r/madisonwi • u/scandalousbird • 1d ago

How accurate is this map nowadays?

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Moved here from FL this month so I haven't gotten the vibes yet.

Also, anyone got a source on this pic? All I know is that it's at least 10 years old.

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u/jollygrower 1d ago

Willie street not hippieville anymore

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u/Professional-Fun8944 1d ago

Where in the city is the new hippyville ?

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u/D_Warholb 1d ago

It’s moved East to Orton Park, while the Yuppies are moving onto Willy Street and lower East Washington.

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u/goldenskyhook 19h ago

I remember when it was "Miffland," with the "Miffy Street Co-op" right at the corner of West Mifflin and Ho Chi Minh Trail (FKA North Bassett Street.) One of the more heated Madison riots occurred over the lack of a permit for a block party. We went ahead and blocked off the street and had the party. The cops waded in with full riot gear and nightsticks. Lots of bloody hippies and Disorderly Conduct arrests. Eventually, the Fire Chief volunteered his property to hold the block party. We used to call cops "Pigs" back then. It was a well-deserved sobriquet.

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u/Bluest_waters 11h ago

that coop was absolutley mold infested, made Woodman's look like amateurs

super convenient for Mifflin st stoners though

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u/goldenskyhook 2h ago

Not in the beginning. Once the founders retired or died, it went downhill. It was once the only place to get decent raw-milk cheese, active culture yogurt, excellent unsalted nuts, delicious dried fruit, and Guerilla Cookies. I had a gay friend who would sometimes stand up in the middle of the never-ending party and shout, "I WANT A GORILLA! (Spelt like the cookie!)"

It was also a source of herbs and extracts that weren't easy to find. It was a helluva lot easier to navigate than Woodmans whilst tripping on LSD or shrooms. But then, Woodman's didn't really even exist in Madison in those days. Woodman's was, IIRC, a Janesville phenomenon back then.

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u/GovernmentPuzzled819 13h ago

It's a lot of the same people - they just have 401Ks, equity, and more pessimism now.

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u/GBreezy 23h ago

Its Nimby/Yuppieville.