwWLliI0fiflO&1
mmMwWLliI0fiflO&1
mmMwWLliI0fiflO&1
mmMwWLliI0fiflO&1
mmMwWLliI0fiflO&1
mmMwWLliI0fiflO&1
mmMwWLliI0fiflO&1